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• Introduction by David Farland (1957-2022) • essay by uncredited
• Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume 38) • essay by Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland]
• The Illustrators of the Future Contest and the Importance of Art Direction • essay by Echo Chernik
•  Agatha's Monster • interior artwork by Zaine Lodhi
•  The Magic Book of Accidental City Destruction • interior artwork by Ari Zaritsky
•  The Squid Is My Brother • interior artwork by Natalia Salvador
•  Gallows • interior artwork by Nick Jizba
•  The Professor Was a Thief • interior artwork by Michael Talbot (I)
•  Lilt of a Lark • interior artwork by Brett Stump
•  The Mystical Farrago • interior artwork by Annalee Wu
•  Tsuu, Tsuu, Kasva Suuremasse • interior artwork by Natalia Salvador
•  The Daddy Box • interior artwork by André Mata
•  The Island on the Lake • interior artwork by Majid Saberinejad
•  The Phantom Carnival • interior artwork by Xiaomeng Zhang
•  The Last Dying Season • interior artwork by Jerome Tieh
•  The Mammoth Leaders • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton
•  The Greater Good • interior artwork by Jim Zaccaria
•  For the Federation • interior artwork by Arthur M. Doweyko
•  Psychic Poker • interior artwork by Tenzin Rangdol
• Agatha's Monster • short fiction by Azure Arther
•  Agatha's Monster [2] • interior artwork by Zaine Lodhi (variant of Agatha's Monster)
• The Magic Book of Accidental City Destruction: A Book Wizard's Guide • short fiction by Z. T. Bright
•  The Magic Book of Accidental City Destruction: A Book Wizard's Guide • interior artwork by Ari Zaritsky (variant of The Magic Book of Accidental City Destruction)
• The Squid Is My Brother • short fiction by Mike Jack Stoumbos
•  The Squid Is My Brother [2] • interior artwork by Natalia Salvador (variant of The Squid Is My Brother)
• Gallows • short fiction by Desmond Astaire
•  Gallows [2] • interior artwork by Nick Jizba (variant of Gallows)
• Boos and Taboos • essay by L. Ron Hubbard
• The Professor Was a Thief • (1940) • novelette by L. Ron Hubbard
•  The Professor Was a Thief [2] • interior artwork by Michael Talbot (I) (variant of The Professor Was a Thief)
• Lilt • short fiction by Michael Panter
•  Lilt [2] • interior artwork by Brett Stump (variant of Lilt of a Lark)
• The Mystical Farrago • short fiction by N. V. Haskell
•  The Mystical Farrago [2] • interior artwork by Annalee Wu (variant of The Mystical Farrago)
• Tsuu, Tsuu, Kasva Suuremasse • short fiction by Rebecca E. Treasure
•  Tsuu, Tsuu, Kasva Suuremasse [2] • interior artwork by Natalia Salvador (variant of Tsuu, Tsuu, Kasva Suuremasse)
• The Single Most Important Piece of Advice • essay by Frank Herbert
• The Daddy Box • (2014) • short story by Frank Herbert
•  The Daddy Box [2] • interior artwork by André Mata (variant of The Daddy Box)
• Teamwork: Getting the Best out of Two Writers • essay by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert
• The Island on the Lake • short fiction by John Coming
•  The Island on the Lake [2] • interior artwork by Majid Saberinejad (variant of The Island on the Lake)
• The Phantom Carnival • short fiction by M. Elizabeth Ticknor
•  The Phantom Carnival [2] • interior artwork by Xiaomeng Zhang (variant of The Phantom Carnival)
• The Last Dying Season • short fiction by Brittany Rainsdon
•  The Last Dying Season [2] • interior artwork by Jerome Tieh (variant of The Last Dying Season)
• The Third Artist • essay by Diane Dillon
• A Word of Power • short fiction by Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland]
•  A Word of Power [2] • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton (variant of The Mammoth Leaders)
• The Greater Good • short fiction by Em Dupre
•  The Greater Good [2] • interior artwork by Jim Zaccaria (variant of The Greater Good)
• For the Federation • short fiction by J. A. Becker
•  For the Federation [2] • interior artwork by Arthur M. Doweyko (variant of For the Federation)
• Psychic Poker • short fiction by Lazarus Black
•  Psychic Poker [2] • interior artwork by Tenzin Rangdol (variant of Psychic Poker)
• The Year in the Contests • short fiction by uncredited