2023 • Volume 39
On the evening of Friday, April 28, 2023, glamour and elegance were in full display at the 39th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Gala for Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests in the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy were held at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, CA, with a crowd of 335 people attending the black-tie event.
The cover artwork illustrated by Illustrators of the Future Contest Judge Tom Wood, entitled Wyvern Crucible, inspired the story “Fire in the Hole,” written by Writers of the Future Contest Judge Kevin J. Anderson. Voice actors Jim, Tamra, and Taylor Meskimen recorded the audiobook for Volume 39.
United Public Radio Network broadcast this year’s awards show to 340,000 viewers on Roku and over 1.1 million listeners on the live broadcast.
The Writers and Illustrators of the Future workshops were held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
To see the full list of winners click here.
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