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Science fiction/fantasy fans and authors will explore the subject of scientific ideas at this year's festivities at the 40th annual Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society convention on Thanksgiving weekend at the LAX Marriott. The annual panel will be moderated by the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest director Joni Labaqui and the panels will also include judges Todd McCaffrey, Tim Powers, and Gregory Benford. Several past winners of the contest will also participate, including 1991 Grand Prize winner James C. Glass, 2010 Grand Prize winner Laurie Tom, winners Brennan Harvey, and Scott T. Barnes.

Every quarter the thousands of entries in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest - the world's largest science fiction and fantasy contest for new writers - are reviewed to see what the current popular subjects are. The current trend leans towards new ideas, original concepts. Those are categorized as science fiction.

Patty Jansen of Sydney, Australia and 2011 winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest, announced the release of her novel, 'Ambassador', through Ticonderoga Publications. The publishing house has been in business since 1996 and has also won the Ditmar Award, Australia's version of the Hugo Awards in the United States.

As the contest just received and entry from the 160th country on Earth, organizers in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future speculative fiction contest noted that there are entries from every continent on Earth, except for Antarctica.

The 2012 Nebula Award winners were announced earlier this week and it is no surprise that among the nominated was a 2007 winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Aliette de Bodard won best Short Story for 'Immersion,' which was published in Clarksworld last June. The Nebula is the top Award bestowed by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America organization. They also honor best Novel, Novella, Novelette, the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Book, the Solstice Award, the Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service Award and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.

Hedgebrook and Whidbey Island Center for the Arts present 'An Evening with Hedgebrook Writers' as part of their Literary Series at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA, tonight, March 16, 2013 at 7.30 pm.

Hedgebrook and Whidbey Island Center for the Arts present 'An Evening with Hedgebrook Writers' as part of their Literary Series at WICA, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 7.30 pm. I've attached a press release on this event and a photo of each of the writers.

Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of the award-winning musical Jerry Springer: The Opera, in the Studio Theater, February 18 through March 27, 2011. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays. There are no matinee performances for this production.