Award winning illustrator Alexander Gustafson talks about how you can sometimes wallpaper your house with rejection slips. His motto: "Never quit. Never give up."

Mica Scotti Kole has been writing since a child. She is determined to make it as a professional writer. She is someone to watch for! She also runs the Twitter account "Free Writing Events" where she found out about Writers of the Future.

Writers of the Future winner Kyle Kirrin discusses what he learned from Brandon Sanderson and the value of a quarterly contest.

Josh Pemberton was schooled in traditional art before discovering illustration, science fiction & fantasy. Discover the amazing art of Josh at www.joshpemberton.com.

Emerson Rabbitt discusses his art and provides simple advice: If its something you want to do, keep at it. Discover the amazing art of Emerson at www.artstation.com/e_rabbitt.

Dean was the first writer to ever be awarded by Writers of the Future 35 years ago. He is now an international bestselling author in multiple genres and talks about how we are now in the NEW pulp era of publishing and the importance of writing clean first drafts and the downside of rewrites.

John is from Ontario, Canada and has entered the Writers of the Future Contest 10 times for the past 10 years. He won with his Lovecraft influenced horror story, "The Damned Voyage." His goal is to transition to a full time writer.

Jennifer has been an artist since she was 6, but had to register as a business when she turned 16 due to her success as an illustrator. She has a simple message for anyone wanting a career as an artist: Practice, practice, practice and follow your passion. Discover Jennifer's amazing art at www.oberillustrations.com.

Carrie has been a writer since she could first write and talks about the importance of not self-rejecting with her own examples as well as Stephen King and his novel "Carrie" (who she was named after.)

Alice Wang is in 10th grade and is the youngest illustrator winner in the Contests history. She has a special message to young artists.