Writers of the Future Volume 38, 2 Award-Winning stories

Two Award-Winning Stories

This Chapter Book has two of this year's winning stories to give you a sample of what is anthology has to offer:

"Agatha's Monster" by Azure Arther, Illustrated by Zaine Lodhi

In a world where monster killing and trapping is big business, one girl from a Hunter family decides she won't kill monsters. As a matter of fact, her best friend is one.... "A powerful story that I couldn't put down after reading the first paragraph." -Tangent Online Reviewer

"The Squid Is My Brother" by Mike Jack Stoumbos, Illustrated by Natalia Salvador

The daughter of Neptune Station's greatest hero is about to face her most daunting mission yet: elementary school on Earth. "This character-centric story kept an engaging balance between showing and telling the story of a little girl adjusting to a strange world." -Tangent Online Reviewer

This is two stories from Writers of the Future Volume 38, which has 13 Award-winning stories illustrated by 12 award-winning artists and bonus stories and writing tips by L. Ron Hubbard, Frank Herbert, Brian Hebert, Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, and Diane Dillon.

About the Contest

The Writers of the Future Contest was created and endowed by L. Ron Hubbard. The judges are what set this collection apart. The winning stories are selected by authors including Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, Jody Lynn Nye, Larry Niven, Robert J. Sawyer, Katherine Kurtz, Eric Flint, and many others. The stories are hand-pick the best of the best each year. The winning stories are illustrated. Described by critics as a perennial "glimpse of tomorrow's stars" and a "must-have for the genre reader" it is today the most enduring and top-ranking publication of its kind.

There is no entry fee, and stories are judged blind, making it a fair competition for all authors who enter. It is an excellent program for new authors and readers, who often discover their next favorite writer.