I'm launching my own national high school speculative fiction short story contest and I need lots of help spreading the word. That's where YOU come in. We live in different towns and states. I need you to find one English teacher at your local high school and tell her/him about this contest. They will share it with the other teachers and the word will spread. Here's the deal...
Bold New Worlds
A High School Short Story Contest for Speculative Fiction
Contest Description:
Short story, 1,000 words or less in the science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, steampunk or other speculative fiction genre.
2014 Theme:
"Bold New Worlds"
Create and share your own world with us. It can be alien, futuristic, epic fantasy, steampunk, alternate timelines, whatever you can think of. Let your imagination take us somewhere we've never been.
Prizes:
First place winner receives $50 and $50 for their school library. The top 5 entries will also receive in-depth critiques for their stories.
Deadline:
Emailed or sent via online form by November 15, 2014.
Submission:
You can click HERE to submit by online form or Email your submission to boldnewworlds @ gmail.com (no attachments please, include story in the text of the email).
Include with your story:
- Name
- email address
- high school (and HS address)
- year in school
- word count
- title of story
Winners will be announced in December. Winning stories will be posted here and on the Bold New Worlds Facebook page. Some entries, including winners, may be published in a collection of short stories. (Note: Any proceeds from the sale of this collection will be used solely to fund the prizes for future short story contests with more prizes given for more placings).
Criteria:
Short stories will be judged on:
- creativity
- imagination
- world building
- character development
- plot development
Questions? Visit the webpage or email Charity Bradford at boldnewworlds @ gmail.com
And here's the best part...I have four amazing judges to help me out this first year.
L. Blankenship--fantasy
Cindy Borgne--science fiction
Alex J Cavanaugh--science fiction (space opera)
Roland Yeomans--paranormal fantasy
Can you help spread the word?
6 comments:
May middle school students enter also?
Is Canada okay, or is it just for US?
I'm keeping it to high school at this time. This will keep the entry numbers to a manageable number later on once the word is out about the contest.
Same with staying in the US. Sorry!
Okay, good to know!
Can I share this with a high school writing class I teach?
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