Writers & Illustrators of the Future

🎤 ProTip: Set Writing Hours—and Protect Them

Bestselling author and Writers of the Future judge Kevin J. Anderson reminds writers to treat writing like real work.

Set your hours. Protect your time. Show up and write.

With 175+ books and work spanning Dune, Star Wars, and The X-Files, Kevin knows the value of making writing a consistent part of your day.

🎓 Learn from Kevin in the free Online Workshop → bit.ly/WriterOnlineWo…
✨ Enter Writers of the Future → bit.ly/WOTFcontest

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📚 TODAY! Meet Orson Scott Card at Books-A-Million!

Spend an afternoon with literary legend Orson Scott Card, bestselling author of Ender’s Game and Writers of the Future Contest Judge!

Discover L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42, featuring Card’s story “Skinny-Shins” alongside works by the next generation of science fiction and fantasy writers.

📅 Today, November 14 | 2:00 PM ET
📍 Books-A-Million, Concord Mills, NC

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🤖 ProTip: Build Characters for the Story

Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author and Writers of the Future judge Robert J. Sawyer shares an important storytelling principle: fictional characters don’t have to be “real people.” They need to serve the story and fit its premise.

Build the character your story needs.

🎓 Learn from Robert in the free Online Workshop → bit.ly/WriterOnlineWo…
✨ Enter Writers of the Future → bit.ly/WOTFcontest

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✍️ “Getting to know all of you has made me a better writer.”

Writers of the Future winner Joseph Sidari discovered that winning is about more than getting published. It’s also about the writers, artists, and professionals you meet along the way.

Make connections. Learn from others. Become a better writer.

🚀 Enter Writers of the Future → bit.ly/EnterWOTFconte…
🎓 Free Writing Workshop → bit.ly/WriterOnlineWo…
📚 Read the winning stories → bit.ly/WOTF42outlets

It is free to submit, the prize money is good, the networking is invaluable, and you keep the rights to your work.

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🎤 ProTip: Your First Critic Is You

Before an editor or publisher ever sees your story, you have to learn how to evaluate your own work.

Award-winning author and Writers of the Future judge Nnedi Okorafor explains why self-critique is the first step toward stronger writing.

Read it critically. Find what isn’t working. Make it better.

🎓 Learn from Nnedi in the free Online Workshop → bit.ly/WriterOnlineWo…
✨ Enter Writers of the Future → bit.ly/WOTFcontest

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