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10th Annual
MISFITS Writing
Contest
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror,
Supernatural or Alternate History Fiction
The Minnesota Society for
Interest in Science Fiction & Fantasy (MISFITS) is happy to
announce our annual MISFITS Writing Contest. MISFITS is a
non-profit group working to encourage and enhance literacy in
Minnesota. The Writing Contest is open to all.
Divisions
Entries will be grouped
and judged in these categories:
- Open Division:
Open to writers of any age. There will be TWO (2) winners
chosen from this category. One winner will be chosen from
all entries. An additional winner will be chosen from
contestants residing in the local area to receive the Scott
Imes Award.
| The
Scott Imes Award
The
MISFITS premier award proudly honors Scott Imes,
a major force in the Twin Cities' science fiction
reading and writing community, who passed away in
December 2001. For over two decades, Scott worked at
Uncle
Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore;
his recommendations served those far beyond its
doors. |
- Poetry Division:
Open to entries from writers of any age
- Youth Division 1:
Open to writers 10 years of age or younger (as of May 1, 2008)
- Youth Division 2:
Open to writers 11-13 years of age (as of May 1, 2008)
- Youth Division 3:
Open to writers 14-16 years of age (as of May 1, 2008)
Contest Rules
- ONE ENTRY PER PERSON in
either the Open Division or one of the Youth Divisions. An
entry can be made to the Poetry Division in addition to ONE
of the other Divisions.
- Division winners from 2007
are not eligible to win in the same division in 2007 - but
are allowed to enter a different division.
- Entries must be previously
unpublished works of science fiction, fantasy, horror,
supernatural or alternate history fiction.
- There is NO entry fee for
any division: Open, Poetry or any Youth Division.
- Entries must meet the
stated Rules and Submission Format or they will be refused.
If this happens the author will be notified via email and
allowed to resubmit the corrected entry by the contest
deadline (11:59 pm CDT on May 1, 2008)
Submission Format
- Entries must be an MS Word
(or equivalent word processing software) document.
- Entries must be 5,000
words OR FEWER.
- Entries must be typed as
follows:
- 8.5" x 11" size
- 1 inch margins
- double-spaced
- 11 pt font
- black text in arial,
verdana or times new roman
- pages numbered
- Story/poem title should
appear on each page of the manuscript, but author's name
should only appear on the title page.
- Entries must be submitted
electronically by emailing the entry as an attachment to
writingcontest@misfit.org.
Title Page
The title page should include
the following contact information:
All Divisions:
- story/poem title
- division
- word count
- author name
- complete mailing
address of author
- email address of
author
Youth Divisions: (in
addition to the information above)
- age of youth
- birth date of youth
- name of parent or
guardian
- email address of
parent or guardian
- name of school
- city where school is
located
Submission Deadline
- Entries will be accepted
from April 1, 2008 through May 1, 2008.
- Entries should be emailed
as attachments to
writingcontest@misfit.org.
- All entries are due by
11:59 pm CDT on May 1, 2008.
Prizes
- The winner of each Youth
Division will receive a $100
Amazon.com gift
certificate, with a second $100 gift certificate being awarded to
the winner's school.
- The Poetry Division winner
will receive a $100
Amazon.com gift
certificate.
- The general winner of the
Open Division will receive a $150
Amazon.com gift
certificate. The Scott Imes Award Winner will receive a
$250 gift
certificate from
Uncle Hugo’s.
- The winners in each division will be honored (names
read) during the
CONvergence 2008 Opening
Ceremony (July 3, 2008).
- The winning entry in each Division will be published and
distributed at the
CONvergence 2008 convention
(July 3-6, 2008). The winning entries will also be posted on
the MISFITS web site. MISFITS reserves the right to
republish contest-winning stories and poems in a “volume of
contest-winning writings” at a future time.
Judging
Two or more qualified writers
or editors will evaluate each submission. All works will be
pre-screened to ensure they meet the rules and submission format
stated above. The judges will NOT read any entries that do
not meet the requirements.
Questions
If you have questions, please contact
Jodie Gustafson, Writing Contest Coordinator, at
writingcontest@misfit.org.
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