Feb 18 2008
The Future is Now?
I received a phone call today from a nice administrator lady at the Writers of the Future contest. I have been named one of eight Finalists, for the First Quarter of 2008. (The formal announcement will appear on their blog.) The eight Finalists’ stories, I’m told, will be sent to the external judges, the famous-name writers. Then the First, Second, and Third Place stories will be announced in mid-March.
I’m delighted to have made it this high in the contest. I happen to know, through various writing workshops, three of the twelve place-winners from last year: Andrea Kail, Aliette de Bodard, and Kim Zimring. The high quality of their fiction leads me to suspect that all the Finalists’ stories must be quite good, but I think mine is damn good too. So, into the breach!
7 responses so far
Scott, CONGRATS!!!!
thanks very much, shara!
Oh boy, Scott, very awesome! Good luck. I’m sending a story for this quarter we’re in, but like you, I know how incredible the competition is.
thanks, michele! hope to see you again this july.
I’ll be there. Are you short story again or novel?
Almost certainly short story. Although I don’t have either stories or novel chapters written just yet.
You and me both. I do have the first half of another story in the Nigri/Devilfire world that I’m going to finish and use as my first submission.
Hey, have you read many of the dialogue texts on the list? Any recommendations beyond the Kress and Hood, which I own?