Science Fiction & Fantasy Prose Poem/Flash Fiction Contest
sponsored by OdysseyCon • www.OddCon.com
a science-fiction convention in Madison, Wisconsin, USA • April 4-6, 2008
$500 for ≤500 words of speculative prose poetry or flash fiction
OddCon.con/contest.html • Deadline: January 1, 2008 (postmark)
Adult division:
18 and over, $10 entry fee per story/poem; multiple entries allowed
Prizes: $500 + OddCon membership to first place; books, etc. to top 3
Youth division:
under 18 as of Jan. 1, 2008, NO entry fee, but send only ONE entry
Prizes: $50 + OddCon membership to first place; books, etc. to top 3
Details: Send 500 words or less of speculative (SF & F) fiction or prose poetry (paragraph form) by January 1st. No previously-published work, but simultaneous submissions are allowed, and multiple adult submissions are encouraged. A $10.00 entry fee must be paid for each entry submitted.
Judging: Final judge will be noted SF poet Bruce Boston (see hometown.aol.com/bruboston/). Blind judging; preliminary readers will select the top ten manuscripts in each division to be sent to the final judge. Convention committee members and friends, family, and degree-program or professional students of the judge may not enter. Winners to be notified and results posted by March 1, 2008. Winning poems/stories will be read at OddCon, published in the program, and posted on the OddCon site.
E-mail: pay entry fee of $10 per story/poem via PayPal (to treasurer@oddcon.com; pay directly at oddcon.com/contest.html), or mail a check to address below, if entering Adult division. E-mail your work (maximum length 500 words, excluding title), pasted into body of e-mail or attached as .doc or .rtf, to contest2008@oddcon.com. Put last name, first initial, and CONTEST: Youth or Adult in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, date of birth if Youth entry, mailing address, phone number, and the name/e-mail payment was made by, if not the one used to enter. Receipt acknowledged within 3 days.
Postal-mail: include a check for $10, payable to OdysseyCon (or pay via PayPal), for each story/poem entered in the Adult division; no entry fee for Youth. Print your story or poem (maximum length 500 words, excluding title) on white paper in a 12-pt. ordinary font, with your name, date of birth if Youth entry, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and the title of your story on a separate page. Identification will be removed before judging. Manuscripts will NOT be returned. Do not send your only copy. Receipt acknowledged within 3 days if an e-mail address is included. Contest results will be posted on the OddCon website and e-mailed by March 1; if you have no e-mail, include SASE for results, or check the website.
Mailing address:
OddContest (indicate Youth or Adult)
Odyssey Con
P.O. Box 7114
Madison, WI 53707
Questions? E-mail contest2008@oddcon.com.
OdysseyCon is a non-profit corporation.
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