Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 1 • Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume VIII) • [Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future)] • essay by Dave Wolverton
• 3 • The Last Indian War • novelette by Brian Burt
• 11 •  The Last Indian War • interior artwork by Evan T. Thomas
• 28 • The Winterberry • short story by Nicholas A. DiChario
• 32 •  The Winterberry • interior artwork by Matthew Stork
• 41 • Boos and Taboos • essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• 49 • Bringing Sissy Home • novelette by Astrid Julian
• 68 •  Bringing Sissy Home • interior artwork by Jane Walker
• 81 • Winter Night, with Kittens • short story by Sam Wilson
• 84 •  Winter Night, with Kittens • interior artwork by Shaun Tan
• 90 • Invisible Man • short story by Larry Ferrill
• 93 •  Invisible Man • interior artwork by Bob Hobbs
• 107 • Naming Characters and Why • essay by Algis Budrys
• 112 • Surrogate • short story by Mark Sumner [as by M. C. Sumner]
• 118 •  Surrogate • interior artwork by Darren J. Albertson [as by Darren Albertson]
• 127 • The Coat of Many Colors • short story by Christine Beckert
• 139 •  The Coat of Many Colors • interior artwork by Evan T. Thomas
• 143 • Timepieces • novelette by Mike E. Swope
• 147 •  Timepieces • interior artwork by Omar Rayyan
• 167 • Notes to the New Artist • essay by Edd Cartier
• 176 • Anne of a Thousand Years • novelette by Michael Paul Meltzer
• 182 •  Anne of a Thousand Years • interior artwork by Ira Crowe
• 209 • Subterranean Pests • short story by James S. Dorr
• 220 •  Subterranean Pests • interior artwork by Allen Koszowski
• 229 • Getting Started • essay by Lois McMaster Bujold
• 237 • A Cold Fragrant Air • short story by C. Maria Plieger
• 243 •  A Cold Fragrant Air • interior artwork by John Caponigro
• 246 • Blueblood • novelette by Bronwyn Elko [as by Bronwynn Elko]
• 258 •  Blueblood • interior artwork by Yevgeny Rzhanov
• 272 • Not Simply Blue • novelette by Gene Bostwick
• 274 •  Not Simply Blue • interior artwork by Allen Koszowski
• 293 • Write from the Heart • essay by R. Garcia y Robertson
• 298 • Scary Monsters • novelette by Stephen Woodworth
• 306 •  Scary Monsters • interior artwork by Yevgeny Rzhanov
• 330 • Pale Marionettes • novelette by Mark Budz
• 337 •  Pale Marionettes • interior artwork by Matthew Stork
• 351 • Running Rings Around the Moon • short story by Kevin Kirk
• 357 •  Running Rings Around the Moon • interior artwork by Omar Rayyan
• 363 • The Augmented Man • novelette by Wendy Rathbone
• 372 •  The Augmented Man • interior artwork by Thomas Whittaker
• 387 • More Than a Contest • essay by Dave Wolverton
• 393 • A Note from Frank Kelly-Freas • essay by Frank Kelly Freas