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A New Beginning
When I was told two years ago that I will receive an Honorable Mention at the most prestigious science fiction short story contest in the world, I got dumbfounded. For the first time in the last few...
View ArticleOver 4,000 Writers From Over 100 Countries Have Turned to the Writers of the...
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 with L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future...
View ArticleWriters and Illustrators of the Future Contests Announce 4th Quarter Winners
The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests are pleased to announce the fourth quarter winners. For the Writers of the Future Contest, the winners for the quarter ending...
View ArticleHow About Finally Writing That Story as Your 2021 New Year’s Resolution
New Year’s Resolutions are easily made but often difficult to keep. So first off, what is a New Year’s Resolution? Where did it begin and how has it evolved? In 2300 BC, during the Babylonian Empire,...
View ArticleWriters of the Future Discussion Forum Wins Critters Award
The 2020 Critters Annual Readers’ Poll Awards results were announced on January 16, after three weeks of voting. Writers of the Future and its Contest winners won many Best of the Year Awards in...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 37 Release Set for Fall 2021
Writers of the Future is monitoring the current scene of the pandemic and has decided to push the annual event and the book release of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37 to the...
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Frank Frazetta: An Introduction
I was born with a pencil in my hand. Most artists reach a certain age, and then their eyes open and they start doing art. I was drawing as far back as I can remember. I had unusual talent right then...
View ArticleOver 5,000 aspiring writers from 108 countries have turned to the Writers of...
“Everyone has a story to tell,” states David Farland, Writers of the Future Coordinating Judge. “That’s not the problem. How to tell that story in such a fashion that others will enjoy it and tell...
View ArticleL. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future 37 Awards Ceremony Update
Events and conventions have announced dates for new gatherings as the world opens back up. With that, Writers & Illustrators of the Future has taken its next step toward a combined awards ceremony...
View ArticleIndia Is Now the #2 Country with Participants in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers...
India has taken Writers of the Future judge and workshop instructor Tim Powers’ words to heart when he said, “So you want to be a writer.” The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Online Writing...
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Writers of the Future: 37 Years of Paying it Forward
“A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists. The artist is looked upon to start things. The artist injects the spirit of life into a culture. And through his...
View ArticleWriters of the Future: The One Stop Shop for Aspiring Writers and Artists
“Writers of the Future, after nearly four decades, has become the one-stop-shop for aspiring writers and artists,” stated Emily Goodwin, Vice President Author Services, Inc., the agency overseeing the...
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Elizabeth Chatsworth—From Novice Writer to Published Author
I like to joke that my “overnight” writing success took six years to achieve! How exactly did a middle-aged British woman become a winner in the most prestigious science fiction and fantasy writing...
View ArticleThe Award-Winning Writers of the Future Discussion Forum Has a New Look
The L. Ron Hubbard Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contest Director announced that the Writers of the Future Forum has a new look. “When Writers of the Future won the Critter’s Award for the...
View ArticleWriters of the Future Holds Live Q&A for Aspiring Authors
Hundreds of writers signed up for the first-ever Writers of the Future Online Workshop Q&A. Workshop instructor, David Farland, hosted the first Q&A explicitly created for those who had...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 38
Illustrators of the Future 1st Quarter Winners for 2021, Volume 38 This illustration contest list is the place to be! And the winners are: Majid Saberinejad from Iran Natalia Salvador from Spain...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 38
Writers of the Future 1st Quarter Standings for 2021, Volume 38 Of all the writing contests out there, this one launches careers! And the winners are: First Place – Mike Jack Stoumbos from...
View ArticleWinners Announced: Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests
The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests are pleased to announce the first quarter winners for its 38th year. For the Writers of the Future Contest, the winners for the...
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When Belief Becomes Reality
As a kid, I devoured books. Things like Ender’s Game, A Wrinkle in Time, the Narnia series, and Harry Potter. They were magic. I wanted to make magic too. From elementary to high school, I’d stay up...
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Your Altered World: A “Scientific” Approach to Writing Fantasy
If you know my novels, you might wonder why I’m writing about writing fantasy. I write books about empathetic androids and trips to Mars. I’m considered a hard science fiction author. But if hard...
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