A recent review of Writers of the Future Contest entrants for volume 31 found entrants from around the world, regardless of the primary language spoken.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) October 28, 2014
When the 'Writers Of The Future' contest was originally envisioned by L. Ron Hubbard, its stated purpose was, in his own words, “I initiated a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.” And that purpose has not wavered, with aspiring writers from around the planet now entering the Contest.
While it is to be expected that a majority of the entries would come from the United States, followed by Canada, Australia/New Zealand and the UK, what was surprising in our recent tally, was the number of additional countries, including those where English is not the primary language, which had a surprising number of entries.
The total percentage of entries from English speaking countries, was as follows: 80% from the United States, 5% from Canada, 2% Australia/New Zealand and 1.6% from the United Kingdom.
The total number of entries from countries where English is not the primary language, was as follows: 49 entries from India, 24 from South Africa, 17 from Germany, 12 from France. 11 from Ireland, 9 from Japan, 7 from Greece, 7 from Italy, 6 from Denmark, 5 from Jamaica and 5 from Kenya.
And this was followed by dozens of additional countries with fewer than 5 entries each. Between both Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, we have now received entries from over 170 countries around the world.
The Writers of the Future writing contest was initiated by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988.
The 348 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 838 novels and nearly 4,000 short stories. They have produced 27 New York Times bestsellers and their works have sold over 50 million copies.
The 276 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 4,500 illustrations, 356 comic books, graced 594 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 36 TV shows and 46 major movies.
For more information go to http://www.writersofthefuture.com or http://www.facebook.com/WritersAndIllustratorsOfTheFuture Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) October 28, 2014
When the 'Writers Of The Future' contest was originally envisioned by L. Ron Hubbard, its stated purpose was, in his own words, “I initiated a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.” And that purpose has not wavered, with aspiring writers from around the planet now entering the Contest.
While it is to be expected that a majority of the entries would come from the United States, followed by Canada, Australia/New Zealand and the UK, what was surprising in our recent tally, was the number of additional countries, including those where English is not the primary language, which had a surprising number of entries.
The total percentage of entries from English speaking countries, was as follows: 80% from the United States, 5% from Canada, 2% Australia/New Zealand and 1.6% from the United Kingdom.
The total number of entries from countries where English is not the primary language, was as follows: 49 entries from India, 24 from South Africa, 17 from Germany, 12 from France. 11 from Ireland, 9 from Japan, 7 from Greece, 7 from Italy, 6 from Denmark, 5 from Jamaica and 5 from Kenya.
And this was followed by dozens of additional countries with fewer than 5 entries each. Between both Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, we have now received entries from over 170 countries around the world.
The Writers of the Future writing contest was initiated by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writing Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was created in 1988.
The 348 past winners of the Writing Contest have published 838 novels and nearly 4,000 short stories. They have produced 27 New York Times bestsellers and their works have sold over 50 million copies.
The 276 past winners of the Illustrating Contest have produced over 4,500 illustrations, 356 comic books, graced 594 books and albums with their art and visually contributed to 36 TV shows and 46 major movies.
For more information go to http://www.writersofthefuture.com or http://www.facebook.com/WritersAndIllustratorsOfTheFuture Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.