The year's twelve best tales from Writers of the Future international writers' program.

Illustrated by winners in the Illustrators of the Future international illustrators' program.

With essays on writing & illustration by L. Ron Hubbard, Dean Wesley Smith and Stephen Youll. Edited by K. D. Wentworth.

CONTENTS:
Introduction by K. D. Wentworth
Living Rooms by Laurie Tom • Illustrated by Irena Kovalenko
The Black Side of Memory by Lael Salaets • Illustrated by Ven Locklear
Lisa With Child by Alex Black • Illustrated by Tyler Carter
The Golden Pen by L. Ron Hubbard
Not in the Flesh by Adam Colston • Illustrated by Jordan Cornthwaite
Seeing Double by Tom Crosshill • Illustrated by Olivia Pelaez
Exanastasis by Brad R. Torgersen • Illustrated by Jingxuan Hu
Standing Up by Dean Wesley Smith
Poison Inside the Walls by Scott W. Baker • Illustrated by Kelsey Wroten
Confliction by Simon Cooper • Illustrated by Cassandra Shaffer
Digital Rights by Brent Knowles • Illustrated by Rebecca Gleason
Advice to Illustrators Getting into the Field by Stephen Youll
Coward's Steel by K. C. Ball • Illustrated by R. M. Winch
Written in Light by Jeff Young • Illustrated by Rachael Jade Sweeney
The House of Nameless by Jason Fischer • Illustrated by Seth J. Rosanwood

Paperback, 480 pages

2012 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER!

The year's thirteen best tales from the Writers of the Future international writers' program.

Illustrated by winners in the Illustrators of the Future international Illustrators' program.

With essays on writing and illustration by L. Ron Hubbard, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Shaun Tan. Edited by K. D. Wentworth.

Acclaim for Writers of the Future:

"IT ALL STARTED WHEN I WON The Writers of the Future Contest. Without them, I can honestly say I would not be where I am today." —PATRICK ROTHFUSS

"Keep Writers of the Future going. It's what KEEPS SCI-FI ALIVE." —ORSON SCOTT CARD

"A VERY GENEROUS LEGACY from L. Ron Hubbard—a fine, fine fiction writer—for the writers of the future." —ANNE MCCAFFREY

CONTENTS: 
INTRODUCTION by K. D. Wentworth
OF WOVEN WOOD by Marie Croke • Illustrated by Emily Grandin
THE RINGS OF MARS by William Ledbetter • Illustrated by J. F. Smith
THE PARADISE APERTURE by David Carani • Illustrated by Paul Pederson
STORY VITALITY by L. Ron Hubbard
FAST DRAW by Roy Hardin • Illustrated by Paul Pederson
THE SIREN by M. O. Muriel • Illustrated by Hunter Bonyun
CONTACT AUTHORITY by William Mitchell • Illustrated by Rhiannon Taylor
THE IMPORTANCE OF SHORT FICTION by Kristine Kathryn Rusch 
THE COMMAND FOR LOVE by Nick T. Chan • Illustrated by Carly Trowbridge
MY NAME IS ANGELA by Harry Lang • Illustrated by Mago Huang
LOST PINE by Jacob A. Boyd • Illustrated by Pat R. Steiner
ADVICE FOR A NEW ILLUSTRATOR by Shaun Tan 
SHUTDOWN by Corry L. Lee • Illustrated by Greg Opalinski
WHILE IRELAND HOLDS THESE GRAVES by Tom Doyle • Illustrated by Fiona Meng
THE POLY ISLANDS by Gerald Warfield • Illustrated by Jay Richard
INSECT SCULPTOR by Scott T. Barnes • Illustrated by John W. Haverty Jr.
THE YEAR IN THE CONTESTS 
WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST RULES
ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST RULES

The year's thirteen best tales from Writers of the Future international writers' program.

Illustrated by winners in the Illustrators of the Future international illustrators' program.

With essays on writing & illustration by L. Ron Hubbard, Mike Resnick and Robert Castillo. Edited by K. D. Wentworth.

CONTENTS:
Introduction by K. D. Wentworth
The Unreachable Voices of Ghosts by Jeffrey  Lyman  • Illustrated by Nico Photos
Maddy Dune's First and Only Spelling Bee by Patrick O'Sullivan • Illustrated by Meghan Muriel
The Truth, From a Lie of Convenience by Brennan Harvey  • Illustrated by Irvin Rodriguez
How to View Art by L. Ron Hubbard
In Apprehension, How Like a God by R. P. L. Johnson  • Illustrated by Dustin D. Panzino
An Acolyte of Black Spires by Ryan Harvey  • Illustrated by Fred Jordan
The Dualist by Van Aaron Hughes  • Illustrated by Frederick Edwards
Making It by Mike Resnick
Bonehouse by Keffy R. M. Kehrli  • Illustrated by Vivian Friedel
This Peaceful State of War by Patty Jansen  • Illustrated by Scott Frederick Hargrave
Sailing the Sky Sea by Geir Lanesskog  • Illustrated by Joey Jordan
Creating Your Own Destiny by Robert Castillo
Unfamiliar Territory by Ben Mann  • Illustrated by Erik Jean Solem
Medic! by Adam Perin  • Illustrated by Gregory J. Gunther
Vector Victoria by D. A. D'Amico  • Illustrated by Ryan Downing
The Sundial by John Arkwright  • Illustrated by Irvin Rodriguez
The Year In Contests

