The Writers of the Future Contest was created over two decades ago by L. Ron Hubbard out of his commitment to assist aspiring writers. This is volume 26 of series. The anthology contains12 of the best new Science Fiction and Fantasy short stories, judged by the luminaries in the field, such as: Kevin J. Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Anne McCaffrey, Larry Niven, Robert Sawyer, Sean Williams, etc. Similarly, each story has an original illustration by an award winning artist.