concept scif-fi competition

[adelaidesean]

A quick reminder that Concept Sc-Fi's first annual short story competition, which I'll be judging, is now open for entries. The themes are space opera and music. Make me proud!

ETA: Poetry is allowed! (Hey, that rhymes.)

Comments

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

Does poetry count?

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

Hmm. That's a good question. I'll ask Gary.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Gary says yes! (See his post further down.)

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

His rules rule me out. I only write haiku....

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

The answer is "yes indeedy"! (See the post further down.)

[(Anonymous)]

Hi all,

Yes, I'm happy to consider poetry. But please bear in mind that there's a single prize fund of £100 for the winner, so the poems will be judged in the same pot as the stories.

Cheers,
Gary.

Concept Sci-fi Editor.

[(Anonymous)]

I've now had my first cup of tea of the day. And with the caffeine hit came the thought that it might be a good idea to provide some details on what I might be looking for in a poem.

The minimum word limit for short-fiction is 1,000. While I wouldn't be looking for poetry entries of the same minimum length, you could imagine a scenario where a poem of ten lines would have trouble competing with a short story.

So ideally I'd be looking for multi-verse poems that at the very least make it onto a second page. That doesn't mean that shorter poems can't win, but they'd have to be exceptional.

I hope that helps to clarify the situation. Do email submissions@conceptscifi.com if you have any further questions.

Cheers,

Gary.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

The contest is calling for space opera stories that also involve music. If Helen wants to submit something along those lines, I'd really love to read it!

[(Anonymous)]

As Sean indicated--if the poems have a space opera with music theme, then their submission to the competition is welcome. If not, you are of course welcome to submit them to the Concept Sci-fi ezine instead: http://www.conceptscifi.com/submissions.htm Please note that the ezine is [currently] a market that pays in exposure only. Thanks, Gary.