3rd Quarter Winners announced in international IOTF contest

3RD QUARTER WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN INTERNATIONAL

ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST

Winners this quarter are from the upper border of the US and from Canada

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOLLYWOOD –  The 3^rd  Quarter winners of the 28th year of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest were announced today by Joni Labaqui, the contest Director.
The winners are from Canada, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

THIRD QUARTER WINNERS                              

Fiona Meng of Ontario, Canada                   
John Haverty of Massachusetts                                                
Pat Steiner of Wisconsin           

They were chosen from a group of 9 finalists and are awarded a week long intensive workshop, an awards ceremony and are also published in the annual L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future. Fiona, John and Pat will also receive a cash prize for their win this quarter.

A Grand Prize winner is announced at the annual awards ceremony and is selected by another panel of judges. They will all now compete with the other winners from the other quarters, twelve in all, for the grand prize of $5,000.

Well-known contest judges include award winning artists Cliff Nielsen, Bob Eggleton, Stephen Hickman, Laura Brodian Freas, Judith Miller, Vincent DiFate, Leo & Diane Dillon, Stephen Youll and Stephan Martiniere.

“The judges do not know who they are choosing, the names are concealed from them for a fair judging process. Artists like this because they know it is based on talent alone,” the contest director said.

For more information about the contest, go to www.writersofthefuture.com