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Got Kudos?

Around the first of each month, we post members' news of sales, acceptances, contest wins, and other writerly good news.
      Send a brief notice to veda@vedaboydjones.com by the 25th of each month about your news. Remember, the deadline is the 25th of each month.
      To keep it simple, write your news in third person, such as: "Veda Boyd Jones sold a short story, "The Mistletoe Caper," to Woman's World—issue dated December 26, 2022." If you've sold a book, be sure to mention the publisher and when the book will be released.
      Our goal is for members to develop a community of writers who celebrate and are inspired by each other's good news.

October Kudos. Congratulations!

Veda Boyd Jones' second novel in the Lost Creek series, 309 Main Street, will be released October first.

Billie Holladay Skelley received Honorable Mention for Best Short Story, Second Place for Best Magazine Article, First Place for Best Children's Work, and First Place for Best Poem in the 2025 Missouri Writers' Guild Annual Contest.

Diana West won first place in the Best Magazine Article category at the Missouri Writers' Guild contest. All entries must be published and paid for pieces.

Larry Wood won the Walter Williams Major Work Award at MWG for his book, Murder and Mayhem in Northeast Oklahoma.

Mary-Lane Kamberg has had two poems accepted, one in the I-70 Review and the other in Thorny Locust. She will have an essay in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Pets, Pets, Pets released October 28. And another essay in Months to Years magazine.

Billie Holladay Skelley has a story in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of Christmas that was released on October 14, 2025. The 101 heartwarming stories in this new collection celebrate the joy, spirit, and magic of the holiday season. https://www.chickensoup.com/book/the-spirit-of-christmas