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Judge Bios for the contest!
Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and author of dozens of bestselling
books of both fiction and non-fiction. Dave’s column for the Miami Herald ran for
25 years and was syndicated in more than 500 newspapers around the world. The popular
comedy series, “Dave’s World,” was based on his life and ran on CBS from 1993-1997.
In 2004, Dave (with Ridley Pearson) began publishing his bestselling series of children’s
books chronicling Peter Pan’s early adventures. The newest book, Peter and the Sword
of Mercy, is scheduled for publication on October 20. In his spare time, Dave plays
lead guitar in the Rock Bottom Remainders, a group whose members have included authors
Stephen King, Amy Tan and Mitch Albom -- and for one performance, Bruce Springsteen.
Dave has run for President of the United States several times but so far has not
won.
Andre Bormanis began his career in Hollywood as the Science Consultant for Star
Trek: Voyager and Deep Space Nine. Andre, who has a degree in Physics and his masters
degree through a NASA Space Grant Fellowship, eventually became a writer for Star
Trek: Enterprise. Since then, he has written for the CBS sci-fi series Threshold
and The Eleventh Hour. He currently is a writer and producer of the popular fantasy
series, Legend of the Seeker. Andre is the author of the book Star Trek: Science
Logs, has had several of his astronomical photographs published in scientific journalsand
is an accomplished pianist.
Craig Ferguson was born in Glasgow, Scotland and broke into show business as a stand-up
comedian. After moving to the United States, Craig quickly found success as an actor,
most notably with his seven years as Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show. In 2006,
Craig became the host of the CBS Late Late Show, where he has won over both audiences
and critics with his comic charm. Craig has written and starred in several films,
including Saving Grace and I’ll Be There and in 2004, he appeared in the film Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2006, his acclaimed first novel, Between
the Bridge and the River, was published by Chronicle Books.
Diana Leszczynski was born in England, raised in Canada and currently lives in California.
While she always wanted to write, she studiously avoided it by working as a researcher,
a reporter and an executive at Warner Bros Studio, where she developed animated
feature films. In 2008, Diana’s first novel, Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose, was
published by Random House. The novel, a comic adventure story, was recently selected
as a Smithsonian Notable Children’s Book and a 2009 Green Earth Book Honoree. Fern
Verdant and the Silver Rose is being developed as a motion picture. Diana is currently
writing her second novel for young people.
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