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7 Classic Science Fiction Books Worth Revisiting
Science Fiction stories delve into all things futuristic, technological, extraterrestrial — you catch our drift. Pivotal authors in the space include Isaac Asimov, George Orwell, Philip K. Dick, N. K. Jemisin, and countless others.
In celebration of both Asimov, his peers, and the entire genre, we’ve put together a collection of sci-fi books that are always worth rereading (or reading for the first time if you’re just getting into these magical worlds of tomorrow). From fun and fascinating intergalactic travels to dystopian futures that will leave you with much to think about, these sci-fi tales are fundamental to the genre.
Foundation Series – Isaac Asimov
The Foundation series began as a few short stories published in the magazine Astounding Stories of Super-Science back in the 1940s and ultimately became an entire series of seven epic books. The tale is set in the distant future where a man named Hari Seldon has invented “psychohistory,” a mathematical means of predicting the future.
Unfortunately, its predictions aren’t very flattering: They foretell a time when humanity will more or less revert back to the Dark Ages. These predictions get Seldon and his crew exiled to a distant planet known as “the Foundation,” where they attempt to shorten the period of decline to come. Apple TV+ also turned the series into a TV show and released the first season in 2021.
Dune – Frank Herbert
As fans of the 2021 Dune film may know, the story is based on the 1960s book by Frank Herbert and its sequels. Dune eventually became a bit like a literary version of Star Wars, as Herbert wrote six novels in the Dune series before he passed away. Later, his son Brian and author Kevin J. Anderson teamed up to produce numerous sequels and spinoffs based on the Dune -iverse.
The saga is set in a future where noble families rule different planets under a sort of intergalactic feudal system. In the first of the six foundational novels, readers are introduced to the heir of one such distinguished group, a boy named Paul Atreides whose family is charged with ruling a planet called Arrakis. When his family is betrayed, Paul embarks on a journey that blends everything from adventure to mysticism in one of the most epic sci-fi tales of all time.
The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula K. Le Guin
While some earlier sci-fi classics tend to reflect women in the light of the times in which they were written, The Left Hand of Darkness is a whole other experience altogether. The 1969 novel follows the adventures of Genly Ai, an envoy who is sent to a stray world called Winter in an attempt to bring it back into the intergalactic fold.
However, to stand a chance, he must overcome his own preconceptions when he’s confronted with a culture that exists entirely without gender prejudice. As Ai soon discovers, some of the creatures on Winter express multiple genders, while others don’t identify with any at all. If you’re a reader who loves to go deep, this one makes for a fascinating read.
Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell
While the actual 1984 may have come and gone, the dystopian novel that shares its name remains a pivotal work of science fiction. The Atlantic notes that “No novel of the past century has had more influence than George Orwell’s 1984 ,” and this assessment is indeed a fair one. Published in 1949, the story follows Winston Smith, who lives under a totalitarian government in which “the Party” controls every aspect of its citizens’ lives.
“Big Brother,” an invisible yet omnipresent leader, is always surveilling the populace to ensure that no one commits so much as a thoughtcrime, which involves no more than thinking of rebelling against the Party. When Smith dares to think for himself, he sets off on a haunting journey that transports readers to a world that’s all too easy to imagine actually existing. While this isn’t necessarily an easy read, it’s an important one that will stay with you for years.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
Though you may not think you’ve heard of this one, it may be a bit more familiar than you think — it’s the inspiration behind Ridley Scott’s film, Blade Runner (1982). First published in 1968, the novel takes place in a dystopian 2021 where entire species have been eliminated by a global war. In an effort to replace live animals, which are highly prized, series of incredibly realistic androids have been developed, some of which are even fashioned after human beings.
However, when the government becomes wary of these AI humans and their disturbing capabilities, it eventually bans them from Earth. Bounty hunter Rick Deckard is sent to “retire” any rogue androids that remain, which doesn’t prove to be an easy task.
Kindred – Octavia E. Butler
Kindred has become a foundational work of sci-fi and African-American literature alike. The story follows a modern young Black woman named Dana who is suddenly deposited back in time to the pre-Civil War South. Through a series of trips between that era and her own time, Dana is forced to contend with the horrors of slavery, racism and sexism while completing a series of tasks.
Though each journey becomes more dangerous, Dana realizes that her own family’s future depends on their successful completion. First published in 1979, the novel remains relevant today with its skillful blend of romance, sci-fi, feminism, equality and adventure.
A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L’Engle
A Wrinkle in Time is a classic story of good vs. evil presented through an adventurous sci-fi lens. The tale follows a high school student named Meg Murray, her friend Calvin O’Keefe and her younger brother Charles Wallace. When the three are introduced to tesseracts (or wrinkles in time) by an unearthly visitor, they set off on a journey through time and space to rescue Meg’s missing scientist father.
Along the way, she learns a series of timeless life lessons about everything from the power of individuality to the resiliency of love. Appropriate for both young and adult readers alike, this one is a fun and fascinating tale that seems impossible to outgrow.
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Flash fiction competition.
Pigeon Review
A flash fiction competition in honor of the Pigeon Review Publication turning 1 year old.
Additional prizes
2nd: $75 | 3rd: $25 | Finalist & Top 3 Published
Entry requirements
Deadline: August 31, 2022 (Expired)
Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller
Best Indie Book Award
The annual Best Indie Book Award® (or BIBA®) is an international literary awards contest recognizing self-published and independently published authors from all over the world. Entries are limited to independently (indie) published books, including those from small presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.
Deadline: October 01, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Novel, Novella, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult
2nd Annual WCWF Writing Contest
Wine Country Writers' Festival
Fire up those pens and get those unpublished stories and poems submitted to WCWF 2nd Annual Writing Contest. Three winners in each category, publication in Anthology, and your own copy. Entries: $15 or two for $25.
2nd Place: $75 | 3rd Place: $50
Deadline: July 29, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Science Writing, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult
Time Travelers Contest
The theme of this contest is Time travel. To respect the theme of the contest, the main character or characters of your entry must go through a change of temporality and must have a significant impact on the plot. This change must occur in the story before the end of the fourth chapter and must be mentioned in your book description.
