Philcon 2010

Young Writers Contest

The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society invites you to enter its 2010 Young Writers Contest.

• The contest is open to students in grades 5-12.
  
  
• There will be separate winners for Middle School (grades 5-8) and High School (grades 9-12).
  
  
• Each contest will have a prize of $100 for first place and a prize of $50 for second place.
  
  
• The winners will also each receive two full memberships for this year's Philadelphia Conference of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (Philcon). If the winner is already a member of the 2010 Philcon, these memberships may be used for the 2011 Philcon.
  
  
• Both science fiction and fantasy stories are eligible.
  
  
• Stories should be 1,000 words or less for grades 5-8 and 3,000 words or less for grades 9-12.
  
  
• Each contestant may submit only one story.  This story must be accompanied by a copy of the submission form, which is available here: 2010_writing_contest_rules.pdf
  
  
• A contestant’s contact information (name and address) must NOT appear in the story. All contact information should be on the submission form. The title should be on every page of the story.
  
  
• The contest opens June 1, 2010. Your stories must be postmarked or sent electronically by midnight on Saturday, October 16, 2010. A hard copy entry should be mailed to:
  
  Young Writers’ Contest
  Philadelphia Science Fiction Society
  P.O. Box 8303
  Philadelphia, PA 19101
  
  An electronic entry should be sent by e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  
  Stories may be submitted electronically in .pdf, .doc, .rtf, or .txt format.
  
  
• Stories will be judged by members of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society.
  
  
• Prizes will be awarded at the 2010 Philcon, November 19-21, 2010. Winners are welcome to bring guests to the award ceremony.
  
  
• The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS) reserves the nonexclusive right to publish each winning story, with written consent of parent or guardian. It is required that you and your parent or guardian also provide your signatures in the spaces provided on the submission form to acknowledge acceptance of these terms.