Birthing Stories: Five in Thirty-Five by Brittany Rainsdon
I’m Brittany. I’m a nurse. I’m also a mom. I just had a baby. And I got my fourth quarter entry in for the Writers of the Future Contest while working around giving birth.
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How To Start Writing
/1 Comment/in Annual Workshop & Awards, Writer Articles/by Joni LabaquiI have always known that I am a writer. With the kind of knowing you feel deep in your bones and emanates from the very core of your being. And as writers must do, I write. Although that wasn’t always the case. How to start writing…
A Different Kind of Writing Workshop
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards, Writer Articles/by Joni LabaquiWhen L. Ron Hubbard initiated the Writers of the Future contest, he knew that there would be awards and publications for the winners. As Algis Budry, the first contest administrator put it to me, “He wanted to make sure that this helped launch new writers.
Prize Writing—Three Things to Know
/0 Comments/in Writer Articles/by Joni LabaquiIf you think about it deeply, everything that you write is really for a competition. You’re competing for publication with other writers, for promotional monies from the marketing departments of various publishers, for literary awards, and of course for your reading audience.
Writers of the Future Taps Kary English as New First Reader
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards/by Joni LabaquiThe L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Contest would like to welcome Kary English as the new first reader for contest entries!
34th Annual Writers & Illustrators of the Future Winners Announced
/1 Comment/in Annual Workshop & Awards/by Joni LabaquiThis year’s Grand Prize Winners were presented at the 34th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests in Science Fiction and Fantasy held at The MacArthur in Los Angeles, California.
Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 5
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards/by Joni LabaquiAnother busy, informative day of workshops including today’s guest speakers Larry Niven, Robert J. Sawyer, Eric Flint, Nancy Kress and many more.
Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 4
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards/by Joni LabaquiAnother busy, informative day of workshops including today’s guest speakers Brandon Sanderson, Mike Resnik, Jody Lynn Nye and Larry Elmore.
Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 3
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards/by Joni LabaquiBusy day for both Workshops. The writers finished their 24-hour stories and then there was the Big Reveal–where the authors see the illustration for their story for the first time. The pictures tell the story.
Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 2
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards/by Joni LabaquiToday is the first full day of both the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop. Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on what went down here.