L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 27

by L. Ron Hubbard, K.D. Wentworth (Editor)

Overview

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.

“Keep the Writers of the Future going. It's what keeps sci-fi alive.” —Orson Scott Card

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.

Writing Contest Judges: Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Orson Scott Card, Eric Flint, Brian Herbert, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Dr. Yoji Kondo, Anne McCaffrey, Rebecca Moesta, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Jerry Pournelle, Tim Powers, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Dean Wesley Smith, K.D. Wentworth, Sean Williams and Dave Wolverton (AKA David Farland).

Illustrating Contest Judges: Robert Castillo, Vincent Di Fate, Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon, Dave Dorman, Bob Eggleton, Laura Brodian Freas, Ron Lindahn, Val Lakey Lindahn, Stephan Martiniere, Judith Miller, Cliff Nielsen, Sergey Poyarkov, Shaun Tan, H.R. Van Dongen and Stephen Youll.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592128709
Publisher:	Galaxy Press (CA)
Publication date:	06/30/2011
Series:	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Series , #27
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	4.12(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.32(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	13 Years

About the Author

With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.

Editorial Reviews

The Writers of the Future Con test has now rounded out a quarter-century. Along with its companion, Illustrators of the Future, it continues to play a valuable role in ferreting out new talent. Stories in this volume include fantasy about a witchcraft contest, a detective trying to solve crimes in a world in which a giant computer can alter reality, a space-salvage freelancer with more problems than prospects, missionaries trying to bring peace to a planet on which war is essential to the life cycle, and an immortal woman who may be freed from her curse only if she kills. Added work by contest-winning illustrators, essays on writing and illustrating, and a cogent introduction by the editor make for good reading and a good sampling of where the field may be going. --(Roland Green)

Booklist

...the best-selling SF anthology series of all time.—Locus Magazine

The most enduring forum  to showcase new talent in the genre.  —Publishers Weekly

The Writers of the Future Contest has not only provided a place where new writers could break into print for the first time—but it also has a record of nurturing and discovering writers who have gone on to make their mark in the science fiction field. Long may it continue!—Neil Gaiman, Author

Prior to L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest starting, there was no field which enabled the new writer to compete with his peers—other new writers.—Kevin J. Anderson, Author

Here's skill and storytelling fervor aplenty—these writers of the future have already arrived!—Robert Silverberg, Author

This collection shows why I'm happy to be a judge for the Writers of the Future Contest—it always finds great stories by the new writers who will be winning Hugo and Nebula Awards a few years from now.—Tim Powers, Author

Writers of the Future is a terrific program for new writers, and goodness knows, there are few enough of those. It has my heartiest support and unqualified recommendation.—Terry Brooks, Author

A very generous legacy from  L. Ron Hubbard—a fine, fine fiction writer—for the writers of the future. —Anne McCaffrey, Author

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