Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…

The tenth edition of Voices of the Future weaves together short stories of warmth and wonder in a memorable and heartwarming collection. Experience the next generation’s creativity and vision through these brief tales from rising young creatives.

Featuring Lydia Wiebe

Lydia Wiebe grew up in a close-knit Mennonite community where she learned the importance of family and faith. Her brothers always told her that girls couldn’t climb trees, so of course, she climbed them anyway. Between hiding out in her secret tree hideaway, practicing piano,and creating her own imaginary adventures, she quickly discovered she had a knack for storytelling. She wrote her first collection of stories when she was twelve and hasn’t stopped writing since, though now without all the misspellings and cheesy story lessons.

When she’s not writing, Lydia loves spending time with her family, finding cozy coffee shops, and trying to balance going on adventures with wanting to stay indoors and reading.

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About Her Short Story

Last Call for Perfection by Lydia Wiebe

Adalee loves visiting Grandma in Florida, but after last year’s disastrous trip, she needs this trip to go perfectly. She’s planned everything down to the last detail to avoid any mishaps.

But when several unexpected delays keep throwing her plans off-kilter, Adalee can see all of her perfect plans going down the drain. When she encounters a young family going through the same thing she is, can she put aside her plans long enough to see the blessings in embracing the unexpected?

Her Accomplishments
  • Wrote three full length novels and one short story.

  • Received a full manuscript assessment on a completed manuscript.

  • Attended the Author Conservatory Conference in 2025.

  • Continued to build a photography business.

  • Received professional coaching on business and marketing.

  • Participated in two critique groups.

Meet the 8 other authors in the anthology!

hannah grace buzzell

Badgers and Birthdays

Piper Sams

Playing with Fire

jade raine

Leap of Faith

talia rodriquez

The Butterfly Tree

grace hoff

Garden Dreams

anna parks

The Arithmetic of Love

grace m.m. strahan

Theo: Klutz of Griffins

Zoe Sams

Facing the Storm

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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