Cassandre Bolan - Winning Illustrator of 2014! | Writers & Illustrators of the Future

Cassandre Bolan was one of 12 winners in this year’s Illustrators of the Future Contest and was awarded at the L. Ron Hubbard Awards Ceremony at the Ebell Theatre of Los Angeles on April 13th.

She was flown into Hollywood the week before the awards ceremony to attend workshops led by industry professionals and contest judges such as Cliff Nielsen, Ron Lindahn, Val Lindahn and Robert Castillo.

She was checked into the Loew’s Hotel, located right on Hollywood Blvd.

Meeting Author Services staff and contest administrators

With contest judges Ron and Val Lindahn at a workshop

Mid week the illustrators presented their artwork to the writers in what is called “The Big Reveal.” The illustrators have each created a piece for one of the winning writer’s stories, and the writers don’t know what it looks like or who created it. The illustrations are then laid out on display and the writers have to find the piece that was created for their story.

Her illustrations were for the stories “Beneath the Surface of Two Kills” by Shauna O’Meara and “Push Bike Legion” by Timothy Jordan and will be featured in the Writers of the Future Volume 30, releasing May 7th.

Writer Shauna O’Meara finds the illustration for her story!

Cassandre with writer Shauna O’Meara

Illustration for “Beneath the Surface of Two Kills”

Cassandre with writer Timothy Jordan

Illustration for “Push Bike Legion”

Writers of the Future volume 30

The next day the writers and illustrators went to the Bang Printing Plant to see the Writers of the Future Volume 30 coming off the press! Following this, they were toured through the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.

The books as they are being made at Bang Printing Plant

Inside the Challenger Center

Cassandre suits up

The next day was the much anticipated awards ceremony! After getting hair and makeup done, the winners were ready to make their debut on the red carpet!