Paperback, 480 pages

For twenty-five years, L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest has discovered and nurtured a steady stream of new authors who have changed the face of SF. Chosen by an impressive panel of judges drawn from the biggest names in the genre, taught at a remarkable week-long workshop, and celebrated at world-class venues such as the Kennedy Space Center, the United Nations and the Science Fiction Museum, Contest winners are given the best possible foundation for a long-standing writing career.

Filled with more than a thousand spectacular images, interspersed with over one hundred success stories and testimonials, this book celebrates the first quarter century of Writers of the Future. This is truly the gold standard of SF awards.

Release date: August 28, 2010

Place your order today and get a copy of Writers of the Future, Vol. 28 FREE.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: A level playing field for new writers by Kevin J. Anderson
L. Ron Hubbard: Living the life and paying it forward
The Contest: Retrospective: Writers of the Future by Robert Sliverberg
The Judges
The Workshop: Diving in at Sag Harbor by Tim Powers
The Workshop: Looking back, from contestant to judge by K.D. Wentworth
The Experience
The Awards Event: The 1st autograph by Tim Powers
The Anthology
The Winners
Epilogue: The herald of possibility
The Appendix: Acknowledgements, chrono, alpha, rules, index

"I spent much of yesterday and today leafing through Kevin's 25th anniversary book, page by page, looking at the photos of the winners and their books, reading the essays, and came away awed by the magnitude of it all.  I shouldn't be surprised, I suppose, at the size of the accomplishment that is recorded here, but, somehow, taking it year by year as I have, I haven't felt the same all-at-once impact as I have the last two days.  These hundreds of writers, their many published books and stories, the whole subculture of contestants and the other one of judges—it's awesome indeed.  So many years, so many people, the innumerable transitions of eager amateurs into famous pros—quite amazing.  I'm proud to have been a part of it for so long." —Robert Silverberg 

AudioFile Best Audio of the Year Award Winner 

Smoke Burnham is a colorful daredevil pilot who’s gone broke creating a new fighter plane. With his principal financier hot on his tail to recoup his investment, Smoke enters an international race that will take him into the skies of Central America, over the Andes and across the Brazilian jungle — with only death as his co-pilot. 

“An audio movie from one of Hubbard’s most entertaining 1930s adventure stories.” — AudioFile 

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Master Storyteller is a richly informative and colorful tour of L. Ron Hubbard's extraordinary career as a popular fiction author.

This comprehensive chronology of his work is replete with factual and detailed information about his novels and stories and the brilliant art they inspired. It is filled with high quality reproductions ranging from the original covers and inside illustrations by the great artists of the pulp fiction magazines of the '30s, '40s and early '50s to the contemporary fantasy and science fiction created by modern masters of the field.

Master Storyteller will draw you back again and again to explore the literary and visual landmarks of the life of a great writer whose works continue to entertain generations of readers of popular fiction.

"Master Storyteller is a stunning visual celebration of L. Ron Hubbard's remarkable literary legacy." —Frank Frazetta

Also available in audiobook format.

“He breaks all the rules.…The old master has created a new genre and a veritable blockbuster…and moves the art of science fiction into a new realm of entertainment as well as education.” — The Herald

Hubbard not only broke all the rules but blazed a new literary path when, in August 1981, after less than eight months of writing, he completed the monumental 1.2 million-word bestselling saga Mission Earth. Working with exceptional speed, discipline and skill, he produced a remarkable interweaving of deftly plotted action, adventure, intrigue and espionage, all seasoned with scathing social satire.

10 trade paperback volumes

Earth does not exist. Or so they want you to believe. Who are they and what do they want? They are the Voltarians of Voltar — an empire 110 planets strong. They are already among us. And the invasion is about to begin. . . . 

Or is it? The truth is far more sinister. It’s the end of the world as you know it . . . and the beginning of one of the most spectacular, thought-provoking and wildly inventive works of science fiction and espionage of our time.

“You will lose sleep. You will miss appointments. If you don’t force yourself to set it down and talk to your family from time to time, you may be looking for a new place to live. Reading The Invaders Plan is simply the most fun you can have by yourself.  . . . It delighted me from the beginning. Remember how you felt the first time you saw Star Wars? This book will do it to you again.” — Orson Scott Card

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