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One Writer’s Journey

May 30, 2023

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Writers of the Future winner, Elaine Midcoh, shares her writing journey.

David Hankins at the 2023 Writers of the Future Awards Event

Writing Resilience

May 25, 2023

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David Hankin is a Writers of the Future Volume 39 winner with his story, “Death and the Taxman.”

Predictions on Our Future Education. Were They Right?

May 4, 2023

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Predictions on future education were sealed in a Time Capsule in 1998 and opened 25 years later at the 2023 Writers of the Future Gala.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 8

May 1, 2023

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Writers and illustrators combined to learn about promoting their work, themselves, and each other.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 7

April 30, 2023

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A gala celebration of the winners of the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests took place on April 28, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 6

April 27, 2023

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Workshop attendees heard from Dr. Beatrice Kondo, Dr. Nnedi Okorafor, Bill Fawcett, Scot and Jane Noel, and Brian C. Hailes. The illustrator winners received portfolio reviews from the Contest judges.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2022 – Day 5

April 26, 2023

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Guest writer instructors Kevin J. Anderson, Dean Wesley Smith, S.M. Stirling, Nancy Cartwright and illustrator instructors Brittany Jackson, Dan dos Santos, Larry Elmore. Followed by a live radio performance of Hubbard’s “If I Were You” and a tour of Author Services, Inc.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 4

April 26, 2023

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The writers submitted their 24-hour stories and learned about professionalism, while the artists learned the basics of commercial art.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 3

April 24, 2023

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Monday opened with a video play of L. Ron Hubbard in His Own Voice. Then the illustrators met Coordinating Judge Echo Chernik, while the writers learned about conventions and traditional vs. self-publishing.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 2

April 23, 2023

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Winners in L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future contest arrive in Hollywood, while the writers learn about story elements.

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week
2023 – Day 1

April 22, 2023

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Winners in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest arrive at the Loews Hotel in Los Angeles to begin a week-long workshop.

Writers of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 40

April 19, 2023

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The judging results are in! And here are the 1st Quarter 2023 Writers of the Future Contest winners for Volume 40. Congratulations to you all!

Illustrators of the Future 1st Quarter Winners Announced for Volume 40

April 19, 2023

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Here are the 1st Quarter 2023 Illustrators of the Future Contest winners for Volume 40. Congratulations to you all!

Storm Humbert at the Writers of the Future 2021 Event

You Can’t Pay It Back

March 31, 2023

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When others have helped smooth the way for your success as an author, it's only fair that you do the same by paying it forward.

Inventing Profanity: What to Write When You Can’t Say “Duck”

March 28, 2023

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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 with some profanity, but you like to use it a lot?