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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. December 31, 2023 Pacific Standard Time.

    

The most enduring and influential contest in the history of SF and Fantasy L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new writers of science fiction and fantasy to have their work judged by some of the masters in the field and discovered by a wide audience.

   

Entries in the Writers of the Future Contest are adjudicated only by professional writers. Prizes of $1000, $750 and $500 are awarded every three months. From the four quarterly 1st Place winners each year, a panel of judges select one story as the grand prize winner. The writer of the grand-prize-winning story receives the L. Ron Hubbard Golden Pen Award and an additional $5000 cash prize.

       
          • 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

 

Click Here to Enter Writer Contest