Every subsequent page must carry the title and a page number, but the author’s name must be deleted to facilitate fair, anonymous judging. Entries in the Writers of the Future Contest are adjudicated only by professional writers. With more than three decades of developing new professional writers and more than a quarter century of cultivating new professional illustrators, the impact that the two Contests have had on the field is impossible to measure. No entry fee is required and entrants retain all publication rights. The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests have left an indelible mark on the fields of science fiction and fantasy. Prizes: $1000. From the four quarterly 1st Place winners each year, a panel of judges select one story as the grand prize winner. L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future providing a means for new and budding writers and artists to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged. Many winners have commented that they value the workshop even more than the trophy. The Writers of the Future workshop is one of the most intensive boot camps for new writers in the industry. Prizes of $1000, $750 and $500 are awarded every three months. No entry fee and entrants retain all publication rights. This year’s workshop was delivered by New York Times bestselling authors and Science Fiction masters Orson Scott Card ( Ender’s Game ), Tim Powers ( On Stranger Tides ), and David Farland ( The Runelords ). Each entry must have a cover page with the title of the work, the author’s legal name, a pen name if applicable, address, telephone number, e-mail address and an approximate word count. $750 $500 From the four quarterly 1st Place winners each year, a panel of judges select one story as the grand prize winner. Entries in the Writers of the Future Contest are adjudicated only by professional writers.