Are We at the End of Science Fiction?
In 2006, Writers of the Future judge Orson Scott Card addressed a very simple if not vital question which was published in Writers of the Future Volume 22.
These aren’t the best of times for science fiction.
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Grounding Your Reader
/0 Comments/in Writer Articles/by David FarlandOne reader asked me to discuss a bit about what I call “grounding” the reader. Quite simply, grounding is the fine art of letting the reader know what is going on. You need to focus on some basics…
Meet the winner – Jake Marley
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight/by Joni LabaquiWriters of the Future alumni C Stuart Hardwick interviewed the winners from this year’s contest. Here’s his interview with Jake Marley, author of “Acquisition.”
David Farland at Nellis AFB to Promote Writers of the Future
/0 Comments/in Events/by Joni LabaquiWriters of the Future Coordinating Judge David Farland visited the Nellis Air Force Base just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, to promote Writers of the Future and this year’s bestselling volume of the annual anthology this past weekend.
Persistence
/1 Comment/in Writer Articles/by Joni LabaquiThere is a myth among the general public that the greatest writers are born with uncanny innate talents that average folks dare not aspire to.
Yet there is only a sliver of truth to that argument. Talent is helpful, especially for new authors who are just trying to break in, but you can’t make a career out of it.
Q&A with Bestselling Author and Writers of the Future Judge, Mike Resnick
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight/by Joni LabaquiMike Resnick has 5 Hugo Awards and has won numerous other awards from places as diverse as France, Japan, Spain, Croatia and Poland. He is also first on the Locus list of all-time award winners, living or dead, for short fiction, and fourth on the Locus list of science fiction’s all-time top award winners in all fiction categories. Here’s our interview with him.
Why You Only Got an Honorable Mention
/10 Comments/in Writer Articles/by Joni LabaquiA while ago I promised to tell you why I reject good stories when I’m reading for Writers of the Future. So let’s talk about those stories that get an Honorable Mention
Focus on Ken Liu: Writers of the Future Volume 19 Finalist
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight/by Joni Labaqui“Treasure your time at the workshop,” Ken Liu says when I ask how he would advise a new prizewinner going to the Writers of the Future workshop, “but don’t make too much of it.” This is Ken Liu in a nutshell. He’s a well-spoken man who puts conflicting ideas side by side and then makes you think about what they mean.
Focus on Ken Scholes: Writers of the Future Vol 22 Winner
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight/by Joni LabaquiIn addition to his Writers of the Future Award for “Into the Blank Where Life Is Hurled” (published in volume XXI of the annual anthology), Ken Scholes’s fiction has won …
Focus on Melissa Yuan-Innes, Writers of the Future Volume 16 Winner
/0 Comments/in Author spotlight/by Joni LabaquiWhen you sit down to write a profile about Melissa Yuan-Innes, it’s hard to figure out where to start. Sure, she published her short story “Skin Song” in the 16th annual volume of Writers of the Future, so you could start there. But Yuan-Innes is a person who seems …