My short story Lucky Clover earned an Honorable Mention in the 2nd Quarter of the Writers of the Future Contest. If I remember correctly, this means it placed in the top 5 – 15% of all stories entered. You can see my name up in lights here (Edit: No you can’t. They removed the entry.), or visit the main contest page for rules.
If you write any sort of speculative fiction, you should investigate WotF. If you win, you’ll be flown to California for a week’s retreat to learn from some really famous authors (the list changes) and your story will be published in the yearly anthology. (Plus, you win cash!)
There’s no entry fee, but your story is judged against the bazillion others entered during the quarter. (Okay, bazillion might be just a tad inflated, but WotF doesn’t publish the real number of entries because they don’t want to scare people away from entering.)
I’ll post a scan of my nice, shiny certificate once I receive it…
Kelly,
Congratulations on the Honorable Mention with WotF! The story may be called “Lucky Clover,” but I’m sure luck had nothing to do with the HM!
– Steve
Title had nothing to do with it, I’m certain. Now…my critique group..and everyone else who offered comment, they had some valuable input! Thanks, you guys!