Welcome to the Illustrators of the Future

The most enduring and influential contest in the history of SF and Fantasy

L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new science fiction and fantasy artists worldwide to have their work judged by some of the masters in the field and discovered by a wide audience.

Enter three science fiction or fantasy pieces of art. Color or black and white. Send your best original work. AI art is not accepted. Free to enter and entrants retain all publication rights. Enter once per quarter. Enter all four quarters each year. Anonymous judging. This is a merit-based competition. See the rules for details.

Entries in the Illustrators of the Future Contest are judged only by professional artists. Three prizes of $500 (a total of $1500) are awarded each quarter. From the twelve quarterly winners each year the judges select a grand prize winner to receive the L. Ron Hubbard Golden Brush Award and an additional $5000 cash prize.

Enter the Illustrator Contest

2nd Quarter 2025
Deadline: March 31, 2025

This Contest will run from January 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025.

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. March 31, 2025 Pacific Standard Time.