More news from Writer & Illustrator Winner

STEVEN SAVILE (WOTF 19)

Also just done a deal with a horror publisher for a novel, One Summer - a coming of age tale about a group of boys in London in the 80s... My first tie-in novel - hits the shelves Feb 08, with Sacrifice, the next tie-in hot on its heals in March.

between these, I ought to be busy for the next 12 months :)

S.

ARTEM MIROLEVICH

Hello Dear Friends, just wanted to send you an update about my current and upcoming art shows.

This year, once again, I�m being part of Art Chicago/ Bridge Art Fair(April 26-30). First of all the website for the fair is http://www.bridgeartfair.com/chicago/index.htm. Please feel free to
send out an email to anyone you know in Chicago, I can also send you VIP passes to the fair if you have anyone who is interested in attending the parties. At the Fair I'll be traditionally represented by McCaig & Welles Gallery and will be showing new etchings (sample attached to this e-mail).


I'm also participating in a group show in A Space Gallery opening on June 1st. More information about this show can be found in the press release attached to this e-mail or by logging on to www.AspaceGallery.com

And last but not least I'm pleased to say that some of my paintings and etchings are on permanent display at Van Der Plas Gallery, located downtown Manhattan at 89 South Street Seaport Mall, inside of the legendary Pier 17 on the second floor. More info about the gallery could be found @ www.vanderplasgallery.com

Thank you for your continuing support,

Artem Mirolevich
www.artemart.com

First Quarter 2007 Contest Finalists Announced

The first quarter finalists for what will be Writers of the Future Volume 24 were just announced and the names for both the Writers and Illustrators Contests are included. From these names, the 1st quarter winners will be chosen:

WOTF First Quarter 2007 Finalists
Eugene Myers - New York, NY
Dr. Philip Edward Kaldon - Allendale, MI
David Parish-Whittaker - Encinitas, CA
Z.S. Adani - Boca Raton, FL
Laura Bradley Rede - Minneapolis, MN
Ayne Terceira - Gainesville, FL
Patrick Lundrigan - Boonton, NJ
January Mortimer - Middlesex, England

ILOF First Quarter 2007 Finalists
Stephen Stanley * - Eugene, OR
Mark Koralchuk - Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Doronin Andrey Nikolaevich - Omsk, Russia
Diana Hsu - Middletown, NJ
Robert J. Hall, Jr. - Gilbertsville, NY
Alexandra Szweryn - Brisbane, Australia

Congratulations to all of you!

* of special note is ILOF finalist Stephen Stanley who was a first place Writers of the Future winner in volume 21!

Contest Judge Robert Sawyer Releases #17

I'm delighted to announce the release of my 17th novel, ROLLBACK, which has just been published by Tor. ROLLBACK is a novel about rejuvenation and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. You'll find oodles about the book here:

http://sfwriter.com/exrb.htm

BOOK TOUR!

The book is already out, but the official Canadian launch party in Toronto is Saturday, April 14, at 3:00 p.m. at Bakka-Phoenix Books, which is now at 697 Queen Street West (just west of Bathurst).

And the US launch party is Sunday, April 15, at 3:00 p.m., at Write Book and Gift -- the store co-owned by Hugo Award-finalist Nick DiChario -- in Honeoye Falls, NY.

In addition, I'll be traveling to 20 cities in the United States and Canada to promote the release of the ROLLBACK:

USA: Denver, CO; Orlando, FL; Honeoye Falls, NY; Albany, NY; Richmond, VA; Alexandria, VA; Washington, DC; Camp Hill, PA; Milford, NH

CANADA: Vancouver, BC; Edmonton, AB; Calgary, AB; Saskatoon, SK; Winnipeg, MB; Sudbury, ON; Sarnia, ON; London, ON; Woodbridge, ON; Toronto, ON; Oshawa, ON

The tour schedule, with dates, times, and venues, is here:

http://sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm

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The early reviews for ROLLBACK have been great:

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "Sawyer, who has won Hugo and Nebula awards, may well win another major SF award with this superior effort." (starred review, denoting a work of exceptional merit)

QUILL & QUIRE (the Canadian publishing trade journal): "ROLLBACK is a reminder of why Sawyer is one of our most highly regarded writers of speculative fiction, able to handle the demands of the heart and the cosmos with equal skill."

ANALOG: "Extraordinarily fresh and thought-provoking. ROLLBACK is a thoroughly engaging story, with some of the most memorable people you'll ever meet."

SCIFIDIMENSIONS: "ROLLBACK is a shoo-in to be short-listed for next year's major awards."

New Stories and an Art Show

BRYAN BEUS ART SHOW

Please join me at 7:00 on May 2nd, 2007 for a Beauxpaint Gallery Show. Refreshments will be provided.

It's the Harris Fine Arts Center, at Brigham Young University in the BF Larson Gallery. Provo, Utah

A PICTURE OF ALIETTE DE BODARD (WOTF 23)

Aliette is a winner to be published in WOTF 23. I had been asking for her picture so I could send it out with her press release -- in French -- and while I am not posting the press release here, I will share her photo. From Paris, France.

DAVE GOLDMAN (WOTF 21) JUST SOLD A NOVELLA

The January/February 2007 issue of Analog included a short story of mine. And in the past week, the same magazine just accepted a novella (!) from me.

--
Dave Goldman, WOTF XXI

AND FROM STEPHEN KOTOWYCH (WOTF 23) IN TORONTO, CANADA

Just wanted to let you know that I've sold a new story. "Citius, Altius, Fortius" will appear in the anthology Tesseracts 11 , scheduled for release from EDGE Books in November 2007 . It will be my third publication this year (and third publication ever, coincidentally :)

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" is a story about corporate nations, the Olympics, genetic modification, and how dreams have a way of not turning out the way you expect.

