Schedule

9:00 – noon Writers Workshop: Judges Tim Powers and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judges Tim Powers and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Writer Group #1: Tuxedos Fitting—Meet in the lobby for transportation. BE ON TIME PLEASE. Location: Tuxedos by Mike

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Writer Group #2: Portraits and social videos. Location: Pool patio

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Writer Group #2: Tuxedos Fitting—Meet in the lobby for transportation. BE ON TIME PLEASE. Location: Tuxedos by Mike

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Writer Group #1: Portraits and social videos. Location: Pool patio

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judges Tim Powers and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

Welcome Illustrators! Joni Labaqui will greet you and get you settled into the hotel. Location: Loews hotel lobby

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Grocery shopping run—Meet in the lobby for transportation. Location: Ralph’s supermarket

8:30 – 9:00 p.m. Illustrators of the Future Meet and Greet—Meet the staff and your fellow winners and get an overview of the week. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

Throughout the day impromptu and spontaneous off-the-cuff social media video recordings. (Winners and judges)

MON April 24

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Writers and Illustrators group shot—Meet in hotel lobby. BE ON TIME, PLEASE.

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Writers and Illustrators—Watch video on L. Ron Hubbard, author. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

10:15 – noon Writers Workshop: Judges Tim Powers and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judges Tim Powers & Jody Lynn Nye. The instructors start the clock on the 24-hour story! Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

2:00 p.m. Writers begin 24-hour story assignment. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. All Ladies—Assistance with dresses and accessories. Location: Hospitality suite 1505

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Writers and Illustrators group shot—Meet in hotel lobby. BE ON TIME, PLEASE.

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Writers and Illustrators—Watch video on L. Ron Hubbard, author. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

10:15 – noon Illustrators Workshop: Judge Echo Chernik. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Echo Chernik—The business of illustration. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Illustrators Group #1: Tuxedos Fitting—Meet in the lobby for transportation. BE ON TIME PLEASE. Location: Tuxedos by Mike

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Illustrators Group #2: Portraits and social videos. Location: 2nd floor Mezzanine

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Illustrators Group #1: Portraits and social videos. Location: 2nd floor Mezzanine

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. All Ladies—Assistance with dresses and accessories. Location: Hospitality suite 1505

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

8:00 – 9:30 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Echo Chernik and former winner Bruce Brenneise. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Video interview: Bruce Brenneise. Location: Video interview room

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Podcast interview: Bruce Brenneise. Location: Podcast room 1305

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Video interview: Tim Powers. Location: Video interview room 1917

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Video interview: Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Video interview room 1917

TUES April 25

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

2:00 p.m. Writers 24-Hour Story Deadline. Email story to: [email protected] via email [email protected]

2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judges Tim Powers and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judge Rob Sawyer—Be ambitious and strive to do memorable work. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Lezli Robyn Editor of Galaxy’s Edge Magazine. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judge Nancy Kress. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

6:15 – 7:00 p.m. “Big Reveal” with writers and illustrators. Writers see their art for the first time. Group photo at the end. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

8:00 – 9:30 p.m. Writers read the stories for workshopping. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

9:30 – 10:00 p.m. All Winners: Q&A on gala event and acceptance speeches with President Galaxy Press John Goodwin. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Lazarus Chernik via Zoom. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Val Lakey Lindahn Echo. Location: Park Conference Room—3rd Level

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Ciruelo—Art and Soul via Zoom. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

11:00 – noon Illustrators Workshop: Judge Bob Eggleton via Zoom. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Live figure drawing salon. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Echo Chernik. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Bea Jackson including assignment. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Echo Chernik. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

6:00 – 6:15 p.m. Set up for the “Big Reveal” where the writer winners see your illustration for their story for the first time. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

6:15 – 7:00 p.m. “Big Reveal” with writers and illustrators. Writers see their art for the first time. Group photo at the end. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

8:00 – 9:30 p.m. Illustrators of the Future Workshop: Judge Craig Elliott via Zoom. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

9:30 – 10:00 p.m. All Winners: Q&A on gala event and acceptance speeches with President Galaxy Press John Goodwin. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

Throughout the day impromptu and spontaneous off-the-cuff social media video recordings. (Winners and judges)

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Podcast interview: Val Lakey Lindahn. Location: Podcast room 1305

11:00 – noon Podcast interview: Bea Jackson. Location: Podcast room 1305

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Video interview: Bea Jackson. Location: Video interview room 1917

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Video interview: Val Lakey Lindahn. Location: Video interview room 1917

8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Video interview: Nancy Kress. Location: Video interview room 1917

WED April 26

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Writers Workshop: Judges Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta—On the business of writing. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

11:00 – noon Writers Workshop: Judge Dean Wesley Smith—It’s a new world! Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: Hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judge Nina Kiriki Hoffman. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: S. M. Stirling. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judge Larry Niven—On hard sci-fi. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Writers Workshop: Author and voice actor Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson). Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Book Signing—All winners and judges. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Annual barbecue with all winners, judges, families, and special guests hosted by the Contest (veggie options available). Location: Mt. Olympus Room—3rd Level

8:30 p.m. Transportation to the Live Radio Theater Performance—Meet in the hotel lobby. BE ON TIME, PLEASE. Location: Loews hotel lobby

9:00 – 10:00 p.m. Live Radio Theater Performance of L. Ron Hubbard’s “If I Were You” starring Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) and a full cast. Location: Pavilion at the Celebrity Centre

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Bea Jackson—Assignment review. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Sergey Poyarkov. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Art & Communication by L. Ron Hubbard, application as an artist with Tamra Meskimen and Peter Green. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

