AWARD NAME: East Saint Louis Proclamation 2024

DATE OF RECOGNITION: April 21–27, 2024

WHO PRESENTED IT: Mayor Charles R. Powell III

LOCATION: East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA

TEXT OF THE RECOGNITION:

Proclamation
Honoring Writers of the Future Week

Whereas, Support of the arts in society is one of the most vital contributions that one can make; and

Whereas, L. Ron Hubbard stated, “A culture is only as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamed by artists”; and

Whereas, L. Ron Hubbard founded the Writers of the Future Contest in 1983 to initiate “a means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged”; and

Whereas, The Illustrators of the Future Contest was created five years later to provide that same opportunity for artists; and

Whereas, During the past forty years, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests have discovered and published nearly 1,000 novice authors and artists; and

Whereas, L. Ron Hubbard’s Contests—now celebrating four decades of helping new writers and artists—has further assisted thousands more in achieving their dreams; and

Whereas, The Contests and associated programs provide an enduring gift to the field of speculative fiction.

Now, therefore, I, Charles Powell III, Mayor of the City of East Saint Louis, do hereby proclaim, Sunday, April 21, 2024 to Saturday, April 27, 2024 as

L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Week

and urge all citizens to congratulate and to recognize L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests, which support and encourage writers and artists in our community, and around the world, to pursue their dreams to the benefit of all.

In Witness Whereof: I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the great City of East Saint Louis to be affixed this 21st day of April In The Year of Our Lord 2024.

Mayor Charles R. Powell III
City of East Saint Louis