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Joni Labaqui
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Joni Labaqui2015-10-12 13:42:012021-08-03 10:44:33A Writer’s Schedule
Writer Winners – 3rd Quarter
Announcing the Writers of the Future 3rd Quarter Writer Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalist and Honorable Mentions

Writer Winners – 2nd Quarter
Writers of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners
Finalists, Semi-Finalists…

The Practice of Writing
I first heard about the Writers of the Future contest in 2012, when I went to a writers workshop and two women I met in the class told me about it. I'd been writing about three years at that point (focused exclusively on novels), and had only written two short stories in my life.

Dreaming Up Fabulous Places
Picture me: I’m nine years old, lying on my back beneath the skylight in my bedroom, rough carpet biting into my shoulders. I’m reading The Hobbit, enthralled. It’s summer. My mom is somewhere downstairs, yelling for me to get outside and play. I pretend I don’t hear her.

From Stray Dog to Bestseller
Zu'ar is the antagonist in my short story "The God Whisperer." He's violent. He's territorial. He displays aggression towards other gods, and he shows open contempt for the "man" of his house. He's also a former stray, in desperate need of a caring home.
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Joni Labaqui
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Joni Labaqui2015-07-30 12:39:322021-08-03 10:44:34The Win
Writers of the Future Vol 31 a National Bestseller
The latest edition in the Writers of the Future anthology hit Publishers Weekly's Sci Fi bestseller list at #7 on their w/e July 6, 2015. This official makes all 13 of our published writer winners and 12 illustration winners national bestsellers!

A Bit of History
Over three decades ago the first Writers of the Future Awards ceremony took place at the famous Chasen's restaurant in Beverly Hills, California on February 6, 1985. Present were Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg, Theodore Sturgeon, Jack Williamson, Dr. Gregory Benford, Roger Zelazny and A.E. van Vogt...

Tennis, Anyone?
What does tennis have to do with writing? Well, for bestselling author, Nnedi Okorafor, it provided one of her greatest lessons as a writer.
