<DIV><p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class="MsoNormal">Twenty-five years ago, L. Ron Hubbard created and endowed the Writers of the Future Contest &ldquo;as a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.&rdquo;&#160; Since that time, the Contest has been a phenomenal success, inspiring a generation of new writers who have now become some of the most recognized and influential voices in the fields of science fiction and fantasy.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class="MsoNormal">&#160;</p> <p style="text-indent: 0in;" class="MsoBodyTextIndent">For the first time in history, this full color coffee table style art book, presents a retrospective of a quarter century of the Contest containing over 1,100 photographs.&#160; You will find the historical highlights, the famed week-long intensive workshops, the guest speakers and presenters (who have included astronauts, industry leaders, futurists, filmmakers, actors, recording artists, and other visionaries).&#160; Each year, the awards ceremony is a celebration of creativity and the arts.</p> </p></DIV>