Senator Art Haywood, whose district office is in Abington Township, and his son, Arthur Haywood, 34, were recently featured by the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Podcast about the value of the arts in society.

On Thursday, April 25, Haywood was honored at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood as the winner of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest. His art will be published in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40, which was created by Illustrators of the Future Judge, Daniel dos Santos. 

Haywood’s featured painting, an 11×17″ oil piece titled “Magical Encounters”, is an illustration for the short story “The Imagalisk” by Galen Westlake, which was chosen for the 40th anniversary edition.

Senator Haywood traveled to Los Angeles last month to celebrate with his son.

His mother, Julie, Vice President of Cheltenham Township’s School Board, helped inspire her son to share his work publicly. An avid reader, Haywood began to share his favorite stories through illustration.

According to the Los Angeles Sentinel, he has received multiple grants around the world to create book covers, paintings, and murals for libraries and schools, to engage youth in reading and art expression.

During the interview, Senator Haywood discusses what he has done in Pennsylvania with the arts to improve society.

The link to the podcast is here.

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Photos: Art Haywood