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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 take you on a journey that will capture your imagination.

“Fortunately, for the past quarter of a century the aptly named Writers of the Future competition has been seeking out and recognizing rising science-fiction stars.” —Sci Fi magazine

Featuring: 24 Award-winning Short Stories and Illustrations

Essays on writing and illustration by L. Ron Hubbard, Dean Wesley Smith, and Stephen Youll

Edited by K.D. Wentworth

Cover art by Stephan Martiniere

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 26 contents:

“Introduction” by K.D. Wentworth

“Living Rooms” by Laurie Tom
Illustrated by Irena Kovalenko

“The Black Side of Memory” by Lael Salaets
Illustrated by Ven Locklear

“Lisa With Child” by Alex Black
Illustrated by Tyler Carter

“The Golden Pen” by L. Ron Hubbard

“Not in the Flesh” by Adam Colston
Illustrated by Jordan Cornthwaite

“Seeing Double” by Tom Crosshill
Illustrated by Olivia Pelaez

“Exanastasis” by Brad R. Torgersen
Illustrated by Jingxuan Hu

“Standing Up” by Dean Wesley Smith

“Poison Inside the Walls” by Scott W. Baker
Illustrated by Kelsey Wroten

“Confliction” by Simon Cooper
Illustrated by Cassandra Shaffer

“Digital Rights” by Brent Knowles
Illustrated by Rebecca Gleason

“Advice to Illustrators Getting into the Field” by Stephen Youll

“Coward’s Steel” by K.C. Ball
Illustrated by R.M. Winch

“Written in Light” by Jeff Young
Illustrated by Rachael Jade Sweeney

“The House of Nameless” by Jason Fischer
Illustrated by Seth J. Rowanwood

The Year in the Contests

ABOUT THE CONTESTS

For over three decades, L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests have discovered and nurtured the new stars of science fiction and fantasy, publishing their works and artwork in the annual anthology.