Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 | 1985 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 2 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 | 1986 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 3 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 | 1987 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 4 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 | 1988 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 5 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 | 1989 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 6 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 | 1990 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 7 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 | 1991 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 8 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 | 1992 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 9 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 | 1993 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 10 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 | 1994 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 11 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 | 1995 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 12 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 | 1996 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 13 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 | 1997 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 14 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 | 1998 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 15 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 | 1999 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 16 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 | 2000 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 17 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 | 2001 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 18 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 | 2002 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 19 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 | 2002 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 20 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 | 2004 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 21 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 | 2005 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 22 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 | 2006 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 23 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 | 2007 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 24 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 | 2008 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 25 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 | 2009 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 26 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 | 2010 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 27 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 | 2011 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 28 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 | 2012 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 29 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 | 2013 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 30 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 | 2014 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 31 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 | 2015 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 32 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 | 2016 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 33 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 | 2017 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 34 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 | 2018 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 35 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 | 2019 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 36 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 | 2020 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 37 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 | 2021 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 38 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 | 2022 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 39 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 | 2023 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 40 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 | 2024 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
| 41 | L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 | 2025 | Jim C. Hines | Buy |
The L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future series is a long-running anthology that publishes winning stories from the Writers of the Future contest. The contest, founded in 1983, is one of the most prominent competitions for new science fiction and fantasy authors.
The anthology has run for over 40 volumes from 1985 to 2025, with each edition collecting the year’s winning and finalist stories. Many successful genre authors got their start through this contest.