Apparently my writing has landed me on the front page of my hometown newspaper. #WritersogtheFuture #WOTF42
August 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Apparently my writing has landed me on the front page of my hometown newspaper. #WritersogtheFuture #WOTF42
At this time last year, I was feeling discouraged. When I first heard this song, it brought tears to my eyes. It felt like someone, somewhere, was trying to tell me it was going to be okay.
One of the stories I had on sub at that time was published today. Don’t give up. #WOTF42
One of the stories I had on sub at that time was published today. Don’t give up. #WOTF42
April 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
At this time last year, I was feeling discouraged. When I first heard this song, it brought tears to my eyes. It felt like someone, somewhere, was trying to tell me it was going to be okay.
One of the stories I had on sub at that time was published today. Don’t give up. #WOTF42
One of the stories I had on sub at that time was published today. Don’t give up. #WOTF42
It's here: my debut as a published author! Writers of the Future, Vol. 42, featuring my award-winning story "In Living Color"! Head to wherever fine literature is sold to grab your copy today, and find your next favorite speculative fiction author! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
April 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It's here: my debut as a published author! Writers of the Future, Vol. 42, featuring my award-winning story "In Living Color"! Head to wherever fine literature is sold to grab your copy today, and find your next favorite speculative fiction author! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Kooze wuz here. #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
May 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Kooze wuz here. #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
The best new science fiction and fantasy short stories by emerging authors are out TOMORROW, 4/28!
Plus if you order ahead, you’ll get some special extras…
#WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42 #NewBook #BookRelease
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Plus if you order ahead, you’ll get some special extras…
#WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42 #NewBook #BookRelease
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Book Incoming: Writers of the Future Volume 42
My cheese-obsessed dragon, angry fairy girl, and ordinary baker are hitting the shelves tomorrow, April 28th, 2026.
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April 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The best new science fiction and fantasy short stories by emerging authors are out TOMORROW, 4/28!
Plus if you order ahead, you’ll get some special extras…
#WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42 #NewBook #BookRelease
💙📚🐉🚀🤖
Plus if you order ahead, you’ll get some special extras…
#WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42 #NewBook #BookRelease
💙📚🐉🚀🤖
Celebrate #513Day by reading some award-winning scifi by a Cincinnati author. AND the story takes place in Cincy! ebook for just $0.99 right now on Amazon! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
May 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Celebrate #513Day by reading some award-winning scifi by a Cincinnati author. AND the story takes place in Cincy! ebook for just $0.99 right now on Amazon! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Writers of the Future Volume 42 is out today!!
Get ready for dragons, VR, wild escapes, time travel, spaceships, ghost dogs, and everything in between.
And it’s out in audiobook format, too!
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture #newbook #NewRelease
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Get ready for dragons, VR, wild escapes, time travel, spaceships, ghost dogs, and everything in between.
And it’s out in audiobook format, too!
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture #newbook #NewRelease
💙📚🐉🚀🤖
April 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Writers of the Future Volume 42 is out today!!
Get ready for dragons, VR, wild escapes, time travel, spaceships, ghost dogs, and everything in between.
And it’s out in audiobook format, too!
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture #newbook #NewRelease
💙📚🐉🚀🤖
Get ready for dragons, VR, wild escapes, time travel, spaceships, ghost dogs, and everything in between.
And it’s out in audiobook format, too!
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture #newbook #NewRelease
💙📚🐉🚀🤖
Huge congratulations to @michaeltkuester.com on winning the Golden Pen Grand Prize for #WritersoftheFuture volume 42 #WOTF42 A terrific story 👏👏
April 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Huge congratulations to @michaeltkuester.com on winning the Golden Pen Grand Prize for #WritersoftheFuture volume 42 #WOTF42 A terrific story 👏👏
So you won #WritersoftheFuture? Congrats! Now get ready for all the publishing info your feeble primate brain can handle, with this "Winner's Survival Guide". #WritingCommunity #WotF42
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April 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
So you won #WritersoftheFuture? Congrats! Now get ready for all the publishing info your feeble primate brain can handle, with this "Winner's Survival Guide". #WritingCommunity #WotF42
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Home from Hollywood at last with my suitcase stuffed full of seashells, playing cards, books, art, and memories.
