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Krystal Claxton, Writers of the Future winner

Krystal Claxton & Amit Dutta Create Together on “Planar Ghosts”

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Krystal Claxton is readily willing to admit there are a few things a little . . . off about her. First of all, while she’s a computer technician, her true passion lies in the realm of word-smithing and storytelling.
Zachary Chapman on stage accepting his award.

Zach Chapman & Trevor Smith – Creating Across Reality

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Zach Chapman's story, “Between Screens,” is a reality-bending jaunt into the life of a teenage boy who becomes increasingly unmoored by slap-dash jaunts across the galaxy.
Martin L. Shoemaker on stage accepting his award

Martin Shoemaker Teams Up with International Artist Tung Chi Lee

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Martin L. Shoemaker likes to consider himself as a “writer with a lucrative programming habit.” Coming from over three decades of programming, writing, and teaching ...
David Farland, Writers of the Future Coordinating Judge, with Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is one of the most prolific writers in the world today, writing under numerous pseudonyms such as Kristine Grayson (for her romance) and Kris Nelscott (for her mysteries). She’s an international bestseller and has global acclaim with works spanning 14 countries and 13 languages.
Tim Napper on stage at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles accepting his award.

Author, Tim Napper & Artist, Quinlan Septer

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When Tim Napper first got the call that he was a Writers of the Future winner, he start arguing with me—refusing to believe it!
Auston Habershaw on stage accepting his award during the Annual Awards Ceremony

Auston Habershaw – Conjurer of Stories

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Today's feature is on Auston Habershaw, one of the 13 winners…
Sean Williams congratulating the new winners at the Writers of the Future Awards Ceremony 2015.

Sean Williams

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Bestselling author, Sean Williams has been referred to as “the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age.” And to readers around the world, he is a wordsmith who continues to entertain and enthrall them with his stories.
Rebecca Moesta on stage at the Writers of the Future Annual Awards Celebration

Rebecca Moesta

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Writers of the Future Judge Rebecca Moesta has helped an entire generation embrace reading through her Junior Jedi Knights and Young Jedi Knights series, considered some of the foundation stories of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
Writers and Illustrators holding a copy of the book with their winning stories and illustrations outside Bang Printing in Valencia, California

WotF Workshop – Day 5

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Nothing compares to seeing a book come off the press. Watching the machines print, stack, and cut, is a fascinating process. What takes that feeling to the next level is knowing it's your book coming off that press. And that's what the writers and illustrators experienced today at Bang Printing Press.
Writers and Illustrators holding a copy of the book with their winning stories and illustrations outside Bang Printing in Valencia, California