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WINNERS ANNOUNCED |
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The
winners for 2004 are hereby announced, and we
look forward to seeing their published works in
the upcoming
L. Ron Hubbard Presents
Writers of the Future Volume XXI anthology!
The Writers of the Future
Contest
Winners and Published Finalists:
First Quarter:
1. Sidra M.S. Vitale
My Daughter, the Martian
2. Eric James Stone
Betrayer of Trees
3. Cat Sparks
Last Dance at the Sergeant Majors' Ball |
Second
Quarter:
1. John Schoffstall
In the Flue
2. David W. Goldman
The Story of His Life
3. M.T. Reiten
Needle Child
Fourth
Quarter:
1. Floris M. Kleijne
Meeting the Sculptor
2. Sean A. Tinsley
Green Angel
3.Ken Scholes
Into the Blank
Where Life is Hurled |
Third Quarter:
1. Stephen R. Stanley
Mars Hath no Fury Like
a Pixel Double-Crossed
2. Scott M. Roberts
Blackberry Witch
3. Michael Livingston
The Keeper Alone
Published
Finalists:
1. Mike Rimar
Annus Mirabilis
2. Andrew Gudgel
The Firebird
3. Lon Prater
Deadglass |
The Illustrators
of the Future Contest Winners:
Eric Valdez y Alanis
Youri Bobrikov
Michael Brenner
Cornelius Cockroft
Perrin Hendrick
Ali Hilton
Olga Madiar
Alex Paramonov
Steven V. Popovich
Alex Quintero
Nik Shepard
Michael Wohlwend
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| The
Writers of the Future Contest welcomes back Eric
James Stone (l) and Floris M. Kleijne (r) pictured
here at the 20th Annual Writers of the Future Workshop. |
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| "The
Crossing" by new Illustrators of the Future
winner Cornelius Cockroft |
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| "The
Long Road Ahead" by new Illustrators of the
Future winner,
Alex Quintero |
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| INTERNATIONAL
NEWS |
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Many of our winners in the Writers and
Illustrators of the Future Contests come from all corners
of the world, and here is an update on the latest news
with some of our brightest stars...
 Glasgow,
Scotland native Bob Johnston, whose short story
"Life Eternal" was published in Writers of
the Future Volume XVII, recently published
a history book entitled Dalriada: The Land
that Scotland Forgot. |
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 Tom
Brennan of Liverpool, UK had his first novel
published called The One True Prince.
He had this to say to the Contest: "Since winning
a prize in the Writers of the Future Contest,
I have sold two novels and a number of short
stories. The Contest helped raise my profile
and also increased my confidence at a critical
point starting out."
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WRITERS
OF THE FUTURE SIGNING AT THE
BOOK EXPO AMERICA! |
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Writers of the Future judge and New York Times
bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson attended a
special book signing at the June Book Expo America—the
publishing industry's most prestigious trade show. Anderson
appeared along with five Writers
and Illustrators of the Future Contest winners from
the New England area including Stacy Goddard, Asuka
Komai, Drew Morby, Carl Frederick and Aimee Amodio.
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(l to r) Kevin J. Anderson,
Drew Morby, Carl Frederick and Aimee Amodio |
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Stacy
Goddard and
Asuka Komai |
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Booksellers
line up to get
their books signed |
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GET
AN EDGE ON THE COMPETITION—BUY AND READ
WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, VOLUME
XX AND WIN UP TO
$5,000 FOR YOUR STORY OR ILLUSTRATION! |
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 As
an aspiring artist or writer, you need every advantage
you can get to break into the industry—and your
key to success can be found in the L. Ron
Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future
volumes.
Founded by L. Ron Hubbard, the Writers
of the Future Contest has provided readers with the
best new fantasy and science fiction stories from all
over the world for almost two decades.
Winning stories are selected by top writers including:
Kevin J. Anderson, Algis Budrys, Orson Scott Card, Tim
Powers, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl,
Jerry Pournelle, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg
and Jack Williamson.
Each volume also contains essays on writing and art
from renowned professionals such as L. Ron Hubbard,
Orson Scott Card and Frank Frazetta that offer you insights
on how to win the contest.
This historic 20th anniversary edition of the
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the
Future anthology, the bestselling and most widely
influential anthology of its kind, brings you 15 exciting,
strikingly original stories that are guaranteed to ignite
your imagination with strange new worlds, untraveled
galaxies and bizarre dimensions, and the mysteries of
a universe of infinite size where somewhere out there,
everything that is possible is real.
"Writers
of the Future is a market and you have to KNOW your
market if you are going to submit and win. I had the
first four volumes of Writers of the Future and just
read them over and over before I won and was published
in Volume 5."
— K.D. Wentworth, Author
Order L. Ron Hubbard
Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XX today!
| INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING
IN THE CONTESTS? |
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Participating is very easy and there
is no entry fee. Just remember, the deadline for the
next quarter is September 30th,
2005. Three cash prizes are awarded each quarter
for each Contest. For writers, first prize is $1,000,
second prize is $750, third prize is $500. For illustrators,
three winners are selected and each wins $500. The
annual Grand Prize for each Contest is $4,000.
There are certain requirements
that must be met when submitting your entry. The rules
for the Contests have been provided below, so please
review these before sending in your entry.
The mailing addresses
are:
The Contest Administrator for the Writers
and Illustrators of the Future Contest may be contacted
at the following e-mail address: contests@authorservicesinc.com.
You will find she is quite helpful in sorting out
questions on the rules, eligibility requirements,
entry specifications, etc. Feel free to e-mail her
and, while you are in touch, let her know how you
like the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Herald!
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