2nd: €750 3rd: €250
💰 Fee: FREE
Deadline: May 25, 2022 (Expired)
Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Beagle North Competition
Beagle North
The theme for Beagle North's short story competition changes quarterly. - Your story must be no longer than 2,500 words (not including the title) - Only one story permitted per person, each quarter - Stories must be in English
£20 Amazon Voucher
£10 Amazon voucher for 2nd and 3rd place
Deadline: June 30, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller
The Dante Rossetti Awards
Chanticleer Book Reviews and Media
The Dante Rossetti Awards Categories are: Contemporary Young Adult; SFF & Paranormal; Dystopian/Edgy/Urban; Mystery/Thriller/Suspense; Historical Young Adult; YA Adventure/Romance. The Chanticleer Prize Package includes: A Prize Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals Digital Badges for display on your website or incorporation into book covers Book stickers to identify your print books to bookstore shoppers as they browse.
Deadline: August 30, 2022 (Expired)
Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult
Claymore Award
Killer Nashville
Created in 2009, the Killer Nashville Claymore Award assists new and rebranding English-language fiction authors to get published, including possible agent representation, book advances, editor deals, and movie and television sales. The contest is limited to only the first 50 double-spaced pages of unpublished English-language manuscripts containing elements of thriller, mystery, crime, or suspense NOT currently under contract.
Possible contract with Mystery Writers of America
Deadline: April 01, 2023
Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Novel, Science Fiction, Thriller
Globe Soup are looking for the best flash fiction of no more than 800 words. The competition features a secret location in which all participants must set their story. Participants can get extensive feedback on their entry by joining Globe Soup's writing group and free entry to their monthly micro fiction contests and other opportunities to win cash prizes!
Deadline: December 31, 2021 (Expired)
Fiction, Flash Fiction, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Caledonia Novel Award
Now in our ninth year of competition, we are an Edinburgh-based, international award for unpublished and self-published novelists in all genres for adults and YA. This year's judge is Charlotte Seymour, literary agent at Johnson & Alcock. On top of the £1,500 top prize, the best entry from the UK and Ireland will receive a place on a writing course at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre.
Free place on a writing course at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre.
Deadline: November 01, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Novel, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Romance, Suspense
First 5 Pages Prize
Stockholm Writers Festival
SWF is proud to launch the First 5 Pages Prize to mark our 5th anniversary. Dazzle us with your brilliance. Delight us with your wit. Deceive us with your dastardly plot-twists. There will be one Grand Prize winner chosen from all entries. The winner will receive: $1000 cash, a ticket to SWF22, a pitch meeting with an agent conducted over Zoom, two night’s accommodation at a boutique hotel, and a full developmental edit donated by Reedsy, the industry’s leading platform for writing services.
A full developmental edit donated by Reedsy & pitch meeting with an agent
Deadline: January 31, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Novel, Novella, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Fire up those pens and get those unpublished stories and poems submitted to WCWF 2nd Annual Writing Contest. Three winners in each category, publication in Anthology, and your own copy. Entries: $15 or two for $25. See the contest rules and enter now. Blind Judging.
Publication in an anthology
Science me a Story
Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK (SRUK)
This competition was created with the aim of promoting scientific outreach in a fun and engaging way, appropriate for primary school children. The ultimate goal of the contest is to promote scientific spirit and inspire the generations that will build our future. We hope to achieve this through the communication of scientific achievements, findings, methods, and anecdotes in the form of short stories.
£150 and £100 runner ups
Deadline: April 24, 2022 (Expired)
Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Science Writing, Short Story
Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2022
Creative Writing Ink
We're looking for short stories of up to 3000 words. Stories can be any theme, genre, or subject - the world is your oyster! Top prize is £1000, plus a free creative writing course of your choice and publication on our site. Two runners-up will receive £200 each."
Free creative writing course, publication online
Deadline: September 30, 2022 (Expired)
Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult
Imagine 2200
The Imagine 2200 contest calls for short stories that envision the next 178 years of equitable climate progress. We seek cultural authenticity, rich characters with intersecting identities, and stories that challenge the status quo (which accepts extraction, oppression, and violence).
2nd: $2000, 3rd: $1000; finalists will receive $300.
Deadline: May 05, 2022 (Expired)
Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller
The 2022 First Chapter Book Contest
TheNextBigWriter, LLC
Have a book or a novel idea you've been noodling? Enter your first chapter into the Booksie First Chapter Contest and see how it does. You don't need to have finished the book. You don't even need more than the first chapter. We're looking for a start that will grab our attention, that is original, that is well written, and that makes us want to beg you to see what comes next. And for those we find, we'll provide some awards to inspire you to finish writing the book or, if finished, to help get it published.
Gold contest badge.
Deadline: May 14, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Novel, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
The George Floyd Short Story Competition Vol2
Nottingham Writers' Studio
We’ll be taking stories of up to 5,000 words, on the theme of the environment and the ongoing climate crisis. Entrants can write in any genre. There is no fee to take part and we’re offering cash prizes to every successful applicant plus publication in our next anthology. 1st - £250 2nd - £125 3rd - £75 Runner up - £15
Publication in anthology - Earth 2.0
Deadline: February 28, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Season Themes
HAVOK Publishing
HAVOK is a constant flash fiction contest, with rolling deadlines. Each season is split into monthly competitions with thematically connected prompts in a range of genres.
Publication in an anthology. Potential for larger gift card wins.
Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller
Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest
Book Pipeline
Launched in 2014, Book Pipeline connects writers worldwide with publishers, editors, agents, and the film industry. Through two submission platforms—Unpublished and Adaptation—the company seeks both new and established authors. For over 22 years, Pipeline has bridged the gap between up-and-coming writers and the industry through a unique, long-term, hands-on facilitation process. The result thus far has been $8 million in scripts sold to studios and networks since 1999.
Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Queer Sci-Fi Flash Fiction Contest
Queer Sci-Fi
Every year, QSF holds a flash fiction contest to create an amazing new anthology of queer speculative fiction stories. We ask authors to do the nearly-impossible – to submit a sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror LGBTIQA story that has no more than 300 words. The theme for 2022 is "Clarity".
Top 3 stories published in an ebook
Deadline: May 01, 2022 (Expired)
Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Science Fiction
Uncharted Magazine Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short Story Award
Uncharted Magazine
We invite writers to submit to the Uncharted Magazine Science Fiction and Fantasy Prize from August 1 to September 30, 2021. We’re excited to offer the winner of this prize $3000 and publication, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively along with publication.
