Writer's of the Future Contest
L. Ron Hubbard
review by Chad Cottle
 
 
I had the distinct honor of attending the Annual Award Ceremonies for the winners of the L. Ron Hubbard Writer's of the Future Contest this year.  It was in Hollywood, just a few blocks from the famed Chinese Theater.  It is hard to describe how I felt.  It was simply magnificent.  There were such notable writers there as Dave Wolverton, Tim Powers, Jerry Pournelle, and Kevin J. Anderson.  Those are only a few.

I did not know until I went to the ceremony who the winners were.  I was very surprised to find that my friend David Masters was a winner.  That is not his real name, but I will not reveal that here.  He was the man who actually introduced me to my wife and helped us financially during our first year of marriage.  That was almost six years ago.  He was struggling to be a writer then, and now he is officially a published writer.  It took a lot of time and effort, and I tip my hat to him.

During the award ceremony, the most recent volume of the contest was unveiled.  For the first time, it was put on sale.  I did, of course, purchase a copy.  I have read the last three volumes of the contest and found each of them to be of extremely high quality.  Each story represents the best of the up and coming writers.  I have not once been disappointed with a story I have found in each of these three volume.  I hope to one day, very soon, be one of the winners.  I have submitted to the contest seven times, now.

Without going into detail about the stories in this volume, I just want to say that if you are serious about being a writer, you need to read these books and submit your stories to the contest.  It truly is the proving ground for making it in the field.

Click on the links below to purchase any of the volumes currently in print from AMAZON.COM.  Also, I have provided a link to the contest rules, as well, in case you wish to try your hand at winning the contest.
 

Contest Rules:  http://www.authorservicesinc.com/wof_ruls.htm

Purchase latest volume from Amazon.com:  Writers of the Future Volume XIV
 

review written by Chad Cottle