Here is the archive recording of the live winner announcement from Thursday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m. where we announced who will Soon to be Famous.

This live program announced the winner of the 2018 contest. Meet the 2018 finalists here.

The Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project is the brainchild of library marketing professionals to lift self-published authors to success and indicate the power of libraries and librarians to affect books and reading.