Publication in Uncharted Magazine
Deadline: September 30, 2021 (Expired)
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Story
Bristol Short Story Prize
Tangent Books
Welcome to the Bristol Short Story Prize – an annual international writing competition open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based writers. Stories can be on any theme or subject and are welcome in any style including graphic, verse or genre-based (Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Romance, Children’s etc..) .
£500, £250, £100
Deadline: May 04, 2022 (Expired)
Fiction, Short Story, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult
The Rubery Prize
Rubery Book Awards
The Rubery Prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published by independent presses, judged by reputable judges. Through our reputation of finding quality and outstanding books we aim to bring recognition to the works that win and heighten an author's profile.
£200, a write-up
Deadline: March 31, 2022 (Expired)
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Novel, Novella, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Romance
IFW Sci-Fi First Pages Contest
Institute for Writers
Can you establish your science fiction world and pull a reader into your story in the first 1,000 words? Submit the first 1,000 words of your unpublished sci-fi manuscript aimed at an adult (or young adult) audience for your chance to win the grand prize.
Critique from an IFW Instructor
Deadline: August 31, 2021 (Expired)
Insecure Writer's Support Group Anthology Contest
Insecure Writer's Support Group
The winning stories will be edited and published by Dancing Lemur Press' imprint Freedom Fox Press next year in the IWSG anthology. Authors will receive royalties on books sold, both print and eBook. The top story will have the honor of giving the anthology its title. This year's genre is sweet romance, and the theme is first love.
Publication by Freedom Fox Press
Deadline: September 01, 2021 (Expired)
Fiction, Science Fiction, Romance
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23 Science Fiction Writing Contests
Hannah Yang
Speculative Fiction Author
If you love writing science fiction and fantasy, submitting your work to a contest can be a fantastic way to progress on your writing journey.
With luck, you can get your stories published, achieve literary recognition, and even win cash prizes.
We’ve compiled a list of 23 legitimate, high-quality science fiction and fantasy writing contests that you can enter in 2022 and 2023.
These contests are open to short stories, flash fiction, and/or poetry. It’s worth noting that some of these literary contests accept multiple genres, which means there are some sci-fi contests you can submit your fantasy stories to, and vice versa.
Make sure you read both sections of the article so you don’t miss anything!
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The Writers of the Future Contest is the most enduring and influential contest in the history of science fiction and fantasy. The contest is held once every three months, with a generous $1,000 prize.
- Prize: $1,000 for the grand prize winner, $750 for second place, and $500 for third place
- Entry fee: free
- Guidelines: submissions must be short stories or novelettes (up to 17,000 words) in the genre of science fiction or fantasy; open to new and amateur writers around the world
- Deadline: quarterly on September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30
New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story Contest
The NESFA contest is a short story contest for beginning writers and judges provide feedback for all qualifying contest entries.
According to their website, they’re looking for “engaging openings, good character development, well-structured plotting, powerful imagery, witty or humorous language, unique word or phrasing choices, and convincing endings.”
- Prize: a certificate of achievement, three NESFA Press books, and a free membership to the Boskone conference
- Guidelines: writers must be beginners, meaning that they have not received more than $1,000 for their fiction writing; a qualifying story must have strong science fiction or fantasy elements and must be shorter than 7,500 words
- Deadline: September 30, 2022, or until the contest reaches 60 entries, whichever comes first
F(r)iction Lit Fall Contest
F(r)iction is a literary magazine that often publishes genre-bending stories. This year, they’re running a short story contest in which Ken Liu is one of the guest judges, which means this year’s contest is a great option for sci-fi and fantasy authors .
According to their website, “experimental, non-traditional, and boundary-pushing literature is strongly encouraged. Show us your wildest and weirdest!”
- Prize: $1,000 short story / $300 flash fiction / $300 poetry
- Entry fee: $15 short story / $10 flash fiction / $10 poetry
- Guidelines: submit flash fiction (up to 1,000 words), a short story (up to 7,500 words), poetry (up to 3 pages), or creative non-fiction (up to 6,500 words); stories can be in any genre or style
- Deadline: November 1, 2022
Commonwealth Short Fiction Prize
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual short fiction contest administered by the Commonwealth Foundation.
If you’re a short story writer and a citizen of a Commonwealth country, this contest is a fantastic option, with a generous £5,000 cash prize for the winner. It’s not specific to science fiction or fantasy authors , but speculative fiction writers are welcome to enter.
- Prize: £5,000 ($6,922) for the overall winner and £2,500 ($3,461) for regional winners
- Entry fee: TBC
- Guidelines: Entrants must be citizens of a Commonwealth country and age 18 or over. Submit a short story (between 2,000 and 5,000 words). As well as English, they accept stories in the Bengali, Chinese, French, Greek, Kiswahili, Malay, Portuguese, Samoan, Tamil and Turkish languages. There’s no restrictions on genre or theme
- Deadline: November 1, 2022.
The Roswell Award
The Roswell Award is an annual science fiction contest with a $500 prize, co-presented by Sci-Fest L.A. and the Light Bringer Project. This is a great option if you like using your writing to unite the worlds of science and art.
- Prize: $500 for first place, $250 for second place, and $100 for third place
- Guidelines: Submit a science fiction story. Open to writers around the world aged 16 or older. Writers are encouraged to explore scientific, social, technological, environmental, and philosophical themes in their writing and always, at the core, to master the art of great storytelling.
- Deadline: TBC
Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award
The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award is an annual contest, co-hosted by the National Space Society and Baen Books, for stories about manned space exploration. If you’re interested in the role that science fiction plays in advancing real science, this is a great option that pays professional rates.
- Prize: Professional-paying rates (8 cents per word). The winner’s story will be published as the featured story on the Baen Books main website. The winner will also receive free entry into the 2023 International Space Development Conference and a prize package including a year’s membership to the National Space Society
- Guidelines: Submit a short story (up to 8,000 words) in English that shows the near future (no more than 50 to 60 years out) of manned space exploration. Amongst other themes, judges want to see moon bases, Mars colonies, orbital habitats, artificial intelligence, nano-technology, heroics, sacrifice, and/or adventure.
- Deadline: February 1, 2023
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Create the Future Climate Writing Competition
The Create the Future Climate Writing Competition is a contest for short stories and poetry related to the future of climate change. It’s a great opportunity to submit a story or poem that also makes a social impact.