And a beautiful award, of course. :)
Thank you #WritersoftheFuture for the adventure!
#WOTF42
And a beautiful award, of course. :)
Thank you #WritersoftheFuture for the adventure!
#WOTF42
April 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Home from Hollywood at last with my suitcase stuffed full of seashells, playing cards, books, art, and memories.
And a beautiful award, of course. :)
Thank you #WritersoftheFuture for the adventure!
#WOTF42
And a beautiful award, of course. :)
Thank you #WritersoftheFuture for the adventure!
#WOTF42
We're back! If you're in the Cincinnati area, stop by Tome Books and Novelteas in Anderson Township this Saturday to meet an award-winning author and illustrator, and get your signed copy of Writers of the Future Vol. 42! #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
May 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We're back! If you're in the Cincinnati area, stop by Tome Books and Novelteas in Anderson Township this Saturday to meet an award-winning author and illustrator, and get your signed copy of Writers of the Future Vol. 42! #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
Do you live in Denver? Wanna meet a really cool author and read his work? Head to Sip & Shop this Sunday for your chance to meet the incomparable Mike Strickland! #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
June 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Do you live in Denver? Wanna meet a really cool author and read his work? Head to Sip & Shop this Sunday for your chance to meet the incomparable Mike Strickland! #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
Mike is an unbelievably kind person for someone who writes such scary and evocative fiction, as evidenced by all the nice things he has to say about the other Volume 42 writers.
Thank you, Mike. ☺️
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Thank you, Mike. ☺️
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
To truly appreciate art, you have to understand the people behind it. Meet the amazing men and women behind “Writers of the Future, Vol. 42”. #WotF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/04/25/t...
The “Cézanne Effect”
To truly appreciate art, you have to understand the artist behind it
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April 26, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Mike is an unbelievably kind person for someone who writes such scary and evocative fiction, as evidenced by all the nice things he has to say about the other Volume 42 writers.
Thank you, Mike. ☺️
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Thank you, Mike. ☺️
#WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
A love letter to my adopted home, where I’ve received a warm welcome after winning #WritersofrheFuture: Cincinnati, where pigs can fly. #WOTF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/06/09/f...
Fanfare for the Common Man
A much-deserved love letter to Cincinnati: my home
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June 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A love letter to my adopted home, where I’ve received a warm welcome after winning #WritersofrheFuture: Cincinnati, where pigs can fly. #WOTF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/06/09/f...
My library is getting a copy of the anthology I’m in! ☺️
It feels so good that Arthur and Wantley are coming home to Springfield, right where the story of an ordinary baker and his cheese-loving dragon began.
💙📚🐉 #newauthor #newrelease #library #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
It feels so good that Arthur and Wantley are coming home to Springfield, right where the story of an ordinary baker and his cheese-loving dragon began.
💙📚🐉 #newauthor #newrelease #library #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
May 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
My library is getting a copy of the anthology I’m in! ☺️
It feels so good that Arthur and Wantley are coming home to Springfield, right where the story of an ordinary baker and his cheese-loving dragon began.
💙📚🐉 #newauthor #newrelease #library #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
It feels so good that Arthur and Wantley are coming home to Springfield, right where the story of an ordinary baker and his cheese-loving dragon began.
💙📚🐉 #newauthor #newrelease #library #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42
To truly appreciate art, you have to understand the people behind it. Meet the amazing men and women behind “Writers of the Future, Vol. 42”. #WotF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/04/25/t...
The “Cézanne Effect”
To truly appreciate art, you have to understand the artist behind it
michaeltkuester.com
April 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
To truly appreciate art, you have to understand the people behind it. Meet the amazing men and women behind “Writers of the Future, Vol. 42”. #WotF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/04/25/t...
I’m so pleased to announce my first local book signing is just two weeks away! Come meet me at the Springfield Barnes & Noble on July 18 to get your very own signed copy of Writers of the Future Volume 42!
