Joel C. Scoberg https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Contact me My short stories Who is Joel C. Scoberg? Hello world! I’m on the BSFA Award Long List! Why I love “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Why I love “A Search in Secret India” Why I love “The Paper Menagerie and other stories” I made the Tangent 2025 Recommend Reading List! Follow my writing journey These are the books I love Why I love “The Colour of Magic” Why I love “The Martian” A crash course in marketing for writers Awards Eligibility Awards Eligibility 2025 How to write a Writers of the Future winning story Why I love “A Game of Thrones” Why I love “The Broker” Interviews and media appearances Beware of marketing scams I formed a book club! Interview on The Writing Community Chat Show I’m a Finalist in the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award! Why I love “The Hobbit” 100 submissions in – time for a data deep dive Who’s that Joel C. Scoberg geezer in the news? Why I love “Frankenstein” Why I love “The Alchemist” My first live interview Why I love “A Thousand Splendid Suns” How I became a Writers of the Future winner Introducing my “writing people” Preorder your copy of Volume 41 of WotF now Illustrators of the Future portfolio submissions WOTF41 is out now – go buy your copy! UK Book Release: WOTF41 is now on sale! Dare to believe: five years chasing my writer dream Why I love “Elantris” Why I love “Dune” The 41st Writers of the Future Awards Gala Why I love “Writers of the Future Volume 41” Newsletter & What I’m Reading