All Episodes

379. Meet Volume 42 Grand Prize Winners writer Michael T. Kuester and Illustrator Bafu

378. Meet the Cast of Writers of the Future Volume 42 Audiobook

377. Ron Clements Discusses the Making of Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Moana, and Other Classic Films

376. Brandon Mull Writing Epic YA Adventure Fantasy

375. Charlie Holmberg Creating Dark Fantasy and Romance Fiction

374. Tricia Levenseller Explains Why the Villainess Girl Lead in Romance Is So Popular

373. Elaine Midcoh Writing Award-Winning Fiction on Sensitive Subjects

372. Joshua Essoe Discusses Most Common Issues He Sees as a Book Editor

371. Thriller Author Rachel Howzell Hall Discusses Passion for Untold Stories

370. Tim Waggoner Discusses Why Horror Is So Popular

369. Lisa Mangum, Bestselling Author and Managing Editor at Shadow Mountain Publishing

368. BookFunnel: One of a Writer’s Most Valuable Tools for Discovery

367. Carell Augustus: Making His Photographic Dream Book Come True

366. Mike Sheffield, Chair of the Heinlein Scholarship Committee for Science Students

365. Storm Michael Humbert and His Missed-Fits Anthology Book Project

364. Q&A with Writers of the Future First Readers

363. Kevin J. Anderson: From Bestselling Author to Director of a Publishing Graduate Program

362. Alan Smale: Writing Intense Alternate History Techno Thrillers

361. Bob Boze Bell: America’s Western Storyteller and Executive Editor of True West Magazine

360. Patrick Kidder Created Sally Port Magazine to Help Creatives Share Their Stories

359. Christina Hess, Head of Illustration at Ringling College, Exploring the Value of Art School and AI's Impact on Illustration

358. Ian Randal Strock Talks the Amazing History of Punctuation

357. Ruby Lovell Award Winning Journalist and International Bestselling Children's Book Author

356. Megan O’Russell Exploring Themes of Empowerment and Romance in a YA Context

355. James P. Nettles: Not Trying Is the True Failure

354. Bestselling Author Katie Cross Writes Very Comfortable Fantasy Fiction Books

353. Sesh, CEO Overleaf Books, Discusses the Value of the Contests to India’s 213,000,000 students

352. A Continuing Legacy for Legendary French Artist Moebius

351. Jeffrey Morris: Reinspiring the Future That Didn't Happen

350. Steven Heumann Probing Ethics of Ends Justifying the Means with Sci-Fi

349. Becca Lee Gardner: How to Handle Conflict and Force in Children's Books

348. Matthew Wolf On Creating Epic Adventure Fantasy

347. Navigating the AI Revolution with Stone Sanchez

346. Craig Miller: the first Director of Fan Relations for Lucasfilm Ltd.

345. Nancy Kress on Bioengineering, Aliens, and Crafting Authentic Science Fiction

344. Wulf Moon Discusses Three Lessons from the Blind Skier or the Nine Elements of Story Structure

343. Crafting a Novel from Short Stories with Martin L. Shoemaker

342. Nev March Discusses How Writing Murder Mysteries Is Different Than SF&F

341. Lydia Sherrer Writing Urban Fantasy with Snarky Humor

340. N. V. Haskell How to Create Magic Systems

339. Laurence O'Bryan Founder BooksGoSocial

338. Django Degree Empowering Authors with Ownership and Royalties of their Wor

337. Craig Martelle Founder IASFA (Independent Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Authors)

336. Bea Jackson from Illustrating Fan Fiction to International Bestselling Artist

335. Tom Wood: World Class Fantasy Artist Discusses "An Artist's Path"

334. Robert J. Sawyer: From Contestant to Contest Judge and Winner of all Major SF Awards

333. 3X World Fantasy Award Winner Tim Powers Tells Why Fantasy Must be Believable

