Deadline: 30 September 2010
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SOUTH AFRICA
SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2010 RULES
There are two sections which may be entered with prize money as follows :
General section : 1 - R 750.00 2 - R500.00 3 - R250.00
South African section : 1 - R1000.00 2 - R500.00 3 - R300.00
SFSA reserves the right not to award prizes if, in the opinion of the final judge, the standard does not warrant it. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The SA section prize is sponsored by World Wide Worx (http://www.worldwideworx.com)
1. All entries must be the original, unpublished and not previously prize-winning work of the author, and MUST be either SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY .
2. All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form. However the author's name MUST NOT appear on the manuscript.
3. All entries must be in English prose and must be between 2000 (two thousand) and 5000 (five thousand) words in length.
4. All entries must be typed or printed, double-spaced, printed on one side of the paper only and bound (with staples, paperclips, folder, etc.). No hand-written entries will be accepted. No manuscripts will be returned so please do not send originals.
5. Entrants will be judged on: Presentation, Characterisation, Dialogue, Plot, Grammar & Spelling, Writing Quality & Style, Appeal.
6. Fees. The total fee comprises an admin fee of R15.00, PLUS an entry fee for EACH story entered, PLUS a critique fee (optional ) of R25 per story. The admin fee of R15.00 is paid only once, no matter how many stories are entered. For members, the entry fee is R5.00 per story submitted; for non-members, the entry fee is R10.00 per story submitted. If a short, written critique is requested, an additional fee of R25 is charged for EACH critiqued story.
7. The closing date is midnight of 30 September 2010 (envelopes postmarked before this date and time will be accepted). Post entries to :
SFSA Short Story Competition
c/o Gavin Kreuiter
P.O. Box 8022
Edenglen
1613
8. If acknowledgment of receipt of entries is required, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope, or provide an email address and request a receipt. SFSA does not accept liability for entries lost in the post. No registered letters will be accepted.
9. Entrants will be notified of the results of the competition approximately 5 months after the closing date, provided that a second self-addressed stamped envelope (or an e-mail address) is enclosed for this purpose.
10. SFSA reserves the right to publish any story free of charge in the club’s magazine “Probe”, or in the club’s “Best of…” short story collection, but the copyright will remain with the author. (If possible, please keep the electronic version of the entry, as entrants may be asked to send this to
SFSA for publishing.)
11. Additionally, should there be enough entrants under 18 with a suitable quality of work, an award will be made to the best author in this category.
SFSA in collaboration with Writers of the Future ( www.writersofthefuture.com ) is promoting Science Fiction and Fantasy writing in South Africa. Please contact SFSA or WOTF for further details.