#WOTF42 #NewAuthor #BookSigning #fantasy #sciencefiction
#WOTF42 #NewAuthor #BookSigning #fantasy #sciencefiction
July 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I’m so pleased to announce my first local book signing is just two weeks away! Come meet me at the Springfield Barnes & Noble on July 18 to get your very own signed copy of Writers of the Future Volume 42!
#WOTF42 #NewAuthor #BookSigning #fantasy #sciencefiction
#WOTF42 #NewAuthor #BookSigning #fantasy #sciencefiction
Look what @jnsidari.bsky.social made! In case you were wondering what kind of stories you’ll find in Writers of the Future Volume 42…or just love a good Venn diagram.
Or both. ☺️
💙📚🐉 #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Or both. ☺️
💙📚🐉 #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
May 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Look what @jnsidari.bsky.social made! In case you were wondering what kind of stories you’ll find in Writers of the Future Volume 42…or just love a good Venn diagram.
Or both. ☺️
💙📚🐉 #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Or both. ☺️
💙📚🐉 #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Waking up to my “new normal”, in this week’s “Writer’s Desk”. #WOTF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/04/27/w...
Writer’s Desk
Writers of the Future release, short fiction subs, my next novel, and more
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April 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Waking up to my “new normal”, in this week’s “Writer’s Desk”. #WOTF42 michaeltkuester.com/2026/04/27/w...
I was thrilled to finally meet Gillian, the Cincinnati Enquirer reporter who interviewed me, at the Tome signing today! Hope she enjoys her copy of #WritersoftheFuture Vol. 42! #WOTF42
May 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I was thrilled to finally meet Gillian, the Cincinnati Enquirer reporter who interviewed me, at the Tome signing today! Hope she enjoys her copy of #WritersoftheFuture Vol. 42! #WOTF42
Had an incredible time signing books at Tome Books and Novelteas! Saw a few of my beta readers, even had a visit from a Vol. 38 winner! We almost sold out! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
May 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Had an incredible time signing books at Tome Books and Novelteas! Saw a few of my beta readers, even had a visit from a Vol. 38 winner! We almost sold out! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture
Learn more about this amazing anthology, includibg my award-winning story “In Living Color”! #WOTF42 open.substack.com/pub/michaelt...
Book Release: Writers of the Future, Vol. 42
My publishing debut, featuring my award-winning story "In Living Color"
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April 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Learn more about this amazing anthology, includibg my award-winning story “In Living Color”! #WOTF42 open.substack.com/pub/michaelt...
Now live: the first interview I did the morning after winning the Golden Pen. #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
379. Meet Volume 42 Grand Prize Winners writer Michael T. Kuester and Illustrator Bafu
Podcast Episode · Writers of the Future Podcast · May 9 · 1h 1m
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May 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Now live: the first interview I did the morning after winning the Golden Pen. #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
It's one of our favorite times of year... It's Writers of the Future Eve! Coming April 28th, a new anthology of fantasy and sci-fi is coming your way. Get an early glimpse of this great volume today, and pick up your copy tomorrow!
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Fantasy Promo - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42
Greetings, travelers. Our journeys through the Otherworld often bring us on singular paths to grand adventures. But on occasion, instead of a solo destination, we’re brought to a crossroads of imagi...
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April 27, 2026 at 11:55 AM
It's one of our favorite times of year... It's Writers of the Future Eve! Coming April 28th, a new anthology of fantasy and sci-fi is coming your way. Get an early glimpse of this great volume today, and pick up your copy tomorrow!
tellest.com/wotf42/
tellest.com/wotf42/
As a #WritersoftheFuture judge, @hughhowey.com read one of my stories. It's only fair that I return the favor. Check out my review of "Wool" in this month's "Sci-Fi Reviewed". #WritingCommunity #WOTF42
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Sci-Fi Reviewed: Wool
This ain't your grandmother's dystopia
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May 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM
As a #WritersoftheFuture judge, @hughhowey.com read one of my stories. It's only fair that I return the favor. Check out my review of "Wool" in this month's "Sci-Fi Reviewed". #WritingCommunity #WOTF42
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