Steve Pantazis of Oceanside, California will be honored at the 31st annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held in April 2015 in Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where Steve was the 4th quarter, second place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where his winning story, "Switch," will also be published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXXI.
Sharon Joss of Aloha, Oregon will be honored at the 31st annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held in April 2015 in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Ebell Theater. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where Sharon was the 4th quarter, first place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where her winning story will also be published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXXI. As Sharon is a 1st place winner, she will now compete with the other 1st place winners (four in all) for the grand prize of $5,000.00.
Twenty-five writers and artists from around the globe were honoredSunday night, April 13th, at the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards at the prestigiousWilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The two grand prize honors were captured by Randy Hendersonof Kingston, WA who was awarded the The Golden Pen Award and a $5,000 cash prize and Trevor Smith of Tucson, AZ who was awarded the The Golden Brush Award and a $5,000 cash prize.
Hollywood, CA -- The 30th anniversary of the L. Ron Hubbard Awards for winners of the internationally-acclaimed Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests will be held in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Sunday, April 13th and contest organizers announced today that Mark Lefebvre of Kobo, Inc. will speak at the event on the future of publishing.
C. Stuart Hardwick of Houston, Texas will be honored at the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held on the 13th of April 2014 in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where C. Stuart was the 4th quarter, 3rd place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where his winning story, 'Rainbows for Other Days' will be published in the international bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX.
Hollywood, CA -- In what is the largest contest of its kind in the world, finalists for the 4th quarter of the 30th year of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, specializing in fantasy and science fiction were announced today by Dave Wolverton, contest coordinating judge.
Hollywood, CA -- The Writers of the Future Contest was initiated nearly thirty years ago by L. Ron Hubbard to help discover new talent in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Over the decades, hundreds of winners have gone on to critical acclaim, twelve winners having become New York Times bestselling authors. And over the years, Dave Wolverton has taught dozens of new authors in the contest workshop and in his own workshops, who afterward went on to success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) and James Dashner (The Mazer Runner).
Hollywood, CA -- Science fiction/fantasy fans and authors discussed and explored many topics at this year's festivities at the 40th annual Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society convention (Loscon 40). Panels were held on how to write, where to write, who to write with, how to get and agent, how to deal with agents, and-one of the most popular-how to get discovered.
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.
Paul Eckheart of Bountiful, Utah will be honored at the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held on the 13th of April 2014 in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where Paul was the 3rd quarter, 3rd place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where his winning story, 'Shifter' will be published in the international bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX.
Marina J. Lostetter of Fayetteville, a winner in this year's Writers of the Future Contest and published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 29, has taken another significant next step in the attainment of her career as a professional writer. After seeing her winning story, 'Master Bellandino's Mask' published in the annual anthology-and so beating out several thousand other contestants- Lostetter is now finding that editors and publishers have become interested in what she is writing.
K.C. Norton of State College, Pennsylvania, currently working on her Master's in Children and Young Adult (YA) writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, will attend the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held on the 13th of April 2014 in Los Angeles as a winner. The event celebrates this year's winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Her winning story, 'What Moves the Sun and Other Stars,' will be published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX.
Liz Colter from New Castle, Colorado will be honored at the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held in April 2014 in Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where Liz was the 2nd quarter, second place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where her winning story, 'The Clouds in Her Eyes' will also be published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX.
Randy Henderson of Kingston, Washington will be honored at the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held on the 13th of April 2014 in Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where Randy was the 2nd quarter, first place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where his winning story will also be published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX. Since Randy is a 1st place winner, he will now compete with the other 1st place winners (four in all) for the grand prize of $5,000.00.
K.C. Norton of State College, Pennsylvania will be honored at the 30th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards being held on the 13th of April 2014 in Los Angeles. The event will celebrate the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, where K.C. was the 2nd quarter, 3rd place winner for this year, making it further than some several thousand others, and where her winning story, 'What Moves the Sun and Other Stars,' will be published in the bestselling Science Fiction anthology series - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XXX.
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.
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