332. Sean Williams: #1 NYT Bestselling Author, Writer Contest Winner and Judge

331. Volume 41 Illustrator Winners Discuss the Contest, Art, and the Illustrator Forum

330. Winners from year 41 at the Writers & Illustrators of the Future workshop and awards gala.

329. Volume 41 winners: David Hoffrichter, Lauren McGuire, Barlow Crassmont, Patrick MacPhee

328. Volume 41 winners: Robert Lowell, Jordan Smajstrla, CL Fors, Ian Keith

327. Jonathan Merkh President Forefront Books, #2 Fastest Growing Publisher in the US

326. Isaac Stewart VP Creative Development Dragonsteel Entertainment

325. Making the Writers of the Future 41 Audiobook - Kirby Heyborne and Jim, Tamra, Taylor Meskimen

324. Grand Prize Winners Randyn Bartholomew, Writer, and Jordan Smajstrla, Illustrator

323. Robert Hatch: How Does a Writer Go About Getting A Book Made Into a Movie

322. David Howard From Galaxy Quest Story and Screenplay to Newly Published Author

321. Jen Finelli The Meaning and Purpose of Suffering in Storytelling

320. Michael La Ronn Building a Writing Career While Raising a Family and a Full Time Job

319. Edward Ashton and the Making of the Movie Mickey 17

318. Announcing Ark Press Where Humans Win in the End

317. Toni Weisskopf, Baen Books, on the Future of Publishing

316. Z.S. Diamanti Writing Cozy Fantasy to Deal with the Aftermath of War

315. Marc Cameron Retired US Marshal on Writing Adventure Thrillers

314. Scot Noel Publisher of DreamForge Magazine Discussing AI in Publishing

313. Douglas E. Richards Discusses the Blur Between Science and Science Fiction

312. David Hankins on Writing SF Humor and “Death and the Dragon”

311. Victoria Sutherland Publisher of Foreword Reviews on Value of Trade Reviews for Authors

310. Steve Smith Publisher of Oasis Family Media Discusses Importance of Family Values

309. Adam Schomer Selling Superman: The Role of Comics in Pop Culture

308. Andrea Fleck-Nisbet CEO Independent Book Publishers Assn on the Future of Publishing

307. Elise Stephens the Amazing Use of Metaphors and Similes in Storytelling

306. Myke Cole Discusses Writing Historical Fiction vs Non-Fiction

305. Sean McManus President of Dreamscape on Growth of Audiobooks

304. Scott T. Barnes: Writing with Multiple 1st Person Points of View

303. Jason Kelly of Sounded Discusses the Ethics of AI Voice Narration

302. Cory Verner Pioneer in Digital Download Audiobooks and Creator of Christian Audio

301. Dennys Ilic World Class Celebrity Photographer Creating Photographic Art Books

300. Angelique Fawns Spooky tales for all ages plus a book of all short story markets

299. Joe Davis: Tips on Doing Successful Interviews

298. FanX Salt Lake 2024 Writers of the Future Panel

297. Ian Randal Strock: The Importance of Short Fiction

296. Jessica Brawner Tattoos on Dead Tree Flesh

295. Marc Scott Zicree: How Twilight Zone Handled Censored Subjects

294 S.M. Stirling Researching Time Travel Alternate History

293. James Rosone Researching Hi-Tech Near-Future Sci-Fi

292. Elliott Haimoff Conversations with the Men of Apollo Space Program

291. Anthony Goff, President Blackstone Publishing on Growth of Audiobooks

290. Meghna Pant, One of India's Most Celebrated Authors

288. Creating Writers of the Future 40 Audiobook

287. Jody Lynn Nye and Robert J. Sawyer We Can't Give Back But We Can Pay Forward

289. Melody Groves, President Western Writers of America Discusses Growth of Westerns

