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Remember the stories in the news about exploding phone batteries? Well, Writers of the Future winner (Vol 33) Stephen Lawson turned the “Lithium-Ion Batteries exploding” phenomena into a terse rescue effort on the planet Titan. The story is “Homunculus” and it was this year’s grand prize award-winner in the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story category.

Alumni Update – Stephen Lawson

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Remember the stories in the news about exploding phone batteries? Well,…
Michael Michera on the red carpet with singer Joy Villa

Spotlight on artist Michael Michera

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Michael Michera is a self-taught artist who found out about L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest quite accidentally from a friend who then persuaded him to enter. That accidental encounter resulted in Michael winning the grand prize.
Walter Dinjos

Walter Dinjos, author of “The Woodcutters’ Deity”

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Walter Dinjos was not able to join us in person for the workshop week. This became a topic of discussion often enough that I could tell the thirteen writers who were able to assemble here sincerely missed him. They were ...
Stephen Lawson going on stage at the 33rd annual Writers of the Future Awards celebration

Stephen Lawson, author of “Moonlight One”

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Stephen Lawson has a way of looking at the world. It’s a slanted thing. Analytical. Questioning. You feel like he’s watching and assessing everything. It makes him seem quiet at first. Sometimes you’re not sure what’s happening inside his mind, but then ...
Author Anton Rose being interviewed

Anton Rose, author of “A Glowing Heart”

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“I am British, you know?” Anton Rose quips at one point of the week long workshop. He’s explaining a penchant he has for a particular personality trait, and the line is given ...
Ville Meriläinen talking to fellow author Andrew Roberts Ville Meriläinen talking to author Andrew Roberts

Ville Meriläinen, author of “The Fox, the Wolf, and the Dove”

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Ville Meriläinen’s cold country is Joensuu, Finland. His story, published in the 33rd annual volume of the Writers of the Future anthology, is titled “The Fox, the Wolf, and the Dove.” Oddly, the work is some kind of mix between ...
Artist Ciruelo during the portfolio review of the Illustrators Workshop

Artist Anthony Moravian

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Anthony Moravian is a tall, quiet kind of guy, but his art speaks volumes. He describes his style as fantasy inspired by classic renaissance paintings and, so, not surprisingly, he specializes in...
Author Andrew Peery

Andrew Peery, author of “Useless Magic”

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Andrew Peery is one of the more impressive people you could meet. He lives in Durham, North Carolina where he works as a physician. He has a family—wife and two younger children who he clearly adores. As a doctor, he’s a person who ...
Dustin Steinacker

Dustin Steinacker, author of “Envoy in the Ice”

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Dustin Steinacker is soft-spoken and open. He’s calm and collected on the outside, but having a conversation with him makes you realize that his mind goes in directions that yours doesn’t, and that this is a very good thing. His story ...
Molly Elizabeth Atkins with David VonAllmen

David VonAllmen, author of “The Magnificent Bhajan”

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David VonAllmen is someone who seems to always be on an even…