Tag Archive for: Writer winners

Dean Wesley Smith, Roger Zelazny, Gregory Benford and Algis Budrys

A Writer’s Schedule

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Writing Tips #6 in the Series “Seek freedom and become captive…
Dean Wesley Smith, Roger Zelazny, Gregory Benford and Algis Budrys

Writer Winners – 3rd Quarter

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Announcing the Writers of the Future 3rd Quarter Writer Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalist and Honorable Mentions
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Writer Winners – 2nd Quarter

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Writers of the Future 2nd Quarter Winners Finalists, Semi-Finalists…
Sharon signing a copy of her award-winning story for William Pomerantz, VP Special Projects at Virgin Galactic

The Practice of Writing

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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.
Auston Habershaw pointing at Illin, the location for his award-winning story.

Dreaming Up Fabulous Places

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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.
Pepe, the dog and Daniel Davis, bestselling author.

From Stray Dog to Bestseller

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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.
Steve Pantazis, national bestselling author

The Win

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It was 2009 when I first entered the Writers of the Future (WotF)…
Now a National Bestseller Writers of the Future Volume 31

Writers of the Future Vol 31 a National Bestseller

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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!
Dean Wesley Smith, Roger Zelazny, Gregory Benford and Algis Budrys

A Bit of History

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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...
Dean Wesley Smith, Roger Zelazny, Gregory Benford and Algis Budrys

Tennis, Anyone?

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