Writers of the Future #42

Here is a contest I would like to participate in one day as an artist-illustrator, but it also has an author.

Mainly Sci & Fantasy with also Horror and hints of mystery and thriller.

5 stars 🌟

I love jumping into this anthology to get a glimpse of future masters of sci-fi literature. Names like Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss among others won and participated in this contest making it a huge first step in their careers.

I love Dan Dos Santos' art and he is one of the illustration judges.

This is a L. Ron Hubbard contest, but as many other things, other authors and illustrators have taken over and run successful contests and workshops for creatives who dare to get critiques and improve.

This year we have the classics fae, dragons, time travel, but also focus on memory, statistics anomalies, algorithms, aliens, end of worlds, triceratops... and more.

The audiobook has different narrators for the different stories.

I love the warnings to keep originality, character and refuse to use AI.

Apart from the 15 stories we have interludes with critical and usually insightful tips that always motivate me to think maybe next year I'll participate in every quarter and one day Orbit or Tor will have me.

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Publisher: Galaxy Press

"Discover the next generation of science fiction and fantasy with twelve emerging authors and three powerhouse storytellers. These unforgettable short stories deliver everything readers love—time travel, first contact, magical realism, monsters, fairy-tale twists, and pulse-pounding science fiction and fantasy—crafted to surprise, thrill, and keep you turning pages.

Dive into a time-rescue gone wrong, a beauty treatment with a terrifying side effect, a detective battling a body-hopping killer, and a homesteader uncovering a truth that rewrites Earth itself. Explore whimsical, high-stakes fantasy as a baker braves the fairy underworld; confront supernatural horror in “Ghost Dog”; and experience the emotional and ethical tension of love trapped in virtual reality in “As Long as You Both Shall Live.” Whether you’re seeking the genre-bending innovation of “Bloom Decay,” the emotional epic of “A Girl and Her Dragon,” the humor and chaos of “The Triceratops Effect,” or the visionary mystery of “Skinny-Shins,” this volume delivers standout stories readers will recommend, review, and remember.

Featuring original stories by Orson Scott Card and Nina Kiriki Hoffman.

Perfect for fans of:

Orson Scott Card, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Blake Crouch, Brandon Sanderson, V. E. Schwab, Naomi Novik, Michael Crichton, Ted Chiang, Ken Liu, and Black Mirror.

Includes:

*12 illustrated stories from emerging stars of speculative fiction

*3 bonus stories by bestselling authors

*3 articles on the craft and business of writing and illustrating from top creators

Selected from thousands of entries worldwide, Writers of the Future Volume 42 brings together a new generation of emerging authors and illustrators—your launchpad into the future of science fiction and fantasy."