The SciFidea Writing Center has announced the inaugural SciFidea Award – Dyson Sphere Science Fiction Writing Contest. SciFidea is based in Singapore, and aims to “encourage and develop science fiction and help authors monetize their works”. The top 10 winning stories will be awarded $20,000, with shortlisted authors winning $2,000. Winning stories will additionally be “recommended to be published and adapted to other art forms/media (such as animation or movie); some outstanding works will be translated into other languages and be showcased in foreign countries.”
Submissions are open now until August 31, 2023. Entries should be science fiction stories “30,000 to 100,000 words long about a Dyson Sphere”. The judges for the award include Dr. Phoenix Alexander, Neil Clarke, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Derek Künsken, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Swanwick, and Liza Groen Trombi.
More information can be found on the website.
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