HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 18 CA-L-Ron-Hubbard-awd
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-four writers and artists
from around the globe were honored Friday night at the 24th Annual L. Ron
Hubbard Achievement Awards at Author Services, Inc., located on Hollywood
Blvd, just one block from the Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Kodak Theatre
(home of the Academy Awards). Over 200 fans, Elisabeth Moss (West Wing, Mad
Men) and Dr. Sandra Thomas, the state director for the NAACP, were on hand.
The annual event celebrated the annual winners in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers
and Illustrators of the Future Contests.
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Each writing and illustrating contest winner was presented their trophy by
contest judges at the ceremony and combined cash prizes and royalties of over
$30,000. The Gold Award to the author of the Story of the Year was presented
by Elisabeth Moss and New York Times bestselling author, Tim Powers (Three
Days to Never) to Ian McHugh from Canberra, Australia, for his story "Bitter
Dreams." The Gold Award for the Illustrator of the Year was presented to
Brittany J. Jackson from Detroit, Michigan by Dr. Thomas and Ron Lindahn, a
multiple award winning artist and Illustrator of the Future Contest
coordinating judge.
After presenting the top illustrating award, Dr. Thomas stated, "I am so
supportive of these contests, because they provide inspiration to anyone
striving to do better in life through the arts, no matter who they are or
where they are from."
Prior to the awards ceremony, the winners were flown in from as far away
as South Africa, Argentina, Australia and Canada to attend a week long
workshop taught by contest judges -- including New York Times bestselling
authors Kevin J. Anderson (Dune series), Sean Williams (The Resurrected Man)
and internationally acclaimed artist, Bob Eggleton -- each one an experienced
professional in the field providing sound advice based on hard-won experience.
The intensive mentoring process has proven very successful. Past winners
of the Writing and Illustrating Contests have had over 500 novels, 1,400 short
stories and tens of thousands of illustrations published selling an impressive
31,000,000 books. The Contests were initiated by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983
shortly after returning to the field of science fiction with his bestseller
Battlefield Earth.
For more information, including a free Anne McCaffrey eBook on the subject
of writing, go to http://www.writersofthefuture.com.
SOURCE Galaxy Press