- Prize: £50 plus Eco Lifestyle bundles for UK winners
- Guidelines: submit a short story (up to 2,000 words) or a poem (up to 40 lines) in English related to “fresh, new ways of thinking about and strengthening our connection to the rest of the living world,” “bold, imaginative predictions or hopes for the future,” or “stories that show us how we get from here to there.”
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was March 13, 2022.
Mike Resnick Memorial Award for Short Fiction
The Mike Resnick Memorial Award is an annual contest for science fiction stories. Arc Manor, the publisher of Galaxy’s Edge magazine, judges the submissions.
- Prize: The first-place winner gets a trophy, a cash award of $250, and publication in Galaxy’s Edge . The second-place winner gets $100, and the third-place winner gets $50.
- Guidelines: submit a sci-fi story of up to 7,499 words; all writers are eligible to submit
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was April 15, 2022.
QueerSciFi.com Flash Fiction Contest
QueerSciFi (QSF) holds a flash fiction contest every year to create an amazing new anthology of queer speculative fiction. This contest only accepts flash fiction of up to 300 words, so if you write LGBTQ+ characters and you like to keep your stories short, this could be the contest for you! The theme for 2022 was “Clarity.”
- Prize: inclusion in the annual QSF anthology
- Entry Fee: free
- Guidelines: stories must be no more than 300 words, and must be in the genre of sci-fi , fantasy, paranormal, or horror
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was May 5, 2022.
Fix Climate Fiction Contest
Fix was founded on the premise that promising solutions to the climate crisis exist—they just haven’t gained enough momentum to take off. Every year, they hold a writing contest for science fiction stories that envision a world with better climate solutions.
There’s a slightly different theme every year, with the theme for 2022 being “Imagine 2200.” If you’re interested in climate fiction, this could be a great option for you!
- Prize: $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place, with $300 for an additional nine runners up
- Guideline: stories can be 3,000–5,000 words; the contest is open to all writers over 18 who write in English, anywhere in the world
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was May 6, 2022.
Sapiens Plurum Short Fiction Contest
Every year, Sapiens Plurum holds a short fiction contest that opens on Earth Day each year. Each year has a slightly different theme that has something to do with sustainability. The 2022 theme was “inventing beautiful futures.”
- Prize: $1,000 for first prize, $500 for second prize, and $300 for third prize
- Guidelines: authors must be 18 or older; submissions must be 1,500–3,000 words
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was June 15, 2022.
Havok Flash Fiction Contest
Havok is open to flash fiction in all kinds of genres, especially fantasy! They arrange publication periods into seasons, and each season has themes that each last about a month. For example, their “Season Eight: Vice & Virtue” season includes themes like “Cowardice / Courage,” “Rage / Peace,” and “Selfishness / Sacrifice.”
- Prize: publication on the Havok website
- Guidelines: submit a flash story between 300–1,000 words. Make sure your story fits one of the daily genres: mystery, science fiction, comedy, thriller, and fantasy
- Deadline: monthly
Prose Weekly Challenge
Prose, a social network for readers and writers, offers weekly challenges meant to spark your creativity. This is a fun, low-stakes challenge, with a small cash prize to sweeten the deal, and it’s open to all genres of fiction.
- Prize: each week’s winner receives $100
- Guidelines: submit a short piece of writing (up to 500 words) related to the weekly prompt
- Deadline: weekly
Write the World Young Writers Contest
If you’re a young writer aged 13–18, the Write the World contest is a great option for you. They’re not just contests, they also serve as mini workshops, because every story you submit will receive peer review by authors, writing teachers, and other experts.
Contests vary each month, but sometimes the theme is related to science fiction, sometimes to fantasy, and sometimes to other genres.
- Prize: $100 for the winner and $50 for the runner-up (plus $50 for the best peer-reviewer). All three are featured on Write the World’s blog alongside comments from a guest judge
- Guidelines: varies each month
Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition
The Creative Writing Ink short story competition is a contest for short story writers all over the world. Stories can be on any subject, theme, or genre. This year’s judge is Kerry Hadley-Price, and all submissions are judged anonymously.
- Prize: £1,000 for the grand prize winner
- Entry fee: £9
- Guidelines: stories can be up to 3,000 words and can be in any genre and on any topic; writers all over the world are eligible
- Deadline: September 30, 2022
Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Writers
The Dream Foundry writing contest is an annual contest for “writers who are relatively new to paid or incoming-earning publication of speculative short fiction in English.” Winners get featured at Flights of Foundry, an annual convention where professional writers, artists, and editors come together to discuss speculative fiction.
- Prize: $1,000 for the grand prize winner, $500 for second place, $200 for third place
- Guidelines: stories can be up to 10,000 words; writers all over the world are eligible
- Deadline: October 8, 2022
National Fantasy Fan Federation Short Story Contest
The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) operates a short story contest every year for amateur writers of fantasy and science fiction. It’s free to enter, and the winners receive a small cash prize.
- Prize: $50 for first place, $30 for second place, and $20 for third place
- Guidelines: Submit a science fiction or fantasy story of up to 8,500 words. The contest is open to all amateur writers, i.e. those who have sold no more than two stories to professional publications.
- Deadline: December 31, 2022
Jack L. Chalker Young Writers’ Contest
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) hosts the Jack L. Chalker Young Writers’ Contest every year for writers between the ages of 14–18.
- Prize: $150 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place, as well as complimentary registrations for Balticon
- Guidelines: Contestants must be between the ages of 14 to 18. They must reside in or attend school in Maryland. Submissions must be science fiction or fantasy stories no longer than 2,500 words.
- Deadline: March 31, 2023
Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
Baen Books hosts the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, which “recognizes the best original adventure fantasy short story in the style of fantasy greats like Mercedes Lackey, Larry Correia, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Elizabeth Moon, Andre Norton, Brandon Sanderson, J.R.R. Tolkien, and David Weber.”
- Prize: $500 of free Baen Books and publication as the featured story on the Baen Books main website
- Guidelines: Submit a story of no more than 8,000 words. It must be a work of fantasy, though all fantasy genres are open, e.g. epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery, contemporary fantasy, etc.
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was April 30, 2022.
