Sunday, July 11, 2010

Writers of the Future

L. RON HUBBARD'S WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST
http://www.writersofthefuture.com/index2.htm

No fee. One submission per entrant per quarter. (Contest repeats quarterly.)
Deadlines: postmarked by June 30, 2010 or September 30, 2010
Quarterly prizes: 1st: $1,000; 2nd: $750; 3rd: $500. Quarterly first prize winners automatically compete for an annual prize of $5,000. The current year ends September 30.

All types of science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy are eligible, up to 17,000 words, but no excessive violence or sex. Entrants may not have professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium. This contest defines professional publication as payment and at least 5,000 copies, or 5,000 hits.

Short stories from the yearly winners are published in the annual Writers of the Future anthology.

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