Submit To Writers Of The Future Contest 2022

No entry fee is required, and all rights in the story remain the property of the author. All types of science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy are

Writers Of The Future Contest 2022

PRIZES EACH QUARTER: $1,000, $750, $500

QUARTERLY 1st PLACE WINNERS COMPETE FOR $5,000 ADDITIONAL ANNUAL PRIZE

OPEN TO NEW AND AMATEUR SCI-FI & FANTASY WRITERS

ALL JUDGING DONE BY PROFESSIONAL WRITERS ONLY

NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED

ENTRANTS RETAIN ALL PUBLICATION RIGHTS

No entry fee is required, and all rights in the story remain the property of the author. All types of science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy are welcome.

By submitting to the Contest, the entrant agrees to abide by all Contest rules.

All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification. Excessive violence or sex, determined by the judges, will result in disqualification. 

Entries may not have been previously published in professional media.

To be eligible, entries must be works of prose, up to 17,000 words in length.

 We regret we cannot consider poetry, or works intended for children.

The Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.

 Professional publication is deemed to be payment of at least eight cents per word, and at least 5,000 copies, or 5,000 hits.

Entries submitted in hard copy must be typewritten or a computer printout in black ink on white paper, printed only on the front of the paper, double-spaced, with numbered pages. 

All other formats will be disqualified. Each entry must have a cover page with the title of the work, the author’s legal name, a pen name if applicable, address, telephone number, e-mail address and an approximate word count. 

Every subsequent page must carry the title and a page number, but the author’s name must be deleted to facilitate fair, anonymous judging.

Entries submitted electronically must be double-spaced and must include the title and page number on each page, but not the author’s name. 

Electronic submissions will separately include the author’s legal name, pen name if applicable, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and approximate word count.

Manuscripts will be returned after judging only if the author has provided return postage on a self-addressed envelope.

We accept only entries that do not require a delivery signature for us to receive them.

There shall be three cash prizes in each quarter: a First Prize of $1,000, a Second Prize of $750, and a Third Prize of $500, in US dollars.

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 In addition, at the end of the year the First Place winners will have their entries judged by a panel of judges, and a Grand Prize winner shall be determined and receive an additional $5,000.

 All winners will also receive trophies. The Grand Prize winner shall be announced and awarded, along with the trophies to winners, at the L. Ron Hubbard awards ceremony held in the following year or when it is able to be held due to government regulations.

The Contest has four quarters, beginning on October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1. The year will end on September 30. 

To be eligible for judging in its quarter, an entry must be postmarked or received electronically no later than midnight on the last day of the quarter. 

Late entries will be included in the following quarter and the Contest Administration will so notify the entrant.

Each entrant may submit only one manuscript per quarter. Winners are ineligible to make further entries in the Contest.

All entries for each quarter are final. No revisions are accepted.

Entries will be judged by professional authors. The decisions of the judges are entirely their own, and are final and binding.

Winners in each quarter will be individually notified of the results by phone, mail, or e-mail.

This Contest is void where prohibited by law.

To send your entry electronically, go to: www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest and follow the instructions.

To send your entry in hard copy, mail it to: L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest, 7051 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90028

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