286. Shahid, Lezli, and Galaxy's Edge Anthology

285. Orson Scott Card's Journey as an Author and the Creation of "Ender's Game"

284. Craig Elliott Production Designer for Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Netflix

283. Meet Your New Favorite Authors: Lance, Stephannie, and Tom

282. Meet Your New Favorite Authors: James, Amir, Kal, John Eric, and Galen

281. Bill Fawcett on Writing Near Future Military SF and It’s Very Scary

280. Kathryn Raaker and Son, Robert Taggart, Writing Team

279. Indie and Self-Publishing is the Future Says Mark Leslie and Dean Wesley Smith

278. Senator Art Haywood and Son Arthur on Value of Arts to Society

277. Grand Prize Winners Jack Nash, Writer, and Tyler Vail, Illustrator.

276. Echo Chernik Illustrators of the Future Coordinating Judge on 35th Anniversary

275. Davina Powell Discusses Ingram iD Self-Publishing Tool

274. Jody Lynn Nye Coordinating Judge on 40 Years of Writers of the Future

273. John Brown Discusses Writing Magic Realism

272. SoundBooth Theater Creating Cinematic Audio

271. Stephen Kotowych editor of "The Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 1"

270. Calendar of Fools with Intergalactic Rejects

269. Locus Mag Editor in Chief Discusses Its Importance to SF&F

268. Mark Leslie Lefebvre: Creating and Growing a Universe

267. David Weber Creator of Honor Harrington and Other Incredible Sci-Fi

266. Craig Martelle on Compelling Military Fiction Drama

265. Jim Butcher Dresden Files and Writing Urban Fantasy

264. Deon McAdoo tells authors how to get books published through Ingram Spark

263. Contest Director Joni Labaqui Discusses the History of the Contest

262. Rebecca Hardy Discusses Writing in 1st Person

261. Jo Henry, Managing Director of Bookbrunch Publishing News Service

260. Judith Anderle Discusses AI, Publishing, and Copyright Law

259. Alex Shvartsman on Writing Snark in SF&F

258. José Sánchez & Chris Arias artists from Costa Rica

257. Barbara Lund Writing Sci-Fi Detective Procedurals

256. Michael Johnson, a technologist on future publishing trends

255. Matthew Wolf the Role of Inspiration in Fantasy Storytelling

254. Pak Gallego Board Game Creator from Spain

253. Gray Levett History of UK Rock & Roll Photography & More

252. Jim Meskimen—Actor, comedian, impressionist at FanX

251. Brandon Mull Special Magical World Building

250. Lazarus Black A Dream Come True

249. Charles Gannon on writing hard science fiction

248. Ringling College: Award-Winning Artists Turned Teachers

247. James Rosone Top 100 Amazon Author Tells How He Does It

246. D.J. Butler Navigating Right and Wrong in Storytelling

245. Dennis E. Taylor Pokes Fun With His Humorous Sci-Fi

244. Brian Lee Durfee Award-Winning Artist to Bestselling Author

243. Bea Jackson on the Importance of Humility as an Artist

242. Martin Shoemaker’s OPINION on the Unwritten Rules of the Writers of the Future

241. Bruce Brenneise Tips to Surviving as an Artist

240. Roger Christian Academy Award Winner for Star Wars Discusses The Hero’s Journey

239. 4 Different Styles 4 Award-Winning Authors

238. David Hankins & Sarah Morrison announce “Death and the Taxman” novel

237. 4 Award-winning authors and artists discuss their journeys to winning

236. Robert J. Sawyer: Good, Bad and Ugly of Social Media

235. Echo Chernik What Makes for Winning Art

234. Lezli Robyn Editor of Galaxy’s Edge Magazine

233. Nnedi Okorafor’s Outrageous Writer Journey

