Hello Stu,

 

Here is your monthly update, news, tips, resources, and a new puzzle from Writers & Illustrators of the Future.

NEW ONLINE WORKSHOP CONTENT NOW AVAILABLE

The free Writers of the Future Online Workshop has NEW content! Three new videos from best-selling authors Nnedi Okorafor, Kevin J. Anderson, and Robert J. Sawyer are included. 
Self-Criticism as an author—the first phase of writing something great with Nnedi Okorafor.
Productivity with Kevin J. Anderson.
Creating Characters with Robert J. Sawyer.
Click here for the free online workshop

This is in addition to the full writing course, in case you have not taken it yet! If you are looking to get published, trying to win the Writers of the Future Contest, or are already professionally published, this course has something for you. Since it launched in 2020 (for free, yes, free, no strings attached), at least one or more Contest winner per year took this course prior to winning.  

There are plans to add more content.

 

And for you illustrators out there, we did not forget about you. The Illustrators of the Future free online workshop is in the works. In the meantime, you can check out the Art & Illustration Forum, where the first of many AMAs (Ask Me Anything) were held last weekend. Find and connect with other illustrators like you, and get tips from professional artists.

WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE PODCAST

Some good news on the podcast front. The Writers & Illustrators of the Future Podcast has been nominated in the People’s Choice Podcast Awards for 2025! Here are the latest episodes:
Check out more episodes here

ESSAY FOR THE MONTH
If you have taken the workshop classes from Orson Scott Card, Tim Powers, or David Farland, you may have heard them refer to an essay called “The Manuscript Factory.” You can read this essay in full today.
 
L. Ron Hubbard’s first instructional essay on the business of writing, “The Manuscript Factory,” dates back to late 1935, when he had firmly established himself as a professional writer and became president of New York’s chapter of the American Fiction Guild.
Click here for the full essay

THE PORTAL IS OPEN FOR THE FINAL QUARTER OF VOLUME 42
Will you be the next winner?  It is free to submit, the prize money is good, the networking is invaluable, and you keep the rights to your work. So, get your story or illustrations submitted. The next deadline is September 30, 2025.

GAME TIME

Here is a short jigsaw puzzle of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol 41 cover to flex your thinking cap muscle.

 

Take a good look at the cover image and then click the button below. Once you click, the clock starts!
Start Puzzle

MORE INFO ON BOOKS

To get info about the Writers of the Future anthologies, click below:
More info about the books!

Best regards,

Joni Labaqui 

Writers & Illustrators of the Future

Contest Director
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