Discover the Next Generation of Christian Storytellers…

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

Featuring Avery Heisey

Avery always considered herself the hero without a dragon to slay, insecure in her own simple life and story. Growing up meant realizing her own life story does have value, small as her adventures may seem. Avery now tells cozy stories that reflect familiar struggles, weaving them into fantasy worlds to show that even small stories are worth being told. In her spare time, Avery loves storytelling through theatre and singing, and feels most at home in fellowship with her friends and out in nature.

About Her Short Story

Guide and Seek by Avery Heisey

When you’re the daughter of researchers on a jungle island, life should be an adventure. But not for Aelia, who’s stuck at home babysitting her little brother Luc and his rabbit Basil.

Then Aelia finds a letter from her parents’ sponsors requesting a rare herb in order to resume their funding, and she takes it upon herself to find the plant and prove herself to her parents. But there’s one problem: she still has to babysit her brother, and if she takes him with her, he’s bound to cause trouble or at least slow her down.

As she guides Luc and Basil on their search through the jungle, facing crossroads, bothersome parrots, and Luc’s runaway rabbit, Aelia has to learn to be a true leader to find the elusive herb. Will she go at it alone to prove herself to her parents, or will she listen to her little brother, who may know the only way to find the plant after all.

Her Accomplishments
  • Has drafted 10 full-length novels, and had one professionally edited.

  • Started a business as a teenager and practiced in person and online marketing skills.

  • Grew her Core Supporters List by 100 in one month.

  • Drafted a 70K novel in one month.

Meet the 11 other authors in the anthology!

sydney

o'rear

“Hello, Black Dog”

johanna

anaya

“If We Had Wings”

abigail g.

smith

“Never Perfect”

naomi

sowell

“Good Tidings & Twin Sisters”

lillianna

joy

“Dreamscape”

Hollis

wakefield

“The Rose-Tinted Glasses”

Ella

Webb

“The Pond House”

Sam

Matos

“The Percentage of Magic”

sydney

leeson

“Crosswind”

Anna

Galicinski

“Under the Blitz Sky”

Cristiana

Moyer

“Till the Mountain Burns”

Support the next generation of writers

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

About the Author Conservatory

Conservatorynoun: “A school specializing in one of the fine arts.”

The Author Conservatory is an online apprenticeship-modeled program that teaches students the writing & business skills they need to get published and support themselves financially. The Voices of the Future anthology features short stories from nine of our 2024 graduates.

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