Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…

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

Featuring Allie Jo Andersen

Allie Jo Andersen grew up believing she was secretly a fairy. Ever since the disappointment of her humanity set in, she’s been weaving tales of fantasy that you can get lost in featuring characters with emotional depth. If she’s not coming up with new worlds to explore, she’s probably listening to her newest favorite podcast or audiobook, wrangling a rabbit or chicken in the backyard with one of her siblings, or plotting victory in the latest family game.

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About Her Short Story

Rabbit Overlord by Allie Jo Andersen

Zookeeper Timothy just wants to make a difference in the world by sharing his appreciation for animals through an educational class. The problem? Nobody has signed up. When he saves a rabbit from a tree and gets bombarded by an entire group of talking bunnies who make him their Rabbit Overlord, he thinks his problem is solved. The rabbits will aid him in getting a lot of people to his class. But Charlie, the young zoo scout who follows Timothy around like a puppy dog, thinks they need to find the rabbits’ real alpha. When the rabbits get sicker and sicker, Timothy realizes he has to find the true Rabbit Overlord before the rabbits suffer permanent damage.

Her Accomplishments
  • Drafted four full-length novels and nineteen short stories.

  • Published five short stories via Havok Publishing and Teen Writers’ Nook’s “Imagine” anthology.

  • Received and implemented feedback on a manuscript totaling 80,000 words.

  • Ran a serial fiction podcast and blog for eighteen months.

  • Gained marketing and business experience running a gluten-free baked goods business at local farmers markets.

  • Spent five years as a Community Assistant on the Young Writers Workshop, where she mentored and supported young teen writers.

  • Went to the Realm Makers conference summer 2026 and the Author Conservatory Conference in the years 2025 and 2026.

Meet the 11 other authors in the anthology!

tabitha Lyon

How a Mouse Became a Knight

A.D. Garcia

The Tale of Beaux Stripe 

Cheyenne Thornton

Waking the Little Lights

abigail ellison

The Candle & The Grove

sarah rye

Lights Out on the Red Planet

kirsten l. pierce

My Space Frog Adventure

julia dunt

The Van Meter Visitor

lucy peterson

All That Flickers

hannah r. smith

The Flaming Pudding

karrissa zanett

A Memory at Every Bend 

mia katherine

The Friendship Mosaic

 

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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