Stephen R. Stanley Acceptance Speech 2008

Описание: Stephen R. Stanley is the first person to have won in both Writers of the Future and Illustrators of the Future Contests.

He won the Writers of the Future Contest 2005 (volume 21) for his story, "Mars Hath No Fury Like a Pixel Double-Crossed." Then in 2008 he entered the stage again to accept his award as an Illustrators of the Future winner for volume 24.

The annual L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future awards ceremony took place in Hollywood, California this year with the esteemed judges of the contest honoring the winners. The contest is for both new writers and new illustrators and is one of the most acclaimed writers contest and illustrators contest in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST WINNERS

L. Ron Hubbard Gold Award:
Bitter Dreams by Ian McHugh

First Quarter

1. Hangar Queen by Patrick Lundrigan
2. Epiphany by Laura Bradley Rede
3. A War Bird in the Belly of the Mouse by David Parish-Whittaker

Second Quarter

1. Circuit by J. D. EveryHope
2. Simulacrum's Children by Sarah L. Edwards
3. Snakes and Ladders by Paula R. Stiles

Third Quarter

1. Bitter Dreams by Ian McHugh
2. The Girl Who Whispered Beauty by Al Bogdan
3. The Bird Reader's Granddaughter by Kim A. Gillett

Fourth Quarter

1. Cruciger by Erin Cashier
2. Crown of Thorns by Sonia Helbig
3. Taking a Mile by J. Kathleen Cheney

Published Finalist:

A Man in the Moon by Dr. Philip Edward Kaldon

ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST WINNERS

L. Ron Hubbard Gold Award: Brittany J. Jackson


1st Quarter

Robert J. Hall Jr.
Stephen R. Stanley
Alexandra D. Szweryn

2nd Quarter

Robert Castillo
Brittany J. Jackson
Stephen Knox

3rd Quarter

James Galindo
Sean Kibbe
Ilya Shkipin

4th Quarter:

Gustavo Bollinger
Kyle Phillips
William Ruhlig