Thousands turning stay-at-home downtime into becoming a professional writer
2020 has been nothing short of chaotic, but thousands have turned their time stuck at home due to the pandemic into honing their creative writing skills to becoming a professional writer with L. Ron...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 37
Illustrators of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners for 2020, Volume 37 This illustration contest list is the place to be! And the winners are: Rupam Grimoeuvre from India Will Knight from California...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 37
Writers of the Future 2nd Quarter Standings for 2020, Volume 37 Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the winners are: First Place – Christopher Bowthorpe from...
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Winners Announced: Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests
The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests are pleased to announce the second quarter winners. For the Writers of the Future Contest, the winners for the quarter ending March...
View Article2020 Marks the 80th Anniversary of L. Ron Hubbard’s Golden Pen Award
The year 2020 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Golden Pen Award, conceived by author and explorer L. Ron Hubbard in 1940 while on his Alaskan Radio Experimental Expedition flying Explorers Club flag...
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How to Become a Writer
So, you want to be a writer. Welcome to the most brutal, bewildering, yet ultimately satisfying profession that a human can choose. I promise you, it’s all worth it. If you are reading this, you may...
View ArticleThe Writers of the Future Podcast is Finalist in the “Podcast Awards: The...
The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast, in a field of 800 podcast shows in 20 categories and with over 500,000 voting listeners, has made the final slate in the 15th annual “Podcast Awards:...
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How to Start Writing and Elements of a Short Story
If you’d like to write a story, but you’re not sure what to write about or how to start writing, I have good news: story ideas are everywhere. This blog post will use four writing tips to guide you...
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Writers of the Future Volume 36: A Review
It has been my observation—perhaps optimistic, perhaps over-kind, or perhaps just flat-out deluded—that most anthologies and collections of fiction display a species of convergent evolution. Having...
View ArticleThe Writers of the Future Podcast Garners Finalist in the 15th Annual...
The 15th Annual ‟Podcast Awards: The People’s Choice” event was recently held and recognized the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast as a Finalist in the Storyteller – Drama category. The...
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Has Writers of the Future Changed My Life?
My writing journey … from a conversation with a writing teacher to winning Writers of the Future. Terry at the Writers of the Future event book signing Why Write? Years ago, a writing teacher of mine...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 3rd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 37
Illustrators of the Future 3rd Quarter Winners for 2020, Volume 37 This illustration contest list is the place to be! And the winners are: Mariah Salinas from Florida Dan Watson from United...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 3rd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 37
Writers of the Future 3rd Quarter Standings for 2020, Volume 37 Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the winners are: First Place – Trent Walters from Missouri...
View Article“L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36” receives national...
The NYC Big Book Award® recognized L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 as a winner in the category of Fantasy. The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the...
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How I Became an Author
I remember the first time I heard about Writers of the Future. I was a young writer just learning how to write a story, dabbling in fanfiction and doing NaNoWriMo, and a writing friend of mine told me...
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Things to Write About: Prompts
Sometimes I am overwhelmed by the volume of things to write about—endless potential and a wide-open canvas—and other times, I feel like writer’s block was invented for me. Here are some prompts that...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 4th Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 37
Writers of the Future 4th Quarter Standings for 2020, Volume 37 Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the winners are: First Place – John M. Campbell from...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 4th Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 37
Illustrators of the Future 4th Quarter Winners for 2020, Volume 37 This illustration contest list is the place to be! And the winners are: Andre Mata from Portugal Enrico Sordi from Italy Shiyi...
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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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My Journey
I loved reading and writing from an early age, and I could craft an entire story in my mind or a scene or more out of my imagination. Over the years, I read many books, novels, and poetry. But my...
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