Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…

The ninth edition of Voices of the Future weaves together short stories of fellowship and freedom in a memorable and heartwarming collection. Experience the next generation’s creativity and vision through tales from rising young creatives.

Featuring Anna Harp

Anna Harp grew up wrestling legs and feet that never quite listened due to her cerebral palsy. Though her feet refused her dream of running, she still lived adventures through books. Now she writes young adult fantasy stories about sidelined characters with physical limitations who still dare to dream, rise above their fears, and find their strength while pursuing their goals. When not writing, she’s cheating gravity in the family pool, jamming to her favorite movie soundtracks while playacting stories, or taking her daily ride on the Nap Train.

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About Her Short Story

Courage Wings by Anna Harp

Squeak dreams of joining the illustrious Hummingbird Cavalry. But since a fall as a hatchling left him too afraid to leave the ground and fly, he figures his dream will never come true. So, despite the threat of the terrible tomcat, Sphinx, Squeak sticks to the ground, leaving the air to the true knights.

But then Sphinx attacks while Squeak and his elven mistress, Blossom, hop to the Solstice Moon Dance. The tomcat corners Blossom, and nothing Squeak can do from the ground helps. 

Is his love for Blossom strong enough to give him a knight’s wings?

Her Accomplishments
  • Completed six novels and two short stories.

  • Received and implemented developmental edits from industry professionals on several projects.

  • Started a successful virtual writing coaching business called Story Magicians Mentoring and mentored several young writers.

  • Appeared as a guest speaker and mentor at the virtual Becoming a Writer of Purpose summit in connection with her business in June 2025.

  • Used her extensive training in marketing and networking, with an emphasis on email marketing, to grow her email list to 100 subscribers in just over a week.

Meet the 8 other authors in the anthology!

clive Farnsley

The Christmas Postman

benjamin t.j. martin

Beneath a Shattered Moon

ava case

The Rescue

kayleigh fan

Cerulean Blue

A.J.V. Lewis

Frost and Flame

christina pickett

Not The Girl In The Mirror

lily grace

The Room That Could Be Mine

J. Breeze

The Knight and the Flower

Support the next generation of writers

100% of the proceeds from this anthology go toward helping up-and-coming writers achieve their goals, such as attending writing conferences where they can pitch their work to agents and publishers.

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