The winners for this quarter are from California and the Ukraine.
 
  THIRD QUARTER WINNERS
 
  Jordan Cornthwaite of  Carlsbad, California
  Rebecca Gleason of Los Angeles, California
  Irena Giraud of Chernigov, Ukraine
 

They were chosen from a group of 8 finalists and are now awarded cash prizes, a week long intensive workshop, an awards ceremony and are also published in the annual L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future. Jordan, Rebecca and Irena will receive a cash prize for their win this quarter.

The winners announced today will now compete with the other winners of the year for the Grand Prize of $5,000.00. They will now be required to create an illustration for a story sent to them from the pool of writer winners from the companion Writers of the Future contest. This is the final test. The illustrator who best illustrates the story sent to them wins the big cash prize.

Well-known contest judges include Frank Frazetta, Laura Brodian Freas, Stephen Hickman, Cliff Nielsen, Stephan Martiniere, Bob Eggleton, Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.

For more information about the contest, go to www.writersofthefuture.com. On the home page click on "contest rules". Just below the writer rules you will find the illustrator rules.

Source: Writers of the Future