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Your passage to unforgettable worlds of imagination and escape. Discover the new visionaries of imagination in the Writers of the Future.

“An anthology of the best of the best original science fiction short stories.” —Midwest Book Review

Featuring: 26 Award-winning Short Stories and Illustrations

Essays on writing and illustration by L. Ron Hubbard, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Shaun Tan

Edited by K.D. Wentworth

Cover art by Stephen Youll

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 28 contents:

“Introduction” by K.D. Wentworth

“Of Woven Wood” by Marie Croke
Illustrated by Emily Grandin

“The Rings of Mars” by William Ledbetter
Illustrated by J.F. Smith

“The Paradise Aperture” by David Carani
Illustrated by Paul Pederson

“Story Vitality” by L. Ron Hubbard

“Fast Draw” by Roy Hardin
Illustrated by Paul Pederson

“The Siren” by M.O. Muriel
Illustrated by Hunter Bonyun

“Contact Authority” by William Mitchell
Illustrated by Rhiannon Taylor

“The Importance of Short Fiction” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

“The Command for Love” by Nick T. Chan
Illustrated by Carly Trowbridge

“My Name Is Angela” by Harry Lang
Illustrated by Mago Huang

“Lost Pine” by Jacob A. Boyd
Illustrated by Pat R. Steiner

“Advice for a New Illustrator” by Shaun Tan

“Shutdown” by Corry L. Lee
Illustrated by Greg Opalinski

“While Ireland Holds These Graves” by Tom Doyle
Illustrated by Fiona Meng

“The Poly Islands” by Gerald Warfield
Illustrated by Jay Richard

“Insect Sculptor” by Scott T. Barnes
Illustrated by John W. Haverty Jr.

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.