232. Dan Farr CEO FanX Salt Lake on pop culture

231. Bob Bly Creator of The Science Fictionary

230. Lydia van Vogt, Secretary of Gen Eisenhower Widow of A.E. van Vogt

229. John Haas did I tell you the one about a hideous idol?

228. 2023 Grand Prize Winners Dave Henrickson and Dao Vi

227. Steve Pantazis releases 1st of 9 volume epic fantasy series

226. Jim, Tamra, Taylor Meskimen - Why listen to Writers of the Future 39 audiobook

225. Mark Leslie: Book rating system G, PG, R, X equivalents

224. Brian Herbert author of “Dreamer of Dune” Frank Herbert

223. Radio theatre performance of "If I Were You"

222. Susan Kroupa and her Labradoodle: Three Decades After Winning

221. Daniel Yocom: Professional Book Reviewer

220. Brian C. Hailes World Class Artist / Bestselling Author

219. Dave Sheets Helping Anyone to Create their Book

218. Multiple authors writing one world: Eldros Legacy

217. Kevin Ikenberry from Space Operations Officer to Bestselling Author

216. Storm Humbert and "Inner Workings" Kickstarter

215. Ray Porter, audiobook narrator and DC Comics Darkseid

214. James A. Owen - Here, There Be Dragons

213. "Hillbilly" and Ben with Three Ravens Publishing

212. Ron Collins Writing Space-Based Science Fiction

211. Douglas Richards Wormholes are real

210. Scot Noel Editor of DreamForge Magazine

209. JL George author of "The Word" and how disinformation changes nations

208. Illustrator Natalia Salvador and her journey from self-taught to pro

207. Hugh Howey returns with Across the Sand a sci-fi thriller

206. Rebecca Hardy Author of The House of Lost Wives

205. Jonathan Maberry Top Horror Author and creator of V-Wars

204. Artem Mirolevich world-class artist from Belarus

203. Hank Garrett from Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight

202. Brian Trent from winner to published author of "Red Space Rising"

201. Thomas P. Vitale has produced over 350 movies discusses successful pitches

200. Celebrating With: The Professor Was a Thief

199. Elizabeth Wein from Contest winner to #1 NYT bestselling author

198. Science to Science Fiction: Jeffrey A. Carver, Edward M. Lerner, Alan Smale, Edward Willett

197. SLC FanX Illustrators of the Future: How to make it as an artist

196. SLX FanX Panel: Judges Brandon Sanderson, Todd McCaffrey, and Writers of the Future winners

195. Evan Leikam TikToker Book Reviews Kill

194. Crystal Crawford introduces Amazon Vella episodic publishing platform

193. Brian Meeks discusses the top 5 most powerful words in copywriting

192. Author Z. T. Bright uses fantasy to explore issues with social media

191. Ken Liu AMC Pantheon based on his stories in "The Hidden Girl"

190. N. V. Haskell from occupational therapist to award winning author

189. Echo Chernik shares hard won advice to survive as an artist

188. Em Dupre and Jim Zacarria: author and artist

187. Scott Dickey, CEO of Podium Audio, on a new business model for audiobooks

186. Jody Lynn Nye, the role of SF&F on the future of civilization

185. Desmond Astaire is career military and Grand Prize writer winner

184. Craig Alanson turned the alien invasion trope on its head

183. Elizabeth Ticknor & Rebecca Treasure making their dreams happen

182. Larry Elmore Dungeons & Dragons and Dragonlance artist

181. Dean Wesley Smith discusses the brand new world of publishing

180. Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson, provides 6 steps to survival