Parsec Short Story Contest
Parsec Ink holds an annual contest for fantasy, science fiction, and horror short stories from non-professional writers, with a small cash prize for the winners. There’s a different theme every year.
- Prize: $200 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place
- Guidelines: Submit a short story (up to 3,500 words) based on the annual theme. The 2022 theme was “Hearth, Song, and Table.” The 2023 theme has not yet been announced.
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was May 1, 2022.
BSFS Amateur Writing Contest
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) Amateur Writing Contest is open to up-and-coming writers over 18 years old who are residents of Maryland.
According to their website, “the judges are looking for stories with gripping openings, good world building, interesting characters, strong plots, powerful images, biting satire, good word choice, and touching endings.”
- Prize: $250 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place. The top five entries all receive free memberships to Balticon, the BSFS convention held in Baltimore on Memorial Day weekend.
- Guidelines: Stories must be 1,000–5,500 words and include a speculative element. Writers must be adults living in Maryland, or students attending a college in Maryland.
British Fantasy Society Short Story Competition
The British Fantasy Society (BFS) holds an annual contest for fantastical short stories. Each year, they choose a different panel of professional writers to judge the submitted stories.
- Prize: £100 for first place, £50 for second place, and £20 for third place. All finalists receive a year’s membership of the BFS and publication in BFS Horizons .
- Entry Fee: free for BFS members, £5 for non-members
- Guidelines: any kind of fantastical story is welcome, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, supernatural, magical realism, and slipstream; stories must not exceed 5,000 words
- Deadline: June 30, 2023
Uncharted Magazine Short Story Award
Uncharted is a pro-rate magazine that publishes science fiction / fantasy, thriller / horror, and mystery / crime stories. Every year, they run a short story contest open to all of those genres. According to their website, they’re looking for “stories that thrill us, that make us feel alive, that awaken our desires to explore and go on adventures.”
- Prize: $1,000 for each of three winners, and $300 for each honorable mention
- Entry Fee: $20
- Guidelines: submit a story of 1,001–5,000 words in one of the acceptable genres
- Deadline: TBC 2023. The 2022 deadline was July 31, 2022.
Entering a science fiction and fantasy short story contest can be a great idea for the following reasons:
On the other hand, it’s important to keep in mind that it takes a lot of luck to win a contest, since there are usually only a few winners chosen from among hundreds of strong contestants.
Always remember that it’s okay if you don’t win—just keep writing and submitting, and you might beat the odds if you persevere!
Which contests are you planning to submit to? Let us know in the comments.
Hannah is a speculative fiction writer who loves all things strange and surreal. She holds a BA from Yale University and lives in Colorado. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her painting watercolors, playing her ukulele, or hiking in the Rockies. Follow her work on hannahyang.com or on Twitter at @hannahxyang.
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The contest was open from july 1, 2022, through september 30, 2022. winners will be announced at boskone 60, february 17–19, 2023., the past winners are listed here., short story contest rules.
Welcome to the NESFA science fiction/fantasy short story contest. Note that there are some changes to last year’s contest rules. Please read these rules and, if you have any questions or concerns, ask us before submitting your story.
The purpose of this contest is to encourage amateur and semi-professional writers to reach the next level of proficiency. We will look for engaging openings, good character development, well-structured plotting, powerful imagery, witty or humorous language, unique word or phrasing choices, and convincing endings. This contest is intended for beginning writers. If you have received more than $1000 for your fiction writing from any source on the date you submit your story, and/or have published, in any paying publication, a novel or multiple shorter works adding up to more than 40,000 words you are no longer eligible. If you are unsure, send us your publication history.
The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2022 . All submissions must be made via email to storycontest@boskone.org in flat text, rich text, PDF, or any format readable by MS Word, Open Office, or LibreOffice. Please include your submission as a file attachment rather than in the body of the email. Story pages should be numbered, with the page number and the title of the story at the top of each page.
A qualifying story must have strong science fiction or fantasy elements and must be shorter than 7,500 words. Stories must be original works of fiction, submitted by their authors. No reprints, fan fiction, or poetry, please.
Please place your contact information (name, preferred email address, phone number, and preferred postal address — for possible awards) either in the body of the email with the story attached or in a separate attachment to the same email. Don’t put your personal information anywhere in your story. We want to judge your story on its own. We will not use your personal information for anything other than contacting you about this contest. Winners will be asked later for information they want to be part of any public announcement. Please note: Since we do not publish contest entries your name should not appear on the story anywhere. Pseudonyms are not useful for this contest.
The contest will be limited to the first 60 qualifying entries. While the deadline for submissions is September 30th, we may close off submissions for this year sooner if the response is larger than we expect.
We reserve the right to disqualify submissions on technical grounds (including, but not limited to: if we simply can’t read the format, if you send us a picture book, if it isn’t in English, or if it has no SF or fantasy elements, etc.). Our first readers may also disqualify your submission if, on a quick perusal of the first few pages, they believe your story contains too many flaws to be competitive in this contest. Yes, this is a judgment call. We urge you to have a trusted reader (such as a teacher, a writer, or even a literate relative) review your work for basic flaws in grammar, syntax, logic, and plausibility before you submit your story.
We’ll give you a chance to correct purely technical problems, but if the first readers reject your submission a second time, you are done for this year. You can try again in a future year, if and when we run this contest.
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The winner, runners-up, and honorable mentions will be announced during the awards ceremony at Boskone, in NESFA’s newsletter following Boskone, and in various electronic media, including e-zines, newszines, and the Boskone and NESFA websites, blogs, and Facebook pages.
The winner will receive a certificate of achievement, three NESFA Press books, and a free membership to their choice of the next Boskone or to the Boskone after that.
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NAIWE 1st Annual Book Awards 2023
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2022/2023 SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY CHALLENGE
Prize: £1,000.
SCIENCE FICTION CHALLENGE 2022
Prize: £1,000, early entry: £2.50 for one story, general entry: £5 for one story, late entry: £9 for one story, words: 5,000 (max), deadline: 23:59 (uk time) 6th mar, 2023, winner announced: 15th may, 2023, the challenge:.
All writers retain full ownership of their stories, including the winner. We only publish the winning story on our website. We welcome international entries!
It's time for another Globe Soup writing challenge!
For this short story challenge, all participants will be randomly assigned a science fiction trope. As soon as you receive your assignment you'll have until the closing time to write and submit a short story of no more than 5,000 words.
