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Art Is a Journey by Bob Eggleton
“Art? So you want to do art for a living? Do you know what the chances of success are?” Those words echo in my head, some twenty-seven years later after my last year in high school. They were the words...
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How to Impress an Editor by Frederik Pohl
Image above (L to R) Gene Wolfe, Rosemary Wolfe, Edna Budrys, Algis Budrys, Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson at the 1986 workshop in Taos, New Mexico. What goes through an editor’s mind when he reads...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 35
Here are the 2nd Quarter Illustrators of the Future Contest Winners for Volume 35 Congratulations to you all! Winners: Alexander Gustafson from Washington Sam Kemp from the United Kingdom Christine...
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Here are the 2nd Quarter Writers of the Future Contest Winners for Volume 35 Congratulations to you all! Winners: First Place – Yang-yang Wang from Washington Second Place – David Cleden from the...
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Showcase: Lucas Durham, Illustrators of the Future Winner
During my first week of college, I was gifted with one of Frank Frazetta’s published sketchbooks. I was amazed and inspired by the raw ideas and energetic gesture lines that leapt off every page. Since...
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One Foot in Front of the Other by Wulf Moon
I know a truth. We are all going to fall. Many times. Perhaps I know this truth better than some because I was born with a disconnected spine and extreme in-toed feet—my left and right foot pointed...
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Writers of the Future Taps Kary English as New First Reader
The L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Contest would like to welcome Kary English as the new first reader for contest entries! The Problem Due to unprecedented expansion, contest officials...
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Prize Writing—Three Things to Know
Contest judge Frederik Pohl presents Writers of the Future Award to David (Wolverton) Farland, 1987 As many of you know, I got my start by prize writing. While I was in college, I won third place in my...
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History of Helping New Writers by Algis Budrys
Like other author-adventurers with names like Melville, Twain, London and Hemingway, L. Ron Hubbard’s experiences and travels—as an explorer and prospector, master mariner and daredevil pilot,...
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Advice to the Word-Weary by L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard, center, as president of the New York Chapter of the American Fiction Guild in 1936. The Guild’s membership included Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Once...
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A Different Kind of Writing Workshop
David Farland with Algis Budrys at the Writers of the Future workshop in 1991 When L. Ron Hubbard initiated the Writers of the Future contest, he knew that there would be awards and publications for...
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How To Start Writing
I have always known that I am a writer. With the kind of knowing you feel deep in your bones and emanates from the very core of your being. And as writers must do, I write. Although that wasn’t always...
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Writer or Author? How to start a story playing with a question…
I think the answer is pretty straight-forward. A writer writes; an author publishes for a paying audience. So while every author is a writer, not every writer has the stuff to be an author. How do you...
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Birthing Stories: Five in Thirty-Five by Brittany Rainsdon
I’m Brittany. I’m a nurse. I’m also a mom. I just had a baby. And I got my fourth quarter entry in for the Writers of the Future Contest while working around giving birth. Crazy? Maybe. But sometimes...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 3rd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 35
Here are the 3rd Quarter Illustrators of the Future Contest Winners for Volume 35 Congratulations to you all! Winners: Allen Morris from Washington Jennifer Ober from New Mexico Josh Pemberton from...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 3rd Quarter Standings for Year 35
Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the Winners are: First Place – Elise Stephens from Washington Second Place – Christopher Baker from the United Kingdom Third...
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This Just Happened: A Writer’s Dream Come True
It was late April 2018. James and I were hiking Little Si, a small mountain near North Bend, WA. We navigated wet dripping branches and slick tree roots as we tried to rouse our minds and spirits from...
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Writers of the Future Welcomes Bestselling Author Katherine Kurtz as its...
It is with considerable enthusiasm that we announce Katherine Kurtz as the newest judge in the Writers of the Future Contest. Katherine, known for her fantasy writings, is the author of sixteen...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 4th Quarter Standings for Year 35
Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the Winners are: First Place – Andrew Dykstal from Virginia Second Place – Wulf Moon from Washington Third Place – John Haas...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 4th Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 35
This illustration contest list is the place to be! And the winners are: Aliya Chen from California Qianjiao Ma from California Alice Wang from Washington Finalists: Ivan Garcia from Mexico Gillian...
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