| CHICK COREA AND
THE ELEKTRIC BAND JAZZ UP THE 20TH ANNUAL L. RON
HUBBARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS |
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| The
Chick Corea Elektric Band perform music
from their new album To the Stars
at the 20th Anniversary Achievement Awards |
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To
set the mood for the 20th anniversary celebration of
the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards event,
Chick Corea and his world renowned Elektric Band took
the audience "To the Stars" with a spectacular
recital of music from their new album based on L. Ron Hubbard's
science fiction masterpiece.
Chick
joined luminaries from the fields of science, publishing
and entertainment at the ceremonies held at the landmark
Beverly Hills Hotel for the L. Ron Hubbard
Achievement Awards.
The
awards were conferred on 15 new writers and 11 new illustrators
of speculative fiction, all winners of the 2003 Writers
and Illustrators of the Future Contests. Also honored
was world famous fantasy and science fiction author
Anne McCaffrey, creator of the Dragonriders of Pern
Saga and a judge of the Writers of the Future contest
virtually since its outset. She was presented the coveted
L. Ron Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award
for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts by Javier
Ruiz, President of Author Services, Inc.
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"It's
really an honor, particularly considering
the source. L. Ron Hubbard has been
a giant in the field, and for one giant
to nod to me makes me feel bigger too."
— Anne McCaffrey |
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Capping
the ceremonies was the awarding of Hubbard Gold Award
Grand Prizes—including $4,000 in cash--to the
top winners in each contest. Receiving the Grand Prize
for the 2003 "Story of the Year" was William
Katz of Arlington, Virginia, while the Illustrator of
the Year Prize went to Laura Diehl of Grottoes, Virginia.
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Astronaut
Story Musgrave, (left) and actress Sofia
Milos of CSI Miami present the L. Ron
Hubbard Gold Award for "Story of
the Year" to Bill Katz for "The
Plastic Soul of a Note." |
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The
Writers of the Future Contest was itself honored by
the presentation of a proclamation by Los Angeles Mayor
James Hahn for its 20 years of service to aspiring writers
while Publishers Weekly, the bible of the publishing
industry, presented its Outstanding Achievement Award
"to L. Ron Hubbard and the Writers and
Illustrators of the Future Program, the top merit competitions
of their kind in the world..."
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| Judge
Ron Lindahn and actress Sofia Milos present
the L. Ron Hubbard Gold Award to Laura
Deihl |
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The
event was further highlighted by the release of L. Ron Hubbard
Presents Writers of the Future, Vol XX (Galaxy
Press) containing all the winning stories and illustrations.
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Illustration
of the Year" by Laura Diehl for the
story "Shipwoman" |
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The
music performed by the Chick Corea Elektric Band can
be heard on their new CD titled To the Stars
released on the Stretch label by Concord Records. The
To The Stars World Tour has covered Europe and
North America and will extend to Asia in 2005. Go to
www.tothestars.com
to find out more information and hear cuts from the
CD. More photographs of the awards event and week of
activities are located at www.writersofthefuture.com.
| AUTHOR ROBERT
J. SAWYER JOINS WRITERS' CONTEST PANEL OF JUDGES |
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| New
Writers of the Future judge Robert J.
Sawyer participates in 2004 awards ceremony |
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Hugo
and Nebula Award winning science fiction novelist, Robert
J. Sawyer, has been named as a judge for the L. Ron Hubbard's
Writers of the Future Contest.
Sawyer,
a Canadian-born Toronto resident, is the only holder
of top science fiction awards in five different countries
(U.S., Japan, Spain, France and Canada). His novel,
Hominids, was named the 2003 Hugo Award winner.
In 1995, Sawyer's The Terminal Experiment received
the prestigious Nebula Award, given Science Fiction
Writers of America, as best novel of the year. In addition,
Sawyer serves as a frequent guest commentator for various
shows on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
As
a fledging writer, Robert entered the contest three
times. Although he never won, he has his own unique
story on how the contest launched his career. "I
received a rather long letter from Algis Budrys, the
editor of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of
the Future in response to one of my submissions,
where he recommended several points that I correct in
my story," notes Robert. "I made these edits,
changed it from a short story to a novel and wound up
with my first novel sale—it was called Golden
Fleece (1990). It unfortunately disqualified me
for the Contest as I was now a published novelist, but
it did leave me with a personal conviction of the value
of the Contest."
| NEW
RELEASE! L. RON HUBBARD
PRESENTS WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, VOLUME XX |
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 This
historic 20th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard
Presents Writers of the Future anthology, the bestselling
and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings
you 15 exciting, strikingly original stories—by the
best new creative talent in speculative fiction, all
winners of the Writers of the Future Contest—that are
guaranteed to ignite your imagination with strange new
worlds, untraveled galaxies and bizzare dimensions and
the mysteries of a universe of infinite size where somewhere
out there, everything that is possible is real.
Created by L. Ron Hubbard out of his lifetime
commitment to helping new writers and artists, and judged
by Hall-of-Fame rosters of top professionals, the Writers
of the Future anthology has provided a spectacular launching
pad for fledgling writers who over the past two decades
have gone on to publish more than 250 novels—many of
them international bestsellers—and some 2,500 short
stories and to help shape the field of contemporary
speculative fiction and the literary future.
Order L. Ron Hubbard
Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XX Today!
| INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING
IN THE CONTESTS? |
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Participating is very easy and there
is no entry fee. Just remember, the deadline for the
next quarter is December 31st, 2004,
a deadline by postmark. Three cash prizes are awarded
each quarter for each Contest. For writers, first
prize is $1,000, second prize is $750, third prize
is $500. For illustrators, three winners are selected
and each wins $500. The annual Grand Prize for each
Contest is $4,000.
There are certain requirements
that must be met when submitting your entry. The rules
for the Contests have been provided below, so please
review these before sending in your entry.
The mailing addresses
are:
The Contest Administrator for the Writers
and Illustrators of the Future Contest may be contacted
at the following e-mail address: contests@authorservicesinc.com.
You will find she is quite helpful in sorting out
questions on the rules, eligibility requirements,
entry specifications, etc. Feel free to e-mail her
and, while you are in touch, let her know how you
like the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Herald!
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