All we ask is that your story has your assigned science fiction trope woven into the plot somehow. How much prominence you give to the assigned trope is up to you, but it must be a significant part of the plot.
Science fiction can be written in any style or tone. It can be horrifying, humourous, romantic, fantastical, whimsical, or just literary.
Want to mix genres? That's fine too!
The science fiction tropes chosen for this year’s challenge are:
1. Cryosleep
2. space piracy, 3. terraforming, 5. time travel.
If you choose to participate in the challenge, you'll be randomly assigned one of these science fiction tropes.
How to Enter:
Please read the official rules of the contest here.
Buy a ticket. There are 5 tickets available: A, B, C, D, and E. We have mixed up the science fiction tropes to ensure that your assignment will be random! Meaning that the numbers and letters do NOT correspond. After you make the purchase you’ll be able to download your ticket. This download will contain your assigned trope and the submission instructions. If you want to submit more than one story with that assigned science fiction trope, simply buy another ticket of the same letter. If you want to submit more than one story, but with a different science fiction trope, simply buy another ticket of a different letter. You can buy as many tickets and submit as you many stories as you want.
Make sure you download your ticket right away. The link expires in 24 hours. If your link has expired, please contact us and we’ll send you your ticket directly.
Join the Community:
All participants can join our Members-Only Facebook Group. Here you can meet other writers taking part in the challenge, ask questions, and get advice. The Globe Soup team are also on hand to offer any support and guidance you may need. At the end of the challenge you can even get extensive feedback on your story or stories. The community aspect of these challenges is often the best part!
Plus, we run free monthly mini writing contests in the group, exclusively for members, with additional cash prizes up for grabs. Once you're a member, you're a member for as long as you want. This means that you'll have access to a network of like minded writers and free entry to our mini contests for life.
Feedback From Previous Challenges:
"This was tremendous motivation to continue writing and I will always be grateful for the encouragement that Globe Soup has provided me. Globe Soup has also managed to create a wonderful community of writers who motivate and inspire each other. I'm very thankful to be a part of this community." — Nimisha, Mumbai, India
"This competition helped me reignite my passion for writing, so much so that it has started some new writing projects for me.” — Rachel, United Kingdom
“Really enjoyed that it gave me a steady and clear writing goal!” —Fódhla, Ireland
“I wouldn’t have been confident enough to start my MA in Creative Writing if it hadn’t been for Globe Soup. Such a great group to be a part of." — Fhionna, Clyde Valley, Scotland.
“I won’t ever forget that first win, it was an amazing feeling!! (I was in floods of tears, my husband didn’t get why!) You set me on my writing journey and so so much has grown from that first seed of belief, thank YOU!!! — Katrina, Llanfairpwll, U.K.
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Calvin Starnes
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"When the phone isn't ringing, and your work isn't selling, it's very easy to doubt — to wonder, "Am I good at this?" "Was I ever good at this?" And that's not something you may be able to answer. After some initial success and some near misses (hits?), I felt like my star had completely burnt out. And, just before the ScreenCraft win, I had parted ways with my long-time manager, so in many ways, I felt like I was back at the beginning, staring at this impossibly steep mountain, having to climb it all over again. I’ve been aware of ScreenCraft for a long time and have entered the competition over the years. And, in a crowded field, ScreenCraft has always come across as one of the legit organizations in the contest space. I enjoyed chatting and working with ScreenCraft."
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"This is my first script, so I was brand new! I’d always wanted to write, but hadn’t put myself out there yet. So taking the step to open my work up to contests was a vulnerable one. After winning, I grew confidence and a thicker skin. I spoke with a producer from my jury who was generous and encouraging, and found my manager whom I adore, as well as the producers who are developing my script into a feature. It is truly a lifelong dream realized. Put yourself out there. It is NEVER too late. I’d recommend ScreenCraft to anyone to hone their skills, work on receiving feedback, and find support and connections in the industry. The ScreenCraft staff and judges are amazingly kind, and their website and emails are a great source of education. What a precious resource for screenwriters starting in the industry!"
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Jackson Murray
Hired to write a feature for an acclaimed director
"I grew up in a lower-middle-class household outside a God-fearing rural community in western Wisconsin. Both of my parents grew up on farms and most of my relatives still work in the agricultural field. Suffice to say, the career path of “screenwriter” seemed nothing more than an absurd pipe dream from the moment the thought entered my brain. I started at the very bottom of the proverbial barrel, with no connections, little in the way of support, and barely a sliver of light to give me hope down in the mire — the only thing I could do was write myself out. The biggest things that drew me to ScreenCraft were the general word-of-mouth and the amount of genre specificity baked into the competitions to ensure you’re swimming in the right pool. Weeding through screenwriting contests to find the right ones, especially early on in your career, can be daunting; I’ve found that the ones with concrete anecdotal support from real people in your community are often the best bets and ScreenCraft was the cream of the crop in that regard. The most important thing I’d love to impart on myself a few years ago is to reach out to more peers. The connections that have been the most fruitful have been those with fellow filmmakers. "
Nabil Chowdhary
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"I was in constant communication with the ScreenCraft team, seeking advice and looking for guidance on how to navigate this very new situation for me and they couldn’t have been more helpful. I was fortunate enough to win the Sci-Fi competition and within 24 hours had been contacted by several managers who had seen someone re-tweet the notification of my win. A few weeks later I signed with my manager. A month later I had agents. Three months after that, I was flying into LA where I took around 40 generals in the space of two weeks (!). And it all started by taking a chance, a lot of luck, and this competition."
Jonathan WC Mills
Finalist script, RUSALKA, now in casting and production
"I had some early success, that lead me to believe it all might come easy for me, but when it didn’t pan out and I faced the rather difficult realization I was not going to break early. This was was my first big hurdle, I had to answer the question, “Can I persevere? Am I in this for the long haul?" I persevered. And I am still grinding. Screencraft provided a real point of validation. As a repeat finalist it has offered me some “proof“ that my work can stand up to both scrutiny and competition. That’s a great feeling. Secondarily, it gave me another reason to reach out to potential agents and producers, which absolutely proved useful. "
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"I think my career has had a lot of little breakthrough moments. You encounter "No" all the time and the only way to get past all the "No" is to keep putting yourself and your work out there until someone says "Yes! I love it!". Every time I've encountered a road block I just go back to my work, remind myself what I found so exciting about it when I created it, and then take that enthusiasm on to the next opportunity. Your passion about your work is what breaks down any wall you encounter. That's how I've made my breakthroughs, and they've usually come from totally unexpected places. I was drawn to ScreenCraft because it offers such a diverse array of genre and format competitions and feedback. I write a lot of mixed genre material and getting ScreenCraft feedback is a great way to feel out if my scripts are leaning in any particular direction and how to maximize that through my storytelling."
