NESFA Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story Contest
The New England Science Fiction Association is sponsoring a writing contest for new writers, with winners to be announced at next year's Boskone... Read more [...]
Category Archives: Contests
New Zealand Writer Sean Monaghan Wins Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest for 2014
Contest seeks stories with positive spin on space exploration and settlement... Read more [...]
2014 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Announced
New contest for best fantasy adventure story debuts in 2014 at premier gaming convention Gen Con... Read more [...]
Issues in Science and Technology announces a science fiction contest
Policy journal Issues in Science and Technology is seeking science fiction stories for their 2015 issues, to be accompanied by commentaries or responses from the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. Prizes include publication in the journal and $1500 honoraria. Deadline is June 1st... Read more [...]
The Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing
Scholastic has teamed up with pen manufacturer Montegrappa to offer a writing prize for an unpublished author, in the hunt for "the next J.K. Rowling"... Read more [...]
The Twentieth Annual Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers Short Story Contest
This year's installment of the Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers' Short Story Contest is on the theme of conspiracies, and offers cash prizes as well as possible publication... Read more [...]
Contest for Amateur Sci Fi and Fantasy Artists
Scot Noel and Jane Lindskold are co-sponsoring an amateur sf art contest with cash and publication prizes... Read more [...]
Simon451: Novel-Writing Contest for Students
Simon451, the new sf imprint at Simon & Schuster, is running a novel writing contest open to students aged 18 and up, with a grand prize of a publishing contract and a $3,000 advance... Read more [...]
Quantum Shorts winners announced
The winners of the Centre for Quantum Technologies' Quantum Shorts 2013 writing contest have been announced. They include Brian Crawford, Antonia Jade, and Claire Cheong U-Er... Read more [...]
Calling All Filmmakers: Famous Monsters 2014 Film Fest submission time
Famous Monsters of Filmland and Big Wow Comicfest are hosting a film festival to seek out the next generation of storytellers and creature creators... Read more [...]
Night Shade’s Sci Fi Writing Contest: vote on the finalists
The finalists in Night Shade's sci fi writing contest are Linda Akerman, William DB Fletcher, Melissa Hayden, Bob Lock, and Angus McIntyre... Read more [...]
Loncon 3 Photography Competition Opens
Loncon 3, this year's WorldCon, is running a photography competition seeking photos in three categories: Alien Earth, Future Cities Today, and Junior... Read more [...]
Read an excerpt from Staroamer’s Fate on Amazing, and win a copy of the complete book
Amazing Stories will be posting an excerpt of Chuck Rothman's Staroamer's Fate, and for the week running from Sunday 19 January to Saturday 25 January, commenters will be entered to win a copy of the book... Read more [...]
2014 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest open to short fiction
The Baen/National Space Society sponsored writing contest is once again seeking short stories promoting and rewarding forward thinking in science fiction and manned space exploration... Read more [...]
Pre-order Dirty Magic for the chance to win a killer necklace
Customers who pre-order Jaye Wells' new novel Dirty Magic can enter for a chance to win the $115 necklace featured on the cover... Read more [...]