This year’s Event Horizon (the anthology of stories by authors eligible for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is just out, and you can get it free at the link below.
I haven’t checked yet, but one of my stories should be in there. This is my second (and final) year of eligibility, and I’m not connected enough to actually get nominated, so no Campbell for me; but it is cool to be eligible.
Pick up the book and see what the neopro authors are up to these days.
To oversimplify drastically: Campbell eligibility consists of having sold a story at pro rates, which is something that pretty much anyone who’s willing to work hard on their craft and persevere through many rejections can achieve, if they care about it enough.