Saturday afternoon, the Light Bringer Project hauls its annual Omega Sci-Fi Project awards into Vroman’s upstairs event space, and the lineup of celebrity readers is, frankly, a casting director’s daydream. Isabella Gomez (Shrinking, The Goldbergs), Tawny Newsome (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Space Force), Monnae Michaell (Law and Order), Peter James Smith (The West Wing, The Dropout), and Stephanie Czajkowski (Star Trek: Picard, Doom Patrol) will read original short stories submitted by high schoolers from across greater Los Angeles.
The hardware is real: the Tomorrow Prize for overall excellence, and the Green Feather Award for stories that imagine our way out of environmental trouble. First place gets published in LA Parent Magazine — a clip with a byline before the kid has a driver’s license. Free parking, doors open to everyone, and the room holds the rare combination of teenagers, their proud parents, and people who have boarded a starship on camera.
Bring a kid, bring a friend, bring your dog-eared Le Guin — and arrive early before the good seats go.
Vroman’s Bookstore, Level Two Event Space, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Saturday, May 16, 1–3 p.m. Free. (626) 449-5320
