Deadline 30 June. See this link – the gist of which is below:
Baen Books is proud to announce the inaugural Baen
Fantasy Adventure Award, to be given at this year’s Gen Con* to the best piece
of original short fiction that captures the spirit and tradition of such great
storytellers as Larry Correia, Robert E. Howard, Mercedes Lackey, Elizabeth
Moon, Andre Norton, J.R.R. Tolkien, David Weber and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Contest Rules
·
Write a
short story of no more than 8,000 words. It must be a work of fantasy, though
all fantasy genres are open, e.g. epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, sword and
sorcery, contemporary fantasy, etc.
·
No entry
fee. But only one submission per person...we suggest your best one!
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No
reprints.
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All
entries must be original works in English. Plagiarism, poetry, song lyrics,
settings and/or characters from published gaming worlds or another author’s
works of fiction will not be considered.
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E-mail
submissions only. Send entries as .RTF attachments to: baenfantasyaward@baen.com
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Please
put the word SUBMISSION in the subject line when sending a contest entry
and QUESTION in the subject line for questions to the contest
administrator.
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Please
include the following in the body of your email: The title of the work, the
author's name, address and telephone number, and an approximate word-count. The
manuscript should be a RTF attachment, in standard manuscript format and should
be titled and numbered on every page, but the author's name MUST BE DELETED to
facilitate fair judging.
·
Employees
of Baen Books and Gen Con are not eligible.
·
Contest
closes for submissions June 30, 2014 at 11:59pm EDT.
What We Want To See
Adventure fantasy with heroes you want to root for.
Warriors either modern or medieval, who solve problems with their wits or with
their sword--and we have nothing against dragons, elves, dwarves, castles under
siege, urban fantasy, damsels in distress, or damsels who can’t be bothered to
be distressed.
What We Don't Want To See
Political drama with no action, angst-ridden teens
pining over vampire lovers, religious allegory, novel segments, your gaming
adventure transcript, anything set in any universe not your own, “it was all a
dream” endings, or screenplays.
Judges
Judging will be by the Baen editorial staff, with
final entries also being judged by Larry Correia.
Prizes
·
The GRAND
PRIZE winner will be published as the featured story on the Baen
Books main website and paid at industry-standard rates for professional
story submittals. The author will also receive a handsome engraved award and a
prize package containing various Baen Books.
·
SECOND and THIRD
place winners will receive a prize package containing various Baen Books.
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Winners
will be announced and notified no later than July 31, 2014. (Only the winners will be notified.)
·
The
winners will be honoured as part of Gen Con's Writer's Symposium. (We would
prefer the winner attend the conference, but it is not required.)
***
Gen Con – ‘the best 4 days in
gaming', August 14-17, 2014.
2 comments:
Thanks for the tip, Nik.
Go for it, David, and best of luck!
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