179. Meet 3 amazing winners from the United Kingdom

178. Michael Talbot from Jamaica to Boston on being a pro artist

177. Martin Shoemaker on Kickstarter book publishing strategies

176. Kevin J. Anderson co-authoring with Rush lead drummer Neil Peart

175. How James Rosone became an Amazon Top 100 Author

174. Mike Jack Stoumbos from teacher to author and his anti-bullying story

173. 3 Australian writers talk about winning Writers of the Future

172. Damon Courtney how to build fans with BookFunnel

171. Robert J. Sawyer on telling stories only you can tell

170. Gold Award Winners 2022 Zaine Lodhi and Desmond Astaire

169. Art reveal: writers see their art and meet the artists

168. Hugh Howey, bestselling self-published author of "Wool"

167. Philippa Werner ensuring you get all royalties owed to you

166. Laura Crenshaw stabilizing and expanding the storytelling industry

165. Marta Sprout, thriller stories give a safe way to unravel why people are violent

164. Judith Anderle: Publishing Contracts & Rights

163. Michael Anderle founder of 20BooksTo50K

162. Turkish artist Max Cavun bringing the best out of fellow artists

161. Nina Kiriki Hoffman on writer's block

160. How to become an author: Zack Be, Storm Humbert, Luke Wildman

159. Jeff Edwards how to write about ordinary people doing extraordinary things

158. NYT bestselling author Douglas E. Richards from UFO non-believer to believer

157. Tom Wood from humble beginnings to world class artist

156. Anj Dockrey Filipina-American author, artist, educator, mother on persistence

155. Kary English Do's, Dont's, and WTF on submitting to Writers of the Future

154. A.G. Riddle a self-publishing sensation with "The Atlantis Gene"

153. Bea Jackson illustration from Michelle Obama to LeBron James

152. Jenna Moreci Three important tips to reach GenZ and Millennials

151. Dean Wesley Smith publishing 70 books in one year to celebrate his 70th birthday

150. Gold Award Winners 2021 Anh Le and Barbara Lund

149. The Value of Mentors with Wulf Moon and Brittany Rainsdon

148. Blake Casselman on creating pop-culture conventions

147. The Big Art Reveal!

146. Writing Panel with Brandon Sanderson, David Farland, SM Stirling, Eric James Stone, Darci Stone

145. CEO of Dragon Con Pat Henry on what makes Dragon Con so important

144. Alexi Vandenberg on marketing and conventions

143. Dragon Con: How to survive as an artist

142. Dragon Con: Story Prompts on the Writers of the Future Panel

141. Joe Montaldo on politics in science fiction

140. Todd McCaffrey NYT bestselling author on indie vs traditional publishing

139. Robin Whitten Founder of AudioFile Mag on the history of audiobooks

138. David Farland: Why he is called the Story Doctor

137. Exec Dir of Audio Publishers Assn Michele Cobb on explosive growth of the audio industry

136. Katherine Kurtz created the historical fantasy sub-genre

135. Academy award-winner Roger Christian on the making of Battlefield Earth

134. Michelle Desrochers & Amelia Pisano on paranormal in creative writing

133. Andrew Gulli editor-in-chief of Strand Magazine on Mystery Sci-Fi

132. Mickey Mikkelson on the value of a publicist

131. Robert Hogg discusses Mars rover Perseverance as the D/Mission Manager

130. Brittany Rainsdon overcoming life issues to become an author

129. Dan dos Santos world-famous-artist on the importance of art education

128. Ace Antonio Hall "Nzondi" on how to present yourself

127. Mary Jane Popp on the KISS of self promotion

126. Kimberly Quigley on pitching stories for TV and doing interviews

125. Show Host Frank MacKay What Makes a Good Radio/TV Interview

124. S. M. Stirling: History is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to be plausible. History doesn't.

123. Andy Dibble speaks of religion in sci-fi & fantasy and idea driven storytelling

122. John Haas When life gets in the way, dreams can still be made to happen

121. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, and John Carter Explained

