L. Ron Hubbard presents writers of the future. Volume IX : the year's 17 best tales / from the Writers of the Future International Writing Program ; ill. by the winners in the Illustrators of Future International Illustration Program ; with essays on writing and illustration by L. Ron Hubbard ... [et al.] ; Algis Budrys, senior editor.
Fire / Elizabeth E. Wein -- Afternoon with George / Steve Duff -- Ghosts of the fall / Sean Williams -- Story vitality / L. Ron Hubbard -- Borealis / D. A. Houdek -- Dictates / Vaughn Heppner -- Monitor / John Richard DeRose -- Adjusting the moon / Karawynn Long -- Witchin' man / Douglas Jole -- Breaking into comics / Julius Schwartz -- Memorease of Tommy / Pete D. Manison -- Los muertos / Lisa Smedman -- Lady's portrait : executed in archaic colors / Charles M. Saplak -- No excuses : finding time to write / Kevin J. Anderson -- Cinders of the great war / Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury -- Messages / Stoney Compton -- M / Lisa Maxwell -- Furor scribendi / Octavia E. Butler -- Child's handful of the moon / David Phalen -- Children of China made / Tom Drennan -- Entropy and the strangler / Eric Flint -- About the contests / Dave Wolverton.