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Science Fiction Competition 2021
SHORT STORY — An imagined future.
- What if everyone had a tracking device planted in their pinky finger?
- What if all of Earth warmed to the point of inhabitability, except the tops of mountain peaks?
- What if only left-handed people could rule nations?
- Strive for three-dimensionality. Real people have both flaws and gifts, so give your characters both. And remember that sometimes they’re one in the same! Perhaps your protagonist’s optimistic nature, for example, also makes her overly trusting.
- Give your characters idiosyncrasies. Does your protagonist have a habit of telling jokes in the tensest of moments, or does she go taciturn? Does he do his best thinking when he’s up in a tree, or down in the basement? Particular details reveal personality and bring a character to life.
- Reveal internal and external worlds. Sometimes, particularly if the events in the narrative are exciting, it’s easy to forget that what’s happening outside of the character is only half the story. The inner world can be just as rich and just as telling, if not more so. What is your character thinking? Imagining? Feeling? What are they worried about? Preoccupied by? What do they wish for?
- Best Entry: $100 (Our guest judge’s commentary on the winning piece, and an interview with the author will be featured on Write the World’s blog)
- Runner up: $50 (Our guest judge’s commentary on the piece will be featured on Write the World’s blog)
- Best Peer Review: $50 (Our guest judge’s commentary on the best peer review and an interview with the reviewer will be featured on Write the World’s blog)
- Prizes: The winning entrant will receive $100, and the runner-up and best peer-reviewer will receive $50.
- Professional Recognition: The winning entry, plus the runner-up and best peer review, will be featured on our blog, with commentary from our guest judge.
- Expert Review: Submit your draft by Monday, June 14, and get feedback from our team of experts—authors, writing teachers, and educational professionals.
- June 7: Competition Opens
- June 14: Submit draft for Expert Review (Optional. We will review the first 100 drafts submitted.)
- June 18: Reviews returned to Writers
- June 22: Final Submissions Due
- July 2: Winners Announced
- If you haven’t yet, sign up for a free account for Write the World as a young writer here
- Hit the “Start Writing” button above!
- Draft your entry! Hit “Save” to return to it later.
- The first 100 people to submit a draft will receive an in-depth review from one of our Expert Reviewers—authors, writing teachers, and educational professionals—that you can use to revise your final entry. The “Submit for Expert Review” button will be clickable if slots are still available—click it to have your draft reviewed. (Note: you can still enter the competition if you haven’t received or don’t want to receive an Expert Review!)
- When you are ready to submit your entry, hit the "Submit as Final" button (You can revise, re-publish, and mark any version as your "final submission" until the deadline.)
- Only one entry per person, please.
- Anything that may be deemed hurtful, defamatory or discriminatory in nature.
- Anything deemed explicit or gratuitously violent.
- Anything referencing self-harm.
- Any commercial posts and/or spam.
- Plagiarism (see more at our Writing Guidelines page).
- Personal contact information—including usernames on social media or other platforms. This is to protect the privacy of our members.
- Links to any external websites, with the exception of links to citations as part of an essay, or including links to illustrations or audio as part of a Write the World competition or prompt.
Jun 14 - Drafts Due for Expert Review
Jun 22 - Competition Deadline
Character Study (PDF)
Essential Elements of Story (PDF)
Interview with Ursula Le Guin (PDF)
Meet Best Peer Review Winner Eloise Burger!
July 28, 2021
There is often a false dichotomy of fan versus critic—the fan is there to enjoy, and the critic is there to provide negative feedback. But Best Peer Review winner, Eloise Burger, reminds us that the best critics are actually fans! “Allowing yourself to get fully absorbed in a piece before you start critiquing allows you to pick out the good things more easily,” she says. “If you visualise your intention as an editor as ‘I am here to criticise, not to enjoy the writing,’ you’ll miss out on the best parts of the work.” Read on to get more of Eloise’s great tips on peer reviewing and writing, plus her book recommendation!
Meet Science Fiction Competition Winner Zara Vale!
July 19, 2021
At Write the World, we firmly believe that no matter how much you plan and outline a piece, you don’t truly know what you want to say or how to say it until you start putting the words down on the page. Science Fiction Competition winner Zara Vale (Australia) perfectly illustrates our point: his impressive use of second-person narration in his prize-winning piece was discovered through the writing process. “I started writing the piece once I had a concept for the overall story,” he explains, “but I had to keep hitting backspace because something didn’t feel right … I thought that second person would be fun to experiment with.” We talk to Zara about the inspiration for his piece, his tips for worldbuilding within a word limit, and his writing goals for the rest of the year!
Science Fiction Competition Winners Announced!
July 2, 2021
From a destructive memory drive to a disappearing city, from a world behind screens to a mutant on the run, your entries for our Science Fiction Competition offered distorted realities and new visions. Thank you for plumbing the depths of your imaginations to take us out of this world! See Guest Judge Amie Kaufman ’s winning picks, as well as the finalists!
See the Winners!
Q&A with Science Fiction Competition Guest Judge Amie Kaufman
June 8, 2021
Writing a short story that takes place in our world is tricky enough, but when you’re trying to build a brand new world within 1,000 words for our Science Fiction Competition , you have an extra challenge on your hands! Luckily, our Guest Judge Amie Kaufman , the New York Times bestselling author of YA Science Fiction, has great advice for worldbuilding with brevity: “Resist the urge to explain everything to the reader. You can trust them to make some leaps, and it’s okay if they don’t know all the details about your world.” Learn more about Amie’s journey as a sci-fi author and get more great tips for your competition entry!
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Write Out of This World: Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story and Comic Contest provides an opportunity for tomorrow's storytellers to create, improve, and share their work with the world (and beyond)!