120. Michael Z. Williamson on military SF, military fiction, and libertarian themed fiction

119. Otto Penzler on the key element to all storytelling

118. The power of story and censorship with David Doering

117. Sara Frazetta, granddaughter of Frank and founder of Frazetta Girls

116. Ed Hulse, Pulp Fiction expert and its impact on today's popular culture

115. Dragon Con CEO, Pat Henry, on the importance of conventions

114. Kevin J. Anderson paying it forward to the next generation of authors

113. Bhagyashree Prabhutendolkar, publisher of India youth magazine for positive change

112. How the Sci-Fi West Was Won with Dakota Livesay

111. Dr. Beatrice Kondo of Johns Hopkins Univ on biotechnology and science fiction

110. Eric Flint bestselling author combined 7 trade unions and a Master's in History

109. Canadian Author Mark Leslie Lefebvre: On Passion and Werewolves

108. Joe Montaldo's New Year's Resolution to Write a Story

107. Bill Fawcett ABCs of Getting Published

106. Steven L. Sears, one of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters

105. Wulf Moon discusses the value of the Writers of the Future Forum to improving one's craft

104. RJ Ellory on the difference between a writer and an aspiring writer

103. Charles Gannon discusses world-building and use of exosapients and exobiospheres

102. Lezli Robyn, editor of Galaxy's Edge Magazine, discusses what a rejection means

101. Scot Noel publisher of DreamForge Magazine discusses how to get published

100. Toni Weisskopf, Publisher of Baen Books, discusses history of Baen and future of publishing

99. Alan Smale is a NASA engineer and award winning alternate history author

98. Lazarus Chernik gives the role of an art director and what they are looking for

97. Larry Niven creator of Known Space discusses writing hard sci fi

96. Nancy Kress gives the 3 key points of world-building

95. Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur, discusses the evolution of self-publishing

