The link below will take you to a brief video from an interview that Ray Bradbury gave in 1985 at the first Writers of the Future Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, awards that continue to be given each year. In the interview, Ray discusses his advice for young writers and why he feels it's important to help them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...Yh8UDwJSm6xkP1ji75vw