As an avid reader and promotor of great books, I think you’ll agree with me on the importance of helping great authors get started. Often their biggest challenge is being discovered when they are so many books releasing each week.
Well, I found something you are going to love.
The Writers of the Future is both great reading and
a resource for new authors.
38 years ago, L. Ron Hubbard (the author of the science
fiction classic Battlefield Earth)
started a contest to help discover new authors. The judges are professional
authors, like Brandon Sanderson, NnediOkorafor, Orson Scott Card, and more.
The contest is free to enter and judged blind, giving
each author and illustrator an equal opportunity to win no matter their gender,
race, or age. How cool is that??
The newest book, volume
38 also has some amazing bonuses, like one of Frank Herbertʼs rare short
stories and his most import writing advice (yes, this isthe author of Dune!)
Synopsis on Amazon:
With
25 award-winning authors and illustrators, this collection is a masterwork.
These diverse stories will fill you with wonder and new ideas.
Here is a glimpse of a couple:
·
Saving the mammoths is
in your hands—can you conjure the magic to make it happen?
·
You’ve got a monster
BFF—whom you’re hiding from your own monster-hunting family.
·
You’re out to catch
some bar hoppers who are bending time.
And much more!
And for new writers, how would you like to know Frank Herbert’s“Single Most
Important Piece of Advice?”
Volume 38 is a treasure.
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, NnediOkorafor, Robert J.
Sawyer, and Jody Lynn Nye.
Here is one of the reviews:
“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 illustrations alone make Writers of the Future Vol. 38 worth every single
penny and minute spent!” –International
Review of Books
So give these new authors a shot. Who knows, you may
just find your next favorite author! We all need that next book-fix!
Quick
links about the Contest and the book:
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VXXCP5T/
Quality Paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/161986763X/
Quality Paperback on B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/l-ron-hubbard-presents-writers-of-the-future-volume-38-l-ron-hubbard/1141064660?ean=9781619867635
Quality Paperback on Books a Million:
https://www.booksamillion.com/p/L-Ron-Hubbard-Presents-Writers/L-Ron-Hubbard/9781619867635?id=8559412016281
Quality Paperback on Bookshop.org
(supports Indie bookstores): https://bookshop.org/books/l-ron-hubbard-presents-writers-of-the-future-volume-38-bestselling-anthology-of-award-winning-sci-fi-fantasy-short-stories/9781619867635?aid=24989&listref=new-release-summer-recommendations
Discussion Guide for Teachers&
Book Clubs: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/ywd7mi0kw8
Writing Contest Rules: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/contest-rules-writers/
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/
Contest Judges: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writer-judges/
List of Writers of the Future &
L. Ron Hubbard books: https://galaxypress.com/l-ron-hubbard-books/
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