The Tesseracts series of books began in 1985 (the first volume was edited by Judith Merril) as a showcase for Canadian SF. Each volume is edited by a rotating group of notables in the Canadian SF scene. This year's editors are Holly Phillips and Cory Doctorow, and past editors have included WOTF judge Robert J. Sawyer.

Best wishes,
Stephen ( http://kotowych.blogspot.com/ )

THE BLOG FEEDS ARE WORKING

The blog feeds are working. So if you want to get the almost daily updates on the L. Ron Hubbard Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests, take advantage of the feeds and get it delivered straight to your desktop!

News from Around the World

Winners from the Writers and Illustrator Contests along with Contest judges are showing up more and more in media and events around the world. The L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests are becoming more and more established at the international level as that much needed career launching pad for many of today's top professionals in science fiction and fantasy as well as being the top short story competition in the world. Just read on!

I will post some of the recent media in one of my next posts.

NEW PODCAST IS NOW LIVE!

Before I forget, have a listen to the podcost which you can find on the right sidebar of this blog. Then let me know what you think and what you would like to hear. I had one request today for readings from some of the stories. This podcast was taken from one of the seminars at the Writers of the Future workshop a few years back with Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Tim Powers, KD Wentworth and Sean Williams talking about getting published.

NEWS FROM COORDINATING JUDGE, KD WENTWORTH

Hi, John! Tim is interviewed in the current issue of Locus and has his picture on the cover. I have stories out in the May issue of FASF and the latest issue of Weird Tales, #343.

Best, KDW

NEWS FROM SHAUN TAN, ILOF WINNER IN VOLUME 8

Shaun Tan, ILOF winner in volume 8, has gotten a special mention by the Bologna book fair for his book that he wrote and drew. NOTE: This is the largest Young Adults and Children book fair in the world and where the Harry Potter boom started. It is a big deal to get such mention in Bologna. Bologna is as big or bigger than the Book Expo America.

NEWS FROM SCOTT NICHOLSON (WOTF 15)

Hi, I wanted to let you know about my new book THEY HUNGER. The book's a vampire thriller set in the remote Southern Appalachian wilderness.


http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/theyhunger.htm
http://www.amazon.com/They-Hunger-Scott-Nicholson/dp/0786017139/

Have a wonderful weekend and drop me a line sometime.

Scott

Scott Nicholson
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com

"This vampiric Deliverance moves quickly and assuredly, offering some fine scares along the way"-- Publisher's Weekly on THEY HUNGER

NEWS FROM JIM HINES (WOTF 15)

I'll definitely be sending you something soon. I just sold two more books to DAW, and I figured I'd send you a write-up to coincide with the release of my next book in a few weeks...

Thanks again!

-Jim
http://www.jimchines.com

More News From our Winners Plus a New Country!

LEE BEAVINGTON (WOTF 22)

Here's an update on recent writing-related events in my life:

I had a reading today at Kwantlen University College for the "Celebrating our Students' Learning" event. The excerpt I chose was from "Remembrance: A Family Love Story," which chronicles the fateful meeting of my great-grandparents. Thomas Craven, 41, a wealthy priest with four degrees met Bridget McGrane, a sweet Irish lass, 19, poor and illiterate. They fell in love, changed their names and emigrated to Canada to escape the scandal their union stirred.

This was my first reading, making me extremely nervous. Being published in Writers of the Future definitely helped my confidence level. In fact, having a professional publication under my belt has been a boost in all areas of my writing.

I've also been invited to the Writers' Union of Canada AGM, which includes Margaret Atwood giving the Margaret Laurence talk on the Writers' Life. I'm honoured to be a student representative for Kwantlen. These conferences are always wonderful inspiration to shift into the writing gear.

Find out more about Lee at www.leebeavington.com

Thanks a bunch!

Cheers,
Lee

RANDALL ENSLEY (WOTF 23)

I had my interview with the New London Day and I will send you copies of that when it comes out.

I will be participating in Free Comic Book Day May 5, 2007, this year at Sarge's Comics in New London, CT appearing as a guest artist as I have the past 4 years.

Let me know if you need more information.

Thank you,

Randall

WRITERS OF THE FUTURE IN TURKISH

After meeting in London, we just finalized a contract with the Turkish publisher Caretta Kitaplari for Writers of the Future Volume 19, Writers of the Future Volume 20, Writers of the Future Volume 21 and Writers of the Future Volume 22.

He will publish the first book in September. That means our winners will now become internationally published authors.

The Feedburner is Working!

Just a quick note to let you all know that the blog feedburner is working on the chicklets to the side of this blog. I'm now working to get the podcast up and running. So be sure to take advantage of any of the feeds set up as I am posting almost daily to this blog and there is continous good news that you will want to know about.

Soldiers in Afghanistan are also reading Writers of the Future!

Not to be outdone by the troops in Iraq, here in Afghanistan we have lieutenant colonels reading Writers of the Future. Of course, it helps that LTC Carlson, the gentleman in the photo, sits across from one of the WotF winners!

Joseph Jordan (WOTF XXII)

JEFF CARLSON WRITTEN UP IN WALNUT CREEK JOURNAL

WOTF XXIII first quarter winner Jeff Carlson had a short article written about him in the Walnut Creek Journal, a weekly tri-city supplement of the Contra Costa Times in the San Francisco East Bay Area. The piece discussed the contest and Jeff's ongoing success, and also included an author photo.

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Send me your news if you are a winner - past, present or future. Or if you are a finalist and have news that other aspiring writers and illustrators could benefit from.

There's lots of great news and it needs to be made known!