Writers & Illustrators of the Future Qtr 4 Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions
The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests announce the Winners and Finalists for the 4th Quarter of Year 43, July 1 – Sept 30, 2026.
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests are pleased to announce the fourth-quarter [July 1 – September 30, 2026] winners for its 43rd year.
Congratulations to the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest winners!
For the Writers of the Future Contest, the winners are:
First Place – Cameron Bloomfield from Australia
Second Place – Jared Chen-Wynn from California
Third Place – Jennifer A. Cole from New York
For the Illustrators of the Future Contest, the winners are:
Shashwat Kumar from India
Shuoxin Wang from China
Bingyu Zhou from China
The complete list of Finalists, Semi-Finalists, Silver Honorable Mentions, and Honorable Mentions is available at www.writersofthefuture.com/blog.
In 1985, with the release of the first volume of the series, L. Ron Hubbard wrote, “A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists…. It is with this in mind that I initiated a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.” And with that, the longest-running and most successful science fiction and fantasy competition for new writers and artists began.
The Contest Director, Joni Labaqui, stated, “The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests enable aspiring writers and artists from all over the world—now with entrants from over 180 countries—to have that opportunity for discovery, and so launch their dreamed-of careers.”
The award-winning writers and illustrators will be flown to Hollywood for a week-long workshop with Contest judges, some of the field’s biggest names, and a lavish awards ceremony.
Writer judges are Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, Gregory Benford, Orson Scott Card, Brian Herbert, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Hugh Howey, Nancy Kress, Katherine Kurtz, Mark Leslie Lefebvre, Todd McCaffrey, Rebecca Moesta, Larry Niven, Jody Lynn Nye, Nnedi Okorafor, Tim Powers, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Brandon Sanderson, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Dean Wesley Smith, S.M. Stirling, and Sean Williams.
Illustrator judges are Echo Chernik, Lazarus Chernik, Ciruelo, Vincent Di Fate, Diane Dillon, Bob Eggleton, Craig Elliott, Larry Elmore, Laura Freas Beraha, Brian C. Hailes, Brittany Jackson, Val Lakey Lindahn, Stephan Martiniere, Sergey Poyarkov, Rob Prior, Irvin Rodriguez, Dan dos Santos, Shaun Tan, Tom Wood, and Stephen Youll.
The Contests’ success is evident in the accomplishments of their winners. The 583 writing contest winners and published finalists have written over 8,000 novels and short stories, with sales topping 60 million copies. The 430 illustrating contest winners have contributed to over 700 books, 500 comics, and 130 major motion pictures, gaming feature films, TV shows, and documentaries.
For more information on the Contests, visit www.writersofthefuture.com.
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