HUGE NEWS! Write Out of This World now includes a comics track! Creators submitted a science fiction or fantasy comic to this year's contest. See some of the winning comics and stories below.
Congratulations to our 2020 Winners!
2020 SHORT STORY WINNERS
1st Place: “ Yuni: The Last Warrior ” by Saanvi Shah 2nd Place: “ Life Needs Water ” by Lukáš Michal Hlaváč 3rd Place: “ The Frames ” by Nathan Brown
1st Place: " Lazy Sunday ” by Cecilia Ayres 1st Place: " The Harvester ” by Caroline Shirley 2nd Place: “ Hunting Medusa in 2099 ” by Ricardo Gurango 3rd Place: " The Rule Benders " by Camila Figueira
GRADES 9-12
1st Place: " The Treehouse " by Elizabeth Keller 2nd Place: " Festival of Lanterns " by Ava Lee 3rd Place: " Infinite Death " by Sophia Smith
2020 COMIC WINNERS
1st Place: “ Jurassic Friends ” by Kate Carmichael 2nd Place: “ Adela and the Dragon ” by Maya Shukla 3rd Place: “ The New Planet ” by Jamie Engler
1st Place: “ Transformation ” by Tayen Asplin
1st Place: " The Centricapead " by Veronica Johnson
Postponement Announcement
Write Out of this World is postponed for the 2020-2021 school year. It is our intention to bring the program back next year with expanded elements and additional mentorship opportunities.
Between now and next fall when the program will relaunch, we want to make adjustments and improvements to the program. If you have participated in the program in previous years, please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey to give us your feedback about Write Out of This World and help us create the best creative youth development program ever!
For other opportunities related to science fiction, fantasy, and comic content, check out the following options:
- Science Fiction Fantasy Short Film Festival (now with a youth track for aspiring filmmakers)
- Online education resources (including lesson plans, activities, and videos)
- Join one of our After-School Clubs
- Take part in Summer Camp, 2021
- Participate in a Livestream Workshop
Write Out of this World would not be possible without our beloved community partners and local resources Check out their websites for information about their programs that relate to WOOTW content: SPL KingCo Bureau of Fearless Ideas Ada’s Technical Books Outsider Comics Geek Girl Con Emerald City Comic Con Norwescon Jack Straw Cultural Center
PAST WINNERS
2019 WINNERS
1st Place: “ When The Needle Touches Your Skin " by Evelyn Bieniawski 2nd Place: “ Carma and The Dragon " by Fiona Ayres 3rd Place: “ If She Were Here " by Nadia Rose Tabbara
1st Place: “ Faux Freedom ” by Ehinowen Uwa 2nd Place: “ Three Friends ” by Tess Halpern 3rd Place: “ The Execution of Katie Stirn ” by Naomi Delavan
1st Place: “ Watches ” by Eleanor Cenname 2nd Place: “ The Power of Friendship ” by Daphne Land 1st Place: “ The Earth Fighter ” by Eileen Miller
2018 WINNERS
1st Place: “ The Harpy’s Familiar " by Vivian R. Tynes 2nd Place: “ Letting Go ” by Sylvia Petrescu-Prahova 3rd Place: “ 38 Minutes ” by Ava Gharib
1st Place: “ A Dragon’s Seasons ” by Varenna Ronald 2nd Place: “ Ember and the Temple ” by Cecilia Ayres 3rd Place: “ The Unfortunate Disappearance of Ms. Ellison ” by Edan Gortzak
1st Place: “ Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ” by Daphne Land 2nd Place: “ Galatea ” by Ken Cummings 3rd Place: “ The Burning Line ” by Kenny Goliff
2017 WINNERS
1st Place: " In the Heart of Zeena " by Della Abler 2nd Place: " Feelings " by Oliver Ahrens-Siegel 3rd Place: " Waves " by Charlotte Durham
1st Place: " The Legend of Raan " by Alex Olson 2nd Place: " Moorhen " by Kate Okerstrom 3rd Place: " DING " by Glenn Crum
1st Place: " Come Fly With Me " by Aidan Linder 2nd Place: " And the Stars Sang " by Trinity Hunter 3rd Place: " The Last Interrogation " by Dakota Li
2016 WINNERS
1st Place: " Ordinary " by Edan Gortzak 2nd Place: " Stella " by Amelia Jones 3rd Place: " Train 362 " by Cordelia Rodriguez
1st Place: " In Which Phyllis B Takes Over The World " by Elise Hebert 2nd Place: " The Night Was Theirs " Violet Keteyian 3rd Place: " 5:15 " by Jinho Kwak
1st Place: " The Temple of The Lost Gods " by Tully McCombs 2nd Place: " Unlikely Gifts From A Reaper " by Megan Bass 3rd Place: " Buffer " by Ava Cline
2015 WINNERS
1st Place: " The Wall " by Joanna Vahey 2nd Place: " The Wood of Hoods " by Megumi Whisman 3rd Place: " Floor A, -2 " by Adrienne Stern
1st Place: " Beyond the Window " by Tucker Cornell 2nd Place: " Rematerialize " by Mark Polyakov 3rd Place: " Famous " by Jose Luis Gandara
1st Place: " 60 seconds " by Rowan Hurt 2nd Place: " Fraigslist " by Amelia Miller 3rd Place: " Empty Space " by Ava Cline
2014 WINNERS
1st Place: " Mongie the Kookie " by Chee Ong 2nd Place: " Macaroni and Mars Don't MIx " by Anna Holbrook 3rd Place: " November's Save " by Sophia Baldwin
1st Place: " Humanity " by Rowan Hurt 2nd Place: " The Flower of Skye " by Shayla McCombs 3rd Place: " Omega " by Sophie Lee
1st Place: " Devotion " by Carly Cooper 2nd Place: " Somewhere Only We Know " by Camille Lemire 3rd Place: " Names in Stone " by Sophia Harris
2013 WINNERS
2nd Place: " Buddy " by Lauren Debord 3rd Place: " Emma And The Flower Kingdom " by Allenamae Dodd
1st Place: " The Legend of Ra " by Cleo Fuller 2nd Place: " In The Dark I See " by Madeline Rainwater 3rd Place: " Colony " by Brendan Lancaster
1st Place: " Wish Catcher " by Nan Wu 2nd Place: " Tsubasa " by Mia Smith 3rd Place: " The Legend of Ayeddis " by Megan Gleason
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