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“View from a Hill”
by Martin L. Shoemaker A tall, strong, young man stood on the crest of a hill, looking out over the green-brown plain below. A slight breeze ruffled the collar of his dark blue shirt. The air bore the...
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How Bob Eggleton Created the Cover Art for Writers of the Future Volume 35
The cover for L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35 is not one, but two paintings by world-renowned artist Bob Eggleton. We found a piece of art that Bob had painted years ago which...
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The Future of Short Stories: A New Year’s Resolution
Writers of the Future is a contest built upon short stories, inspired by the days of pulp fiction, where short was de rigueur, whether science fiction short stories or fantasy short stories. So we want...
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Sci-Fi Robots
Real robots and sci-fi robots are not new. Since the Golden Age of Science Fiction, robots have both haunted and amazed us. In any given month, over 2 million robot related searches are done on Google...
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Brand New Science Fiction
Looking for brand new science fiction and fantasy? You are in the right place. These science fiction and fantasy books have been written by the Writers of the Future award-winning authors and contest...
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The Sport of Writing by Nnedi Okorafor
Originally published in Writers of the Future Volume 29, this article written by Nnedi Okorafor provides useful writing tips on how to start writing and even more specifically how to start a story. She...
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35 Cover Art Announced
Hollywood, CA—World-renowned artist Bob Eggleton has provided the cover art for L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35 releasing April 2019. The painting named “One of Our Robots Is...
View ArticleInternational Writers of the Future 35th Awards Ceremony Set for Live...
Hollywood, CA—Mark your calendar to watch the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Achievement Awards Ceremony Friday, April 5, 7:30 PM (Pacific) The L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards ceremony,...
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Winners of Worldwide L. Ron Hubbard Writers & Illustrators of the Future...
US, British, Chinese, and Canadian Writers and Illustrators are chosen to be published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35. The winners of the 35th annual and...
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Wyverns vs Dragons
While wyverns and dragons have graced art galleries and portfolios and have been the subject of numerous bestselling fantasy books in recent times, they entered into the world of art and literature...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 1
The excitement has begun. It’s the Writers & Illustrators of the Future annual week of workshops and the gala awards event. The big show will be on Friday, April 5 at the Taglyan Complex. See it...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 2
Writer Workshop: Day 2, Story Ideas and Outlines While Sunday was arrival day for the illustrators, it was the first full workshop day for our twelve writer winners. The day began at 9 am with a tour...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 3
Writers Workshop, Day 3: Writing Short Stories Using Story Prompts David Farland (The Runelords) opened Day 3 of the writers’ workshop with a discussion of short story markets, when to use pen names,...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 4
Writers Workshop, Day 4: 24-Hour Stories and the Big Art Reveal There are 960 minutes from midnight to 4 pm, and the writers felt each one tick by as the clock counted down to the deadline for turning...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 5
Writers Workshop, Day 5: Guest Lecturers Day 5 of the Writers Workshop was a full day of guest lectures by Contest judges. The day opened with Kevin J. Anderson (Spine of the Dragon) and Rebecca Moesta...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 6
Writers Workshop, Day 6: All-Star Guest Lectures Excitement in the writers’ workshop always ramps up on Thursday. The writers have recovered from their 24-hour stories, and a parade of big-name authors...
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The Writers & Illustrators of the Future Gala Awards Ceremony
Coordinating Writer Contest judge David Farland and Writer Contest judge Orson Scott Card announced writer Andrew Dykstal from Arlington, VA as the Grand Prize Golden Pen Award winner while presenting...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 8
The Writer Workshop & Art Workshop Join It’s hard to imagine a writer whose career is more on fire right now than Nnedi Okorafor Ph.D. (Binti). Multiple Hugo nominations. Writing Black Panther...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 36
Writers of the Future 1st Quarter Standings for 2019, Volume 36 Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the winners are: First Place – Andrew Dibble from Wisconsin...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 36
Illustrators of the Future 1st Quarter Winners for 2019, Volume 36 This illustration contest list is the place to be! And the winners are: Brock Aguirre from Washington Daniel Bitton from...
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