Have you heard of this contest?
38 years ago, L. Ron Hubbard (the author of the science fiction classic Battlefield Earth) started a contest to help discover new authors. It is still running today and the judges are some of your favorite authors, like Brandon Sanderson, Nnedi Okorafor, Orson Scott Card, and more—really good authors are picking these stories.
Also, the contest is free to enter and judged blind, so each author and illustrator has an equal opportunity to win no matter their gender, race, or age. How cool is that?
The newest book, volume 38 also has some amazing extras: a rare short story by Frank Herbert the author of Dune, (we was also a judge!), L. Ron Hubbard, and David Farland as well as articles with tips for new writers.