Eric James Stone is a Consulting Judge for the Writers of the Future Contest at Writers and Illustrators of the Future. He possess expertise in science fiction. Colleagues describe him as "Working with Eric was an absolute pleasure, his expertise regarding software development came in handy many times. From what I've observed, Eric's unique perspective played a key role in the success of any project he worked on or was involved with. Without a doubt, I would recommend him to any project/position regarding logic or computers." and "Eric is a well-rounded individual with knowledge spanning much broader than his education, proving he is unafraid of serious research. His writing is crisp and clean, and demonstrates his knowledge without being pretentious. Highly recommended for any freelance work."