Illustrator Winners for the 2nd Quarter!

Dear All,

Here are the 3 Illustrator winners for the
2nd Quarter of the Contest:

Mark Payton of Colorado
Aaron Anderson of Utah
Joshua Stewarrt of Idaho

Congratulations to the three of you.

I'll be posting Honorable Mentions next Monday.
I'm off to Comic-Con, so if you are there, come
to our booth.

Best, Joni

2nd Quarter Winners Announced!!

Dear All,

Winners for the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future
2nd Quarter are:


WRITERS:

1st Place goes to Donald Mead of Bloomington, Illinois for his story The Shadow Man

2nd Place goes to Mike Wood of Bebington, England for his story Risqueman

3rd Place goes to Gra Linnaea of Eugene, Oregon for his story Life in Steam

These three winners will be published in the 25th
volume of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future.

They will attend the workshop and awards ceremony next year.

Congratulations!!!

Tomorrow the illustrator winners are announced.

Best, Joni

This Year's Awards Event --- Here is the News

Dear All,

We are gearing up for the 24th Annual Awards Event
happening on the 15th of August. It will be held here
at the home of the contest,in the beautiful newly
renovated 1st floor theatre of Author Services, Inc.,
7051 Hollywood Blvd., in the heart of Hollywood.

I'm letting you all know as you are invited as
entrants to the contest. The event will be at
7:00pm on Friday the 15th of August.You must RSVP
to me at 323-466-3310 or the contest e-mail address
at contests@authorservicesinc.com. Don't delay!!!
Early RSVPs get the best seats!!!!

Also, winners of the 2nd quarter will be announced
on Monday. Stay tuned.

Best to you all, Joni

KD's Wentworth's Tribute

Algis Budrys was a dear, sweet, talented man with an outrageous sense of humor. He was not only a gifted writer with a sure feel for how to make his own fiction work, but also possessed an even rarer talent--how to pass that knowledge on. For years, he's been paying forward in the best tradition of our field, enriching the lives of aspiring writers, sharing his secrets with a free hand and an open heart. I never met a single person who didn't like him and he enjoyed the company wherever he went. We will all miss him.

Sad News Today - WOTF Contest First Judge - Algis Budrys Passes Away

Algis has been with us from the beginning of this contest, he will
be missed.

Obituaries

Algis "A.J." Burdys
(January 9, 1931 - June 9, 2008)

Algis “A.J.” Budrys, age 77 of Evanston, beloved husband of Edna F. Budrys; loving father of Jeffrey (Kathleen), Steven, Timothy (Mary) and David Budrys; dear grandfather of Zia and Dexter Budrys. Algis was a noted Science Fiction author and editor. Visitation Friday 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Service Saturday 10:00 a.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. at Old Orchard Rd. Skokie. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602 or the American Cancer Society, 820 Davis St, Suite 400, Evanston, IL 60201.

I've given you the above information in case you would like to send something to the family. Best, Joni

Notice On Entries AND This Year Event Info

Dear All,

If you have your story already written, go ahead and send it in now.
Don't wait for the last minute. You will be notified faster that way.
Otherwise, I get hundreds at the last minute and then you wait around
for notification that your story was received.

I'm Planning the event for this year right now. If you are in driving
distance to LA you should consider attending. It is a lot of fun for
everyone. You get the meet the judges, etc.

Judges attending this year are:

Frederik Pohl
Tim Powers
K.D. Wentworth
Larry Niven
Robert J. Sawyer
Kevin J Anderson
Rebecca Moesta
Sean Williams
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Dave Wolverton (Farland)
Yoji Kondo
Cliff Neilsen
Ron Lindahn
Val Lakey-Lindahn
Bob Eggleton
Steven Hickman

Special Service from Contest Judge Dave Wolverton (Farland) Volume II

OK, further instruction on the
KICK IN THE PANTS service.

Below is an e-mail address. So
you e-mail Dave and you write
"kick me". He will then send you
the special message for the day.

Looking forward to your feedback.

Best, Joni