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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 8

After a birthday surprise for keynote speaker J.T. Thompson, writers and illustrators combined to learn about promoting their work, themselves, and each other.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 7

A gala celebration of the winners of the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests took place on April 8, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 6

Workshop attendees heard from Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Dr. Nnedi Okorafor, Bill Fawcett, and Bob Eggleton.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 5

Dean Wesley Smith and Larry Niven talk to the writers while the illustrators hear from Bea Jackson, Tom Wood and Larry Elmore.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 4

The writers submitted their 24-hour stories and learned about professionalism, while the artists learned the basics of commercial art.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 3

Monday opened with a tour of the Author Services building for writers and illustrators alike. After the tour, the illustrators met Coordinating Judge Echo Chernik, while the writers learned about conventions and traditional vs. self-publishing.

Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 2

Winners in L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future contest arrive in Hollywood, while the writers learn about story elements.

Writers of the Future: The One Stop Shop for Aspiring Writers and Artists

“Writers of the Future, after nearly four decades, has become the one-stop-shop for aspiring writers and artists,” stated Emily Goodwin, Vice President Author Services, Inc., the agency overseeing the Contests and the annual L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology, which Publishers Weekly called, “the most enduring forum to showcase new talent in the genre.”  

India Is Now the #2 Country with Participants in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Online Writing Workshop

India has taken Writers of the Future judge and workshop instructor Tim Powers’ words to heart when he said, “So you want to be a writer.” The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Online Writing Workshop has been available for only 11 months and already has over 5,200 aspiring writers enrolled from 108 countries—India […]

How to Start Writing and Elements of a Short Story

If you’d like to write a story, but you’re not sure what to write about or how to start writing, I have good news: story ideas are everywhere.