3rd Quarter Illustrator Winners Announced
The 3rd Quarter winners of the 26th year of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest were announced today. THIRD QUARTER WINNERS Alex Brock of Arizona Quinlan Septer of Michigan Choong...
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Galaxy Press Announces the Release of a First Ever “Writers of the Future...
Galaxy Press President John Goodwin and WordFire Press publisher Kevin J. Anderson announced today their partnership in the release of the first ever “Writers of the Future Bundle,” put together by...
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Writers of the Future winner Patrick Rothfuss’s World
At least since Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, nostalgia for a plausible fantastic universe has been a major component of the fantasy genre’s appeal. Finishing a fantasy novel causes a subtle feeling of loss,...
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Orson Scott Card Writes Article for Writers of the Future Volume 31
This year’s Volume 31 of the “L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers and Illustrators of the Future” will contain an original article by Orson Scott Card, entitled “Fiction without Paper”. “It was a hard...
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Brandon Sanderson announced as newest Writers of the Future Judge
International best selling fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson, has now become a judge for the Writers of the Future contest. Following a Writers of the Future presentation at BYU, where Brandon teaches...
View ArticleTanget Magazine Best Sci Fi Stories of 2014
Tangent — the only magazine that reviews short science fiction — has listed their choices for the best stories of 2014. Of the 15 winners, 10 are Writers of the Future Winners! The 2014 winners are...
View Article31st Anniversary Writers & Illustrators of the Future Winners!
Here is the full list of the 31st Anniversary Writers and Illustrators of the Future Winners: First Quarter Writers: 1st place – Tim Napper from Australia 2nd place – Auston Habershaw from...
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2012 Writers of the Future Winner Tom Doyle Announces His 2nd Novel
Tom Doyle announced that he will see his second novel, in the “American Craftsmen” series published with Tor later this year, “The Left-Hand Way.” Doyle was a 2012 winner, published in the annual...
View ArticleAustralian Writer Releases Third Story in Ambassador Series After Winning L....
Patty Jansen of Sydney, Australia, who was honored as a first place quarterly winner at the 27th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards in April of 2011, has now released her third in the Ambassador...
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Typewriter in the Sky – One of the Top 100 Fantasy Books
The story “Typewriter in the Sky” by L. Ron Hubbard is regarded by critics and literary historians as the prototypical “inward voyage” or “journey of the mind” story and has been given a brand new look...
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WotF Workshop – Day 1
Illustrator winner Daniel Tyka, arriving in sunny Los Angeles, California from Warsaw, Poland Joann greeting Zach Chapman at the airport Megan Kelchner and Sharon Joss watch as Zach is warmly greeted...
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WotF Workshop – Day 2
The Writer Workshop begins with instructors Dave Farland and Tim Powers. Winners arriving at Author Services, (left to right) Gunhild Jacobs, Sam Murray, Zach Chapman, Scott Parkin. Tim Powers passing...
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Wotf Workshop – Day 3
Writers going to LA Public Library to pick up books in preparation for their 24-hour stories. Martin Shoemaker finding the perfect book for his research at the LA Public Library. Daniel Davis (left)...
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WotF Workshop – Day 4
Group shot of the artists with their illustration and the authors to the stories. Illustrator Instructors Val (seated) and Ron Lindahn with illustrator winners. Guest instructor Jim Meskimen (left)...
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WotF Workshop – Day 5
Writers and Illustrators holding a copy of the book with their winning stories and illustrations outside Bang Printing in Valencia, California Choong Yoon at Bang Printing next to a pallet of unbound...
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WotF Workshop – Day 6
Guest speaker Nathan Fowkes talks to the Illustrator winners New York artist agent, Justin Rucker, giving advice to the Illustrators via video link Orson Scott Card giving the second part of his talk...
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And the Winner Is…
The opening of the 2015 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards ceremony held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. Writers of the Future 2015 winners walk the red carpet before the...
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31 Years
Well, the annual awards event is over—by all consent, the best celebration we’ve had in our 31 years—and we have now had a whole week to get back to our normal functions. So we thought . . . Looming...
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Dave Wolverton & Star Wars
David Farland and Tim Powers co-instructors at the Writers of the Future Workshop Dave Wolverton, also known as David Farland, is our Coordinating Judge and first reader, as is widely known. He is also...
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Read a Lot. Write a Lot. Submit a Lot. Repeat
Sharon Joss on stage accepting the 2015 Golden Pen award with David Farland looking on. Read a Lot. Write a Lot. Submit a Lot. Repeat This is the best advice I can give you. And as it is, it is not my...
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