Speculative Fiction Short Story Contest

In Places Between

THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED AND THE JUDGES ARE HARD
AT WORK READING THE NEARLY 100 ENTRIES!!

[Calling all speculative fiction writers!
Are you just starting out?
Not yet qualified to be an Active member of
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America?
(See SFWA Qualifications Summary on our FAQ page)
This is your chance to submit a story for a chance at a
$125 first prize!]

This year's competition has a theme:
"In Places Between".

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DEADLINE: Has come and gone. Sorry.

PAST FINALISTS
2012:

"The Sea Ghost Pine" by TS Rhodes
"Lascaux" by JL Grainger
"Tomb Raiders" by Tony Kicinski
"Reuben and Snowsnake" by JL Grainger
"Farbeard Forge" by Tonisha Kroeger
"Creature Comfort" by Ruth Latta
"Lyoshka and the Steam Butterfly" by Timothy Reynolds
"The Catalyst" by Stefan Stanchev

2011:
Main Division:
“Conventional Wisdom” by Verna Berwick
“A Fable For Those Who Would Mess With Fate” by Celeste Peters
“Family Way” by Gary Renshaw
“Home Security” by Laura-Beth Falter
“Requiem for Starlight” by Jason Wallace

Student Division:
“Dead Beat Cooking” by Tonisha Kroeger
“Every Tiny Detail” by Charlotte Jones
“The Helix Soul” by Brittany Simmons
“The Missing Cheese Mystery” by Noa Friedman
“Victor Pire the Friendly Vampire” by Ariel Friedman

2010:
Main Division:
“The Distance Between Jungles” by Steven Thomas Hernacki
“What Greater Music” by Selene O’Rourke
“The Next Best Guess” by Cassandra Arnold
“The Fairy’s Tale” by Valerie L. King
“To Have and To Hold” by Cassandra Arnold

Student Division:
“Hallelujah: A Schizophrenic’s Story” by Sarah Hunter
“Recipe for Disaster” by Michaela Ritchie
“Insurgo” by Tonisha Kroeger
“The Smuggler’s Cove” by Michaela Ritchie
“A Letter Concerning the Coming Uprising” by Eli Myrene Stokkeland

2009:
Main Division:
"Two Crows" by Erika Holt
"The Burning" by Ella Beaumont
"Heartache" by Adria Laycraft
"D.O.A." by Michael Gillett
"The Other Side" by Andrew Lu

Student Division:
"Hunting Memories" by Brittany Simmons
"Scrambled Eggs with Riffergin on the Side" by Tonisha Kroeger
"Ashen of Farr" by Madison S. Anae
"Stranger" by Madison S. Anae

2008:
"The Crow-Maiden" by Chris Smith
"Driving to Daylight" by Al Onia
"The Paragon of Beasts" by Caroline Elliott
"The Sandwife" by Heather Osborne
"The Trouble with Time Travel" by Michael Gillett

2007:
"The Green House" by Caroline Elliot
"Happy Valley" by Calvin D. Jim
"Bindweed and Bones" by Caroline Elliot
"The Mechanical Servant" by Peter Donohue
"Two Ways to Eternal" by Adria Laycraft

2006:
"Hell Money" by Calvin D. Jim
"Absolution" by Michael Gillett
"The Bishop’s Bones" by Randy McCharles
"Pillars of Salt" by Ivan Dorin
"Strays" by Michael Gillett

2005:

"In the Place of Angels" by Caroline Elliott

"Shatternight" by Heather Osborne

"For the Fans" by Kirstin Morrell

"Immunity" by Susan Forrest

"Beasts at the Gate" by Anna Maria Bortolotto

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