2020 • Volume 36

Fifty writers and artists from around the globe were honored Friday night, October 22, at the 2021 Annual Achievement Awards. Celebrating the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contest winners featured in the 36th and 37th annual anthologies with distinguished judges, special guest, and friends at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood.

The phoenix-themed evening was inspired by Echo Chernik’s cover art for volumes 36 and 37.

The Writers and Illustrators of the Future workshops were held in Hollywood at the Roosevelt Hotel.

To see the full list of winners click here.

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 8

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Day Eight - For the first time in the week, writers and artists gathered in a combined workshop, "Promoting Yourself in This Day and Age" as promotion is vital in both the domain of the writer and the artist. 

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 7

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Day Seven - Past winner, Wulf Moon's perspective on what this Contest did for him and what the Contest is about to do for the latest winners. 

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 6

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Day Six of the workshops—today was an all-star roster of authors and artists talking to the winners and giving invaluable tips to help them jump-start their careers.

Winners Announced for L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for Writers of the Future 36 and 37

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The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests celebrated the winners from L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volumes 36 and 37 on October 22, 2021, at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, CA. This was the first combined event in the nearly four decades of the Contests.
Authors Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta address the Writers Workshop

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 5

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Day Five of the workshops—another packed day filled with guest speakers giving advice and tips to the winners topped by the unveiling of the latest release—Volume 37!
Echo Chernik and Jody Lynn Nye with Writers of the Future Vols 36 & 37

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 4

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Day Four of the Writers of the Future Workshop began at 2 p.m. This was not so that the writers could sleep in, but to give them the full amount of time to complete their 24-hour stories!
Illustrator winners outside Author Services in Hollywood

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 3

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Cloudy Los Angeles skies could not dampen the spirits of the illustrators as Contest administrator Joni Labaqui led the artists down Hollywood’s Walk of Fame for a tour of the historic Author Services building.
Writer winners in front of Author Services building in Hollywood

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 2

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Day Two of the Writers of the Future Workshop began with brilliant California sunshine lighting up the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
WOTF 36 & 37 Writers Workshop - Day 1

Writers of the Future Volume 36 & 37 Workshop Week – Day 1

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Enthusiastic writer winners from Volumes 36 & 37 in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest arrived today at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Because of the pandemic, this year’s workshop is especially unique.