L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the future, Volume 30
Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, fantasy, general, Science fiction, american, Short stories, american, Science fiction, english
Megan E. O'Keefe, L. Ron Hubbard, Robert Silverberg, Orson Scott Card, Val Lindahn, Mike Resnick, Dave Wolverton
Lafayette Ronald "L. Ron" Hubbard was an American science fiction author who developed a self-help system called *Dianetics* which was first published in 1950. Over the following three decades Hubbard developed his self-help ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and rituals as part of a new religion he called *Scientology*. Hubbard's writings became the guiding texts for the *Church of Scientology*  and a number of affiliated organizations that address such diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug rehabilitation.

Hubbard was a controversial public figure, and many details of his life are still disputed.  Official Scientology biographies present him as a "larger-than-life" figure whose career is studded with admirable accomplishments in an astonishing array of fields.  Many of these claims are disputed by former Scientologists and researchers not connected with Scientology, who have written accounts that are sharply critical of Hubbard. || Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America.

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  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg || Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years. || Dave Wolverton (born 30 May 1957), better known by his pen name David Farland is an American author, editor, and instructor of online writing workshops, and groups. He writes in several genres but is known best for his science fiction and fantasy works. His Runelords series have hit the New York Times bestsellers list. In 1987 he won the Writers of the Future contest, and has been nominated for a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award. He lived in St. George, Utah with his wife and five children and is best known for his novels, editing and online writing courses.