Day 3 – Writers of the Future Volume 32 Workshop
Day three kicked off with the arrival of the illustrators at the Author Services building. After they received their tour, the writers and artists…
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Australian Writer Releases Third Story in Ambassador Series After Winning L. Ron Hubbard’s International Writers of the Future Award
/0 Comments/in News & Press Releases /by Joni LabaquiPatty 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 series, “Ambassador 3: Changing Fate.” Since her win three years ago Patty has released nearly a story a month. Patty’s […]
2012 Writers of the Future Winner Tom Doyle Announces His 2nd Novel
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight /by Joni LabaquiTom 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 anthology L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XXVIII with his short story, “While Ireland Holds These Graves.” Within a […]
Tanget Magazine Best Sci Fi Stories of 2014
/0 Comments/in Events /by Joni LabaquiTangent — 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 (with Writers of the Future Winners in bold): Here are Tangent’s Best of 2014 picks “In a Green Dress, […]
Brandon Sanderson announced as newest Writers of the Future Judge
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight /by Joni LabaquiInternational 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 creative writing, he agreed to be a judge. Brandon had entered the Contest with one of the three short stories he had ever written, […]
Orson Scott Card Writes Article for Writers of the Future Volume 31
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards /by Joni LabaquiThis 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 mental transition, when I first starting writing on a computer back in 1979. The first time I lost twenty pages of writing, […]
Writers of the Future winner Patrick Rothfuss’s World
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight /by Joni LabaquiAt 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, as access to the novel’s world is curtailed, abruptly, with the turn of the final page. Fantasy writers strive to engender this feeling in […]
Writers of the Future has Entrants from Around the World
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards /by Joni LabaquiA review if Writers of the Future Contest entrants for volume 31 found entrants from around the world, regardless the primary language spoken. When the Contest was originally envisioned by L. Ron Hubbard, its stated purpose was, in his own words, “I initiated a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for […]
Volume 32 Competition Has Now Begun!
/0 Comments/in Annual Workshop & Awards /by Joni LabaquiIt is hard to believe that competition for Writers of the Future Volume 31 is now completed and we have begun receiving entries for volume 32. This competition, started in 1983, has become the single greatest resources for aspiring writers to make their break in the publishing world. Even writers who have not won the […]
C Stuart Hardwick – 2014 Winning Writer!
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight /by Joni LabaquiC Stuart Hardwick was one of 12 winners in this year’s Writers of the Future Contest and was awarded at the L. Ron Hubbard Awards Ceremony at the Ebell Theatre of Los Angeles on April 13th. At the first meeting with judges Tim Powers, Dave Wolverton and Contest Director Joni Labaqui All winners were flown […]