Illustrators of the Future 3rd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 39
And the winners are: Xinyu Cao from Rhode Island (China) Jose Sanchez from Costa Rica Helen Yi from Florida (South Korea) Finalists: Jairo Ceballos from Colorado Annie Deng from Florida Silas Goewey...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 3rd Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 39
And the winners are: First Place – David Henrickson from Virginia Second Place – Jennifer Johnson from Ottawa, Canada Third Place – Elaine Midcoh from Florida Finalists: J.C.G. Goelz from Louisiana...
View ArticleThe Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast Now Available on YouTube
The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast is now available on YouTube in addition to the many podcast platforms where it is currently available. The importance of this expansion becomes very...
View ArticleThe Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast Celebrates its 200th Episode
The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast is celebrating its 200th episode with a very special broadcast of an L. Ron Hubbard story. During the Writers of the Future Volume 38 workshop week, a...
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 4th Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 39
And the winners are: Chris Arias from Costa Rica Chris Binns from Oregon April Solomon from California Finalists: Michael “Leadeyes” Andrews from Maryland Dallion Armanth from Pennsylvania Connor...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 4th Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 39
And the winners are: First Place – Marianne Xenos from Massachusetts Second Place – Jason Palmatier from Pennsylvania Third Place – TJ Knight from New York Finalists: Ceci Black from Virginia Tanner...
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Fantasy and Science Fiction Literature in the Arab World
Note: This article was originally written in Arabic and has been translated into English. The Arabic article follows below the English. At the outset and before shedding light on fantasy literature in...
View ArticleWinners Announced: 4th Quarter Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests
The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests are pleased to announce the fourth quarter winners for its 39th year. For the Writers of the Future Contest, the winners for the...
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Introducing the Illustrators of the Future Winners of 2023
These winners are featured in Writers of the Future Volume 39. For over 34 years, the Illustrators of the Future Contest has been discovering and nurturing aspiring artists and providing a platform...
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Inventing Profanity: What to Write When You Can’t Say “Duck”
So, there you are, writing away when the f-bomb splatters onto the page. Some markets won’t have a problem with this, but what if you’re writing for a PG-13 market, or what if your target market is OK...
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You Can’t Pay It Back
At some point in your life, you may be given an impossible gift, some immeasurable token of goodwill that can never be paid back no matter how hard you try. The only way to balance the scales in this...
View ArticleTime Capsule Sealed in 1998 with Predictions on Quality of Education in 25...
Science fiction has long been regarded as the genre that predicts the future or, at least, warns of what could come to be the future. Science fiction authors’ predictions vary from dystopic to utopic....
View ArticleIllustrators of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 40
And the winners are: Arthur Haywood from Pennsylvania Tina Isola from Tennessee Selena Meraki from Netherlands Finalists: Claire Keogh from Ireland Jasmine Lu from Texas Selma Nieuwoudt from South...
View ArticleWriters of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 40
And the winners are: First Place – Stephannie Tallent from California Second Place – Galen Westlake from Canada Third Place – John Schleicher from Montana Finalists: Gabriel Burch from Oklahoma Theo...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week2023 – Day 1
Contributed by Jody Lynn Nye The writer winners arrived today from the UK, Canada, and across the US to Los Angeles International Airport. They were met at the Loews Hollywood Hotel by Joni Labaqui,...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week2023 – Day 2
Contributed by Jody Lynn Nye The writers assembled in the Elysian Park room at 9:00 a.m. for the first day of the seminar. Based on the workshop created by the original Coordinating Judge, Algis...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week2023 – Day 3
After a group photo on the steps of the Hollywood and Highland Center, the illustrator winners joined the writer winners for a discussion and videos showcasing the life and written works of contest...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week2023 – Day 4
Contributed by Kary English At 2:00 p.m., the weary writers straggled back into the workshop room. Each one had written and delivered a complete short story in 24 hours or less. The stories ranged from...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week2022 – Day 5
Contributed by Kary English Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, who have published more than 200 books with multiple New York Times bestsellers, opened the day with a two-hour presentation. Anderson...
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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week2023 – Day 6
Contributed by Kary English Day six started with a talk from editor, author, and game designer Bill Fawcett, who spoke to the writer winners about conventions and awards. “Conventions,” quipped...
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