L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 26: The Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

Writers of the Future / Illustrators of the Future are two amazing contests, providing great opportunities for aspiring AMATEUR SF and Fantasy WRITERS and ILLUSTRATORS -- and these annual anthologies are full of great stories and artwork from each year's winners! Definitely all aspiring Writers and illustrators need to check these out to get a sense of the genre (and the competition in the contests)! And NO -- Sorry, haters -- but they are in NO WAY shoving "Scientology" down anyone's throats (neither the books' readers or contestants); they don't even MENTION Scientology or else they'd lose their amazing pool of pro Big Name writers who judge and give feedback to the submitted stories and art. SO READ THESE BOOKS, both just to enjoy superiour SF and Fantasy and to enter the contests 9which pay winners from $500 to $5000)

I bought this book to give me a chance to read a wider selection of science fiction and fantasy short stories. There are some really good ones in this collection, and it was more than worth the purchase price!

It is in excellent condition. I can't wait to read it!

Received Writers of the Future 26, Science Fiction Short Stories and so far have enjoyed every story read. Started my love for science fiction and fantasy in early 1960 and it has not changed over the years. Almost scary what has come to pass which started in a writer's imagination. Short stories are the perfect vehicle for a writer to show their rhythm and style of writing giving the opportunity for the reader to seek out works of those who impressed them best. The mini-bio of both the writer and illustrator for each story was interesting in its own right. Looking forward to the next volume.

When I decided to enter the Writers of the Future contest, I bought a copy of this book to study the essays and winning stories. I was impressed by the variety and quality of the writing. Not only was the book a good way to learn, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The strategy paid off big-time when my story "Fast Draw" was selected as a published finalist in volume 28. I would recommend these books and the Writers of the Future contest to any aspiring writer of fantasy or science fiction.

I have never been sorry for purchasing the books in these series. And if you have been interested in science fiction and fantasy but not quite sure what books to take the plunge with this is good way to start. You get to sample different genres and with a shorter time commitments. And frankly I love short stories it's not a major commitment of your time and in a lot of ways it's harder to tell a good story in less words than more.

Great stories to read.

What's not to like? These are some great SF stories, though the opening story has more of a refreshing mystical feel than it is of SF, it alone is worth the purchase of this collection.

My favourite story was easily 'The House of Nameless' by Jason Fischer. Madcap energy, intriguing mythic underpinnings, amusing use of mundane details and a bouncy, joyful weirdness over a solid quest/chase structure.Other faves:'Seeing Double' by Tom Crosshill -- an interesting idea, the joined consciousness was well shown and the were characters intriguiging'Living Rooms' by Laurie Tom -- the manifestations of the rooms was a great, novel idea, and the world building and plot held up well. the love story was sweet and all the better for being only implied rather than stated.

Boring at the start, boring in the middle, boring at the end. This is a futile attempt to promote beginner authors on paper. They wouldn't (and didn't) stand a chance with today's publishers, drab stories, vage, meaningless, without the punctuation mistakes. A waste of time and money.

le livre est comme neufles récits sont de grande qualitéune anthologie qui ne s'essouffle pasun bon moment a passer