#HLS2017 – Hook, Line, & Sinker Writing Challenge ROUND 1 Results In Progress

Hello Anglers,

As of 11:59PM CST on 11/1/2017, Round 1 of the Hook, Line and Sinker Challenge is closed. While our crew ponders results, please take this time to shiny up your next submission in case your entry gets the boot, instead of a bite! You may cast a new line when Round 2 opens. We expect this round to be open to current anglers with entries in play after official results for Round 1 are complete. Do NOT ask us when this will be. Our entire team is working as quickly as possible to make sure the judges get a good whiff of every entry we’ve received.

Also, our deckhands and skippers are closely monitoring timestamps on your submissions so if you have a feeling your submission did not make it into this Round 1 because you pulled the trigger at 12:01am, do not fret, it will be given an entry # in Round 2, unless you’ve broken some other rule that might give the fish a reason to snap your line.

If you have earned a bonus cast, and you are dying to use it, you can only use it after you receive results from Round 1 if you had any work in Round 1. This helps ensure that no angler is casting more than two entries at a time per round. The worst thing you can do to fish is overfeed them. We would like to keep our judges alive, if at all possible.

If you are entirely new to the challenge, you may submit your entry now and it will be automatically rolled into Round 2.  Read the rules on how to submit your entry.

Thanks to everyone for your participation in this fishing frenzy! The entire team is hoping you’ll catch the big one! We know writing for publication is not only a competitive game, but also one that requires tons of patience, so we appreciate all you are doing to follow the rules and point out your questions using comments here on this site so everyone else can also see the answers.

Writing for children and teens is also an industry that we hope continues to include the spirit of giving and giving back,  so thank you for spreading the word to your fellow fishing friends and keeping that spirit alive. We really appreciate it!

Happy fishing,

The WFCAT.com team