Prizes and eligibility: The contest is open to non-professional writers (those who have not met eligibility requirements for SFWA or equivalent: sale of a novel or sale of 3 stories to a large circulation publication). Previous multiple winners and current contest coordinators are also ineligible. The best story which uses the contest theme as a key element will be published in the Confluence 2011 program book, and the author awarded the first prize of $200. Second and third prize win $100 and $50 respectively. Stories may be considered for possible publication in a PARSEC INK publication. Submission to the contest implies consent for publication, but all rights revert immediately to the authors upon publication. Coordinators screen the entries, and the best submissions go on to our panel of three Judges. Decisions of the judges and coordinators in all these matters are final. There is NO entry fee. Multiple submissions (maximum of 4) are allowed.
Format: Stories must be Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror genre. Stories must be original, unpublished, unsold and no more than 3500 words in length. Manuscripts should be double spaced. Judging is blind. PLEASE REMOVE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION (E.G. AUTHOR NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL) FROM THE MANUSCRIPT PROPER. DON'T FORGET TO REMOVE IT FROM HEADERS/FOOTERS TOO. For electronic submissions via our submission manager, you may include contact information in the cover letter/ bio box. For mailed submissions, include a separate title sheet.
Deadline: Approximately the end of
April 2012. A more specific date will be posted in the future.
For more information and to submit your story, go to this link.
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