Tag Archive for: Writers of the Future

Jody Lynn Nye

About “Illusion”

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When Author Services sent me a request to add a fantasy fiction story to Volume 34 of the Writers of the Future anthologies, Jody Lynn Nye was excited. They asked if she had any tales in her archive that would fit into the theme of wizardry and magic. And that's the start of what became "Illusion."
Robert J. Sawyer giving N.R.M. Roshak her award

“As You Like It” Alien Style

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There is no doubt the influence of Shakespeare on the English language and literature and that now includes science fiction. Case in point is N.R.M. Roshak’s story “A Bitter Thing,” which takes its title from Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
Writer Vida Cruz (l) with Illustrator Reyna Rochin (r)

Filipino Fantastic Fiction

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Vida Cruz's award-winning fantastic fiction, is a deeply moving "Beauty & the Beast" tale based on Filipino folklore entitled "Odd and Ugly."
Darci Stone (center) with fellow writer winners Cole Hehr and Amy Henrie Gillette.

Darci Stone’s Confession on Winning

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Darci Stone is the 2018 Writers of the Future Contest grand price Golden Pen Award winner and in this article find out inspired her story and she did to win.
Writer winners along with Tim Powers arriving for the workshop at Author Services, Inc.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop – Day 2

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Today is the first full day of both the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop. Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on what went down here.
Matt Dovey with a cuppa tea

Matt Dovey: Two Years Later

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From aspiring writer to writing contest winner to—let’s find out! It has been nearly two years since Matt Dovey was announced as the Golden Pen Award winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future writing contest. As a contest for aspiring writers, we thought we would find out how winning the writing contest has affected Matt.
Jake Marley on stage with Dave Farland and Erika Christensen

Jake Marley: One Year Later

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It has been nearly a year since Jake Marley was announced as the Golden Pen Award winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future writing contest. As a contest for aspiring writers, we thought we would find out how winning the writing contest has affected Jake. So we asked him.
Writer judges Hal Clement, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl and Jerry Pournelle

Why Is Writers of the Future the Top of the Top Writing Contests

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If you are an aspiring author or know someone who is, then this article is for you. Find out for yourself why Writers of the Future is the top writing contest in the world and why you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by checking it out.
International Space Station

Science fiction is the herald of possibility: How fantastic fiction has become science fact.

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Science fiction—earlier termed fantastic fiction and later speculative fiction for its probing, multi-sided search of the world of “What If?”—has anticipated major developments in science and technology for decades
Larry Niven at the Writers Workshop

Tell Me a Story by Larry Niven

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I can’t tell you how to write, not in a thousand words. I’ve been telling what I know as fast as I learned it for twenty-two years. My collaborators now know everything I do. I’ve spoken on panels and published articles on writing. Is there anything left to say?