https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VXXCP5T/
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38 looks like an exciting collection of shorts. Can you tell us a little about it?
With 25 award-winning authors
and illustrators, this collection is a masterwork.
The stories are diverse
and original.
From saving the mammoths and
the magic that requires, to being part of a monster-hunting family and keeping
secret that your BFF is a monster. Or being a detective bent on stopping
time-traveling tourists from wreaking havoc in your time-stream to a space
opera murder mystery where the ʻerased crimeʼ threatens the mission. From dark
fantasy to magical realism, these new authors have twists you don’t see coming.
The beautiful art and writing
tips by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Frank Herbert, L. Ron Hubbard,
and Diane Dillon are just as wonderful as the collection of stories. How would
you like to read one of Frank Herbert’s rare stories or know his “Single Most
Important Piece of Advice?”
Volume 38 is a
treasure.
Also, you’ll love this
collection from past and future science fiction masters because these stories
are hand-picked by some of your favorite authors—including Brandon Sanderson,
Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, and Jody Lynn Nye.
How many books do you
have planned for the series?
We hope the series will go on
for many more years.
What can you tell us
about some of the authors featured in this volume?
The Grand Prize Golden Pen
Award went to Desmond Astaire from Marquette Heights, IL, for his time-travel
story “Gallows.” The Golden Brush went to Zaine Lodhi from Lakewood, FL, for
illustration for “Agatha’s Monster.”
There are also bonus stories
and writing advice from Frank Herbert, David Farland, L. Ron Hubbard, Brian
Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Diane Dillon.
How would you like to read
one of Frank Herbert’s rare stories or know his “Single Most Important Piece of
Advice?”
What inspired L. Ron
Hubbard to start the Writers of the Future Contest?
Well, it is best to hear it
from him. L. Ron Hubbard wrote this for the introduction to the first volume:
“In these modern times, there
are many communication lines for works of art. Because a few works of art can
be shown so easily to so many, there may even be fewer artists. The competition
is very keen and even dagger sharp.
“It is with this in mind that
I initiated a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their
creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.” —L. Ron Hubbard
What will readers get
out of your book?
Entertainment. The stories
are diverse and original. You are guaranteed to find fresh new voices with
authors and artists from around the world.
Here are a couple of the
reviews:
“Writers of the Future Vol 38
is a literary smorgasbord where each new story comes with a feeling of
excitement and mystery. With so many short stories, one might imagine it easy
to put down between breaks, but instead, it’s a binge read. Just one more, you
think, and the next thing you know the entire book is gone!” —The International
Review of Books, Gold Badge
“Thirteen original stories
described as powerful, unpredictable, nicely crafted, appealing with many
twists.” —Tangent Online
“Captivating, compelling, and
exceptionally well edited. It delivers.” —OnlineBookClub.Org
How were the stories
picked for this volume?
The Writers of the Future
collection is an anthology of the winning stories in the international contest.
It was created and endowed by L. Ron Hubbard. After several years of success in
fostering new writers, the Illustrators of the Future Contest followed. The
winning stories are illustrated and published annually. Critics have described
it as a perennial “glimpse of tomorrow’s stars,” a “must-have for the genre
reader,” and “the bestselling science fiction anthology series of all time,” it
is today the most enduring and top-ranking publication of its kind.
The winning stories are
selected by New York Times Bestselling authors including
Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Kevin J. Anderson, Brian
Herbert, Jody Lynn Nye, Larry Niven, Robert J. Sawyer, Katherine Kurtz, Eric
Flint, and many others. The stories are hand-pick the best of the best each
year.
There is no entry fee, and
stories are judged blind, making it a fair competition for all authors who
enter. It is an excellent program for new authors and readers,
who often discover their next favorite writer.
Did anything stick
out as particularly challenging when selecting stories for L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38?
When the Coordinating Judge
for this volume, Dave Farland, was asked, he said
“Judging the stories becomes
a challenge when I have thirty or forty stories in any quarter that I think
would be worthy additions to the anthology. Just narrowing the good stuff down
becomes a struggle.”
There are thousands of
stories entered, and it is challenging to select the best of the best.
Where can readers find out more about your work?
The easiest place to find the
books available in the series is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XXCD2DQ
Volumes 25-38 are available
on Kindle, and most are still in paperback.
The paperback are also
available in bookstores, if you prefer to support your local bookstore.
What resources exist
for aspiring writers that may want to enter the contest?
The Writers of the Future
offers several free resources to help new authors (links below). One of the
first things we recommend is to read one or more of the book to give you an
idea of the quality of stories winning. You will see the editorial standard and
market (i.e.: stories need to be appropriate for young readers and family
entertainment). Most importantly, you will learn from the judges as each book
has real-world advice to help new authors.
Here are the useful links:
Enter the Writing
Contest https://www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/
Free Writing Workshop https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writing-workshop/
Writing Podcast: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/podcast/
Writers Forum: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/forum/
Writing Contest Rules https://www.writersofthefuture.com/contest-rules-writers/
Contest Judges: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writer-judges/
Contest Blog: www.writersofthefuture.com/blog
List of Writers of the Future
& L. Ron Hubbard books https://galaxypress.com/l-ron-hubbard-books/
