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Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty, founder of Tor Books, on stage at the annual Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards Ceremony accepting the L. Ron Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award. Few casual readers may know...
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Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card talking to the Writers of the Future Contest Winners at the Writers Workshop. If you say the words “Ender’s Game” to most people, their minds will often automatically jump to Orson...
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And the Winners Are …
Here is the list of our First Quarter (1 October through 31 December) Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalists, and Honorable Mentions for the Writers of the Future Contest. Congratulations to you all!...
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Tennis, Anyone?
What, you may ask, does tennis have to do with writing? For bestselling author, Nnedi Okorafor (WotF Vol 18), it provided one of her greatest lessons as a writer. Here is how she tells it: Nnedi...
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A Bit of History
Dean Wesley Smith being congratulated by Algis Budrys with Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazney and Dr. Gregory Benford looking on. The first Writers of the Future Awards ceremony took place at the famous...
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WotF & IotF Winners at ComicCon
ComicCon 2015 The big excitement this weekend is centered in San Diego at Comic-Con with a lot of activity at the Galaxy Press booth (#1222) where Writers of the Future is featured. Steve Pantazis at...
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Winner Twin’s Writing Panel at Comic-Con
The Winner Twins The Winner Twins, Brittany and Brianna, multiple award-winning, national bestselling sci-fi authors, script writers, and producers, teach you how to create your own novel step by step;...
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Dave Dorman at San Diego Comic-Con
Dave Dorman at the San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Dave Dorman is an Eisner award-winning illustrator who has been working as a professional artist since 1979. He is best known for his photo-realistic...
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Writers of the Future Vol 31 a National Bestseller
Publishers Weekly bestseller list The latest edition in the Writers of the Future anthology hit Publishers Weekly‘s Sci Fi bestseller list at #7 on their w/e July 6, 2015. This official makes all 13...
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Why do people read?
Man reading Writers of the Future on a tablet. Ask a number of book readers why they read and you will inevitably get a variety of answers. So recently we did just that. We surveyed over a hundred book...
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Rob Prior, International Award-Winning Artist, Named as Judge for Contest
Rob Prior at Comic Con 2015. Best known for his art provided for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as his rare ability of painting with both hands at the same time, Rob...
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The Win
Steve Pantazis, national bestselling author It was 2009 when I first entered the Writers of the Future (WotF) Contest with my short story, “Apostate,” a tale that takes place, interestingly enough, in...
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From Stray Dog to Bestseller
Pepe, the dog and Daniel Davis, bestselling author. Zu’ar is the antagonist in my short story “The God Whisperer.” He’s violent. He’s territorial. He displays aggression towards other gods, and he...
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The Journey to Win
Jessica Tung Chi Lee It was in the late summer of 2011 when I first found Illustrator of the Future Contest. I was in a great stress caused by not being able to find a decent place to live less than a...
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Dreaming Up Fabulous Places
Auston Habershaw pointing at Illin, the location for his award-winning story. Picture me: I’m nine years old, lying on my back beneath the skylight in my bedroom, rough carpet biting into my shoulders....
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The Practice of Writing
Sharon signing a copy of her award-winning story for William Pomerantz, VP Special Projects at Virgin Galactic I first heard about the Writers of the Future contest in 2012, when I went to a writers...
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Finding the Meaning in Art – My Story
Fellow artists and close friends since first grade. (Left to right) Rachel Heissner and Megen Nelson A few weeks before I got the call telling me that I’d won a place in Illustrator’s of the Future,...
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Announcing the Illustrators of the Future Winners!
Here is the list of our First Quarter (1 October through 31 December) Illustrators of the Future Contest Winners & Finalists Congratulations to all! Winners: Camber Arnhartof New Mexico Talia...
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Writer Winners – 2nd Quarter
Writers of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners Finalists, Semi-Finalists and Honorable Mentions Congratulations to you all! Winners: First Place – Stewart Baker of Oregon Second Place – Ryan Row of...
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The Distinction of a Writer OR Rule #1 of Writing
Welcome to the Writers of the Future blog; Tips on Writing. You will find many great tips to help you tone up your writing, both for submission to the Contest and just in general for submitting for...
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