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Discover the new visionaries of imagination in the Writers of the Future—celebrating 25 years of showcasing the best new talent. Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. Never before published first-rate science fiction and fantasy stories selected by top names in the field.

"Some of the best Sci Fi of the future comes from Writers of the Future and you can find it in this book."--David Hartwell, Editor

Includes essays written by professionals of the craft: L. Ron Hubbard, Robert Silverberg & Ron Lindahn

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by K. D. Wentworth
• Garden of Tian Zi - novelette by Emery Huang
• The Shadow Man - novelette by Donald Mead
• Life in Steam - novelette by Grá Linnaea
• On Writing and Science Fiction - essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• The Assignment of Runner ETI - novella by Fiona Lehn
• The Candy Store - novelette by Heather McDougal
• Risqueman - novelette by Mike Wood
• Writers of the Future - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Gray Queen Homecoming - novelette by Schon M. Zwakman
• The Dizzy Bridge - novelette by Krista Hoeppner Leahy
• Gone Black - novella by Matthew S. Rotundo
• Persistence of Vision - essay by Ron Lindahn
• The Reflection of Memory - novelette by C. L. Holland
• After the Final Sunset, Again - novelette by Jordan Ellinger
• The Farthest Born - novelette by Gary Kloster
• The Year in the Contests - essay by uncredited

Discover Imaginative New Worlds of Tomorrow. Discover the new visionaries of imagination in the Writers of the Future. Let tomorrow's masters of science fiction and fantasy books take you on a journey.

Meet a female warrior created to fight horrific, high-tech future wars, who discovers her humanity.

Get lost in a magic room that comes to life, in the midst of rivaling magicians

Can an unlikely friendship with an exotic Alien race save an injured human girl?

What would happen if you shared your mind with a terrorist, and their violence started to seep through?

Can an android marked for death become human instead in a twist of fate?

Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. Never before published first-rate science fiction and fantasy stories selected by top names in the field. Authors and artists discovered by Writers of the Future have gone to publish more works than other Writing Contest. It is a leading showcase of Creative Writing.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (2010) - essay by K. D. Wentworth
• Living Rooms - (2010) - novelette by Laurie Tom
• The Black Side of Memory - (2010) - short fiction by Lael Salaets
• Lisa with Child - (2010) - short fiction by Alex Black
• The Golden Pen - (2010) - essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• Not in the Flesh - (2010) - short fiction by Adam Colston
• Seeing Double - (2010) - short fiction by Tom Crosshill
• Exanastasis - (2010) - short fiction by Brad R. Torgersen
• Standing Up - (2010) - essay by Dean Wesley Smith
• Poison Inside the Walls - (2010) - short fiction by Scott W. Baker
• Confliction - (2010) - short fiction by Simon Cooper
• Digital Rights - (2010) - short fiction by Brent Knowles
• Advice to Illustrators Getting Into the Field - (2010) - essay by Stephen Youll
• Coward's Steel - short story by K. C. Ball
• Written in Light - (2010) - short fiction by Jeff Young
• The House of Nameless - (2010) - short fiction by Jason Fischer
• The Year in the Contests - (2010) - essay by uncredited

Your passage to unforgettable worlds of imagination and escapism. From the farthest reaches of the universe to the innermost workings of the human heart and mind... Let tomorrow's masters of science fiction and fantasy books take you on a journey that will capture your imagination.

A peaceful warrior tries to impose peace on warring alien races, even if that means destroying the world to save it.

From survivors on a sky city to salvage specialists hunted by space pirates...biological warfare to an immortal woman cursed for eternity, this is a non-stop look into the Science Fiction & Fantasy greats of tomorrow.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by K. D. Wentworth
• The Unreachable Voices of Ghosts - short story by Jeffrey Lyman
• Maddy Dune's First and Only Spelling Bee - short story by Patrick O'Sullivan
• The Truth, from a Lie of Convenience - novelette by Brennan Harvey
• How to View Art - (1984) - essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• In Apprehension, How Like a God - short story by R. P. L. Johnson
• An Acolyte of Black Spires - novelette by Ryan Harvey
• The Dualist - novelette by Van Aaron Hughes
• Making It - essay by Mike Resnick
• Bonehouse - short story by Keffy R. M. Kehrli
• This Peaceful State of War - novelette by Patty Jansen
• Sailing the Sky Sea - short story by Geir Lanesskog
• Creating Your Own Destiny - essay by Robert Castillo
• Unfamiliar Territory - novelette by Ben Mann
• Medic! - short story by Adam Perin
• Vector Victoria - novelette by D. A. D'Amico
• The Sundial - novelette by John Arkwright
• The Year in the Contests - essay by uncredited

Science Fiction short stories from the freshest, most talented new voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy, each illustrated by the best new artist in the genre

Behold... A magical woven man who holds the keys to the Kingdom...

Discover... gateways to alternate universes

Explore... on Mars to unravel the fantastic mystery of a an ancient civilization.

Clone Wars... can a clone become human when she her soul

Paranoia... post apocalyptic kindle fiction

Alien Infestation... To stop these deadly aliens, she must die repeatedly, like a vivid chapter of "All You need is Kill"

"The offerings are thought provoking and varied, with a trend towards excellence... The future is in good hands." --Publishers Weekly

"The Writers of the Future ... Long may it continue!" --Neil Gaiman

Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. Never before published first-rate science fiction and fantasy stories selected by top names in the field. Authors and artists discovered by Writers of the Future have gone to publish more works than other Writing Contest. It is a leading showcase of creative writing and opens gateways to art.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by K. D. Wentworth
• Of Woven Wood - novelette by Marie Croke
• The Rings of Mars - novelette by William Ledbetter
• The Paradise Aperture - short fiction by David Carani
• Story Vitality - (1993) - essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• Fast Draw - short fiction by Roy Hardin
• The Siren - novella by M. O. Muriel
• Contact Authority - novella by William Mitchell
• The Importance of Short Fiction - essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• The Command for Love - novella by Nick T. Chan
• My Name Is Angela - novelette by Harry Lang
• Lost Pine - novella by Jacob A. Boyd
• Advice For A New Illustrator - essay by Shaun Tan
• Shutdown - short fiction by Corry L. Lee
• While Ireland Holds These Graves - novelette by Tom Doyle
• The Poly Islands - novelette by Gerald Warfield
• Insect Sculptor - novelette by Scott T. Barnes
• The Year In Contests - essay by uncredited
• New Writers! L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest - essay by uncredited
• New Illustrators! L. Ron Hubbard Presents Illustrators of the Future Contest - essay by uncredited