AWARD NAME: Lancaster Proclamation 2024

DATE OF RECOGNITION: April 21–27, 2024

WHO PRESENTED IT: Mayor R. Rex Parris

LOCATION: Lancaster, California, USA

TEXT OF THE RECOGNITION:

L. Ron Hubbard
Writers of the Future Week

Whereas, Support of the arts in society is one of the most vital contributions that one can make. As L. Ron Hubbard stated, “A culture is only as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamed by artists”; and

Whereas, Mr. 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.” 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. L. Ron Hubbard’s Contests—now celebrating four decades of helping new writers and artists—has further assisted thousands more in achieving their dreams. The Contests and associated programs provide an enduring gift to the field of speculative fiction; and

Now, therefore, I, R. Rex Parris, Mayor of the City of Lancaster do hereby proclaim, Sunday, April 21, 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 for the benefit of all.

Mayor
R. Rex Parris