11:00 – noon Illustrators Workshop: Judge Echo Chernik. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: Hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Dan dos Santos—On color. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Larry Elmore. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Book Signing—All winners and judges. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Annual barbecue with all winners, judges, families, and special guests hosted by the Contest (veggie options available). Location: Mt. Olympus Room—3rd Level

8:30 p.m. Transportation to the Live Radio Theater Performance—Meet in the hotel lobby. BE ON TIME, PLEASE. Location: Loews hotel lobby

Throughout the day impromptu and spontaneous off-the-cuff social media video recordings. (Winners and judges)

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Video interview: Sergey Poyarkov. Location: Video interview room 1917

11:00 – noon Video interview: Lezli Robyn. Location: Video interview room 1917

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Podcast interview: Lezli Robyn. Location: Podcast room 1305

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Video interview: Kevin J. Anderson. Location: Video interview room 1917

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Kevin J. Anderson. Location: Social Media interview room

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Larry Niven. Location: Social Media interview room

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Video interview: Dan dos Santos. Location: Video interview room 1917

THU April 27

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Writers Workshop: Editor/Author/Designer Bill Fawcett—On conventions, awards and the gaming market. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Writers Workshop: Scientist Beatrice Kondo—On science in science fiction. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

11:00 – noon Writers Workshop: Former winner Wulf Moon—Kickstarters and how to succeed. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Scot Noel on writing for magazines. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Contest first reader Kary English. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Writers Workshop: Judge Nnedi Okorafor. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Writers Workshop: Former winners Wulf Moon, Martin Shoemaker, Steve Pantazis, Eric James Stone, Darci Stone, and Brian Lee Durfee. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Judges Event Rehearsal: Meet in the hotel lobby for transport to the Taglyan Complex.

5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

6:45 – 7:00 p.m. Winners Event Rehearsal: Meet in the hotel lobby for transport to the Taglyan Complex.

7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Winners Event Rehearsal: Taglyan Complex

8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Writer Workshop: Travel back to the hotel and back to workshop to critique selected 24-hour stories. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Tom Wood. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Illustrators Workshop: Judge Laura Freas Beraha—How to think like an illustrator. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

11:30 – noon Illustrators Workshop: Judge Lazarus Chernik—Portfolios and the business of illustration. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

1:30 – 3:45 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Portfolios review with all judges. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Author/Editor/Designer Bill Fawcett—On conventions, awards, and the gaming market. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Illustrators Workshop: Brian Lee Durfee, Bruce Brenneise, Scot Noel, Jane Noel. Location: Echo Park Conference Room—3rd Level

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Judges Event Rehearsal: Meet in the hotel lobby for transport to the Taglyan Taglyan Complex.

5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice

6:45 – 7:00 p.m. All winners travel to the event hall. Bring your portfolios print or digital with you for setup at the venue—they will be secured there. Give your print or digital portfolios to Claude Sandoz. Location: Loews hotel lobby

7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Winners event rehearsal. Location: Taglyan Complex

Throughout the day impromptu and spontaneous off-the-cuff social media video recordings. (Winners and judges)

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Dean Wesley Smith. Location: Social Media interview room

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Podcast interview: Robert J. Sawyer. Location: Podcast room 1305

9:30– 10:00 a.m. Video interview: Wulf Moon. Location: Video interview room 1917

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Video interview: Scot Noel. Location: Video interview room 1917

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Tim Powers. Location: Social Media interview room

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Social Media interview room

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Larry Elmore. Location: Social Media interview room

11:00 – noon Podcast interview: Dan Farr. Location: Podcast room 1305

11:30 – noon Video interview: Tom Wood. Location: Video interview room 1917

11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and Dan dos Santos. Location: Social Media interview room

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Podcast interview: Brian Lee Durfee. Location: Podcast room 1305

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Video interview: Laura Freas Beraha. Location: Video interview room 1917

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Video interview: Brian Lee Durfee. Location: Video interview room 1917

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Social Media interview with Brian Lee Durfee and SM Stirling. Location: Social Media interview room

7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Podcast interview: Nnedi Okorafor. Location: Podcast room 1305

7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Video interview: Larry Elmore. Location: Video interview room 1917

8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Video interview: S.M. Stirling. Location: Video interview room

8:45 – 9:45 p.m. Podcast interview: Laura Freas Beraha. Location: Podcast room

FRI April 28

AWARDS GALA

Throughout the day impromptu and spontaneous off-the-cuff social media video recordings. (Winners and judges)

10:00 – 2:00 p.m. Hair and Makeup—Appointments will be arranged for winners and judges and you will be notified in advance. Location: Elysian Park Conference Room—3rd Level

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Limos depart for the gala from the hotel entrance. Location: Loews hotel lobby

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Red carpet interviews. Location: Taglyan Complex

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Group photo for all judges and winners. Location: Taglyan Complex

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Doors open for all guests. Location: Taglyan Complex

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner. Location: Taglyan Complex

7:00 – 9:30 p.m. L. Ron Hubbard’s 39th Annual Writers & Illustrators of the Future Achievement Awards starts at 7:00 p.m. sharp. Location: Taglyan Complex

9:30 – 11:00 p.m. Reception and book signing. Location: Taglyan Complex

11:00 – 11:20 p.m. Return to hotel. Winners, bring your trophies with you. Location: Taglyan Complex

SAT April 29

GENTLEMEN!

9:00 – noon Tuxedo returns. Location: Hospitality suite

WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

1:30 – 6:00 p.m. Professional Promotion and PR Seminar with President Galaxy Press John Goodwin, VP PR Emily Goodwin, Social Media Manager Claude Sandoz, with Special Guests Joe Montaldo, Carmen Barth, and Jody Lynn Nye. Location: Mt. Olympus Room

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner: hotel or local restaurants. Location: Your choice