Info On Grant For Australians

2008

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES & INFORMATION FOR THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SHORT STORY CONTEST
SPONSORED BY

Science Fiction Writers of Earth

Purpose: To promote the art of short story writing.
Awards: $200 First Prize -- $100 Second Prize -- $50 Third Prize
(Prize money on deposit at Omni American FCU in Fort Worth, Texas.)
The First Place story is eligible for placement on the SFWoE Website for 180 days -- paid $75USD.
Entry Fee: $5.00 -- The fee includes a one-year membership in SFWoE.*  Each additional submittal requires a fee of $2.00.
Eligibility: Unpublished members of SFWoE in good standing who are not serving on the 2008 contest nominating committee are eligible to enter. Since the entry fee includes a one-year membership in SFWoE, the contestant on submitting the entry fee automatically meets the eligibility requirement.
(Note: "Unpublished member" is defined as a member who, prior to entering this contest, has never received money for a published piece of fiction writing.)
Submittal: Each manuscript entered must meet all of the following requirements:
  • Length -- 2,000 to 7,500 words
  • Typed -- double spaced on one side of the paper
  • Paper -- white, 8.5 by 11 or country's standard size
  • Title Page -- must include your name, address, phone number, story title, and length. Add e-mail address if available
  • Clear Copies -- do not submit originals. Manuscripts will not be returned
  • Deadline -- postmarked on or before 30 October 2008 (Advice: enter early -- avoid deadline crush)
    • Disqualification: A manuscript will be disqualified if in the judgment of the nominating committee the entry falls into any one or more of the following categories:
  • Manuscript fails to meet all of the contest submittal requirements
  • Story has been published and/or the author has received payment for the story or some other piece of fiction writing prior to the date of entry
  • Story is considered to be outside of the SF/F genre
  • Story contains sex for the purpose of arousal only
  • Story contains harsh or foul language for the purpose of shock only
  • Story is in bad taste
    (Note: Entry fee will not be returned because of disqualification.)
    • Judging: A contest nominating committee will select the best stories from all of the qualified entries. An independent judge will determine the winners from the nominated stories. The decision of the judge is final.
    Notification: The prize money will be awarded by SFWoE in accordance with the decision of the judge. Contest winners will be notified by first class mail after January of 2009. SFWoE will place the following contest information on the SFWoE WebSite:
  • Name and location of the contest winners
  • Name and background of the judge
  • The 2008 contest statistics
  • Rules/Entry form for the 2009 contest
    (Note: SFWoE will make a reasonable attempt to have the contest results reported in the better known SF/F trade journals.)
    • Address: Mail signed official entry form and your manuscript(s) on or before 30 October 2008 to:

    SFWoE
    P.O. Box 121293
    Fort Worth, TX 76121
             
         Australasian Region
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    *Science Fiction Writers of Earth is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and improving opportunities for talented writers to become published authors.

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