94. Echo Chernik discusses talent, skill, and diversity in art

93. Liz Busby discusses the value of SF&F to address religious issues

92. Elizabeth Chatsworth successfully maneuvers a mid-life career change

91. Sean Patrick Hazlett combines real-world paranormal with dark fantasy

90. Craig Elliott: from illustration to animation with Disney, Dreamworks, to Netflix

89. Cassandre Bolan, surviving as an artist, a single mom with kids, and a midlife crisis

88. Martin Shoemaker talks about Hard Sci-fi that he calls Neo-Apollo

87. Stoney Compton on the importance of research in historical fiction

86. Nnedi Okorafor from sports to writing to bestselling author, Black Panther, and Hollywood

85. Illustrator Mark Payton talks about his career and the Star Trek fan film Axanar

84. Melissa Yuan-Innes: From medical doctor to fantasy author

83. Bea Jackson discusses her success by growing with the art industry

82. James Glass from writing to PhD in Physics back to writing

81. Jean-Paul Garnier Indie owner Space Cowboy Bookstore talks about SF

80. Michael Michera from Poland: It's hard work that gets you in the right place at the right time

79. L. Ron Hubbard Writing Tips: "Suspense" with Tim Powers

78. Dustin Panzino discusses surviving as an artist with no conventions

77. Corry Lee: from a Harvard Physics PhD to a science fiction novelist

76. Iranian winner Mason Matak and his challenges creating art in Iran

75. How to write fantasy with World Fantasy Award winner Tim Powers

74. L. Ron Hubbard Writing Tips: "Manuscript Factory" with David Farland

73. Kevin J. Anderson talks about publishing today and his Masters program

72. UK winner Mike Wood has "retired" to his new career as an author

71. David D'Amico transitions to writing as a vocation from a hobby

70. Sean Williams on making story collaboration work for you

69. Diane Dillon, one of the most acclaimed illustrators of our time

68. L. Ron Hubbard Writing Tips: "Magic Out of a Hat" with Orson Scott Card

67. Matthew Rotundo discusses how to start a story

66. Ken Scholes from preacher to author to musician

65. Illustrator Bea Jackson approaches digital art using traditional methods

64. Jason Fischer mentors creative people on the autism spectrum

63. Laurie Tom details how she successfully outlines her short fiction

62. Kary English quit writing in her teens and is now Contest winner and 1st reader

61. David Farland: How to Make More Money With Your Novel

60. Terry Madden provides tips on juggling a career while becoming a writer

59. Tom Doherty, Publisher of Tor, on the history of SF and value of Writers of the Future

58. Grand Master Robert Silverberg discusses SF, Asimov, Campbell, Heinlein, Hubbard

57. Scott T. Barnes editor of NewMyths mag on writing despite anything

56. Q&A with Orson Scott Card plus how "Ender's Game" was born

55. Dragon Award winner Brad Torgersen discusses his writing career and some helpful tips

54. Jody Lynn Nye shares her considerable experience with social media

53. Brianna Winner, from bullied, dyslexic 12-year-old to award-winning author

52. Elise Stephens as a new mom gives tips for a career as an author

51. Jennifer Ober is a SCAD graduate and a "con virgin" at DragonCon

50. Carrie Callahan: A rags to riches writer's dream come true

49. Fantasy artist Ciruelo: Never lose the passion you started with

48. Echo & Lazarus Chernik on the difference between illustration & fine art

47. Illustrator Bruce Brenneise: How to handle art direction

46. Robert J. Sawyer on Diversity in SF and Paying it Forward

45. Illustrator Brian C. Hailes Suggests Growing a Thick Skin as an Aspiring Artist

44. Writing Short Stories that sell from Contest Judges

43. Larry Elmore, Dragonlance artist, provides 3 important tips

42. Robert A. Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard Help Save Lives at DragonCon Blood Drive

41. Story Prompts, Short Fiction & How to Win the Contest from 7 Contest Judges

40. Martin Shoemaker: How he gave up giving up

39. Wulf Moon, award winning author talks about establishing your brand

38. Rob Prior talks about giving artists a chance

37. Illustrator winner Daniel Reneau (vol 29) is a designer at KidRobot

36. DawnRay Ammon & Jenna Eatough and the start of Fyrecon

35. Robert J. Defendi: "It takes 10 years to become an overnight success"

34. Brian Lee Durfee, from Illustration to Writing as a profession

33. Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury talks about Orson Scott Card's 3 rules for storytelling

32. Eric James Stone & Darci Stone at SLC FanX Convention talk about Writers of the Future

31. Preston Dennett entered 47 times since 1986 before winning

30. Yingying Jiang is an award-winning artist with a traditional Chinese background

29. UK artist Sam Kemp on the journey of learning art

28. Meet Rustin Lovewell, from scientist to author, this is his story

27. Meet Qianjiao Ma, award winning illustrator from China

26. Illustrator Alexander Gustafson at Book Expo America: Never Quit. Never give Up!

25. Meet Mica Scotti Kole: a new writer voice you will want to know

24. Writer winner Kyle Kirrin discusses how Brandon Sanderson inspired him

23. Award winning artist Josh Pemberton and his path to illustration

22. An interview with award winning artist Emerson Rabbitt

21. Dean Wesley Smith, international bestselling author on clean first drafts and danger of rewrites

20. Canadian writer winner John Haas discusses his journey to being a full time writer

19. Interview with Illustrator Jennifer Ober and a simple message: practice!

18. Award winning writer Carrie Callahan tells writers: "don't self reject"

16. Interview with Alice Wang, the youngest winner in Contest history

17. Let award winning artist Allen Morris inspire anyone looking to become an artist

15. Interview with Lithuanian illustrator Vytautas Vasiliauskas with a message in his native tongue

14. Interview with Korean illustrator winner Christine Rhee, new mother and aspiring artist

13. Interview with writer David Cleden on writing as a career after a successful career

12. Interview with writer Christopher Baker on the downside of giving up

11. Interview with illustrator Alexander Gustafson on surviving as an artist

10. Interview with Elise Stephens on being a mom and an author

9. Interview with Andrew Dykstal, Writers of the Future Golden Pen Award winner

8. Interview with Aliya Chen, Illustrators of the Future Gold Brush Award winner

7. Interview with Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta on the business of writing

6. Interview with Wulf Moon on the importance of always getting back up

5. Preston Dennett and Dean Wesley Smith, The Topanga Canyon Never Give Up Story

4. Interview With Bob Eggleton, Illustrators of the Future Judge

3. After the Workshop: Interview with Orson Scott Card, Tim Powers, David Farland

2. Interview with David Farland, Coordinating Judge

1. Interview with Contest Director, Joni Labaqui