A brief summary of how itās gone so far (including a new update, which is why Iāve changed the original publication date to 10ā14)
A few updates that we hadnāt announced yet
The stories so far
Weāve had 44 submissions (defined as āposts with the contest tag + recommendations on the submission thread + private submissionsā).
As a judge, Iām trying not to read anything until the judging process begins, and Iāveā¦ almost succeeded. (I check r/ārational more days than not, so the āsee story, read storyā instinct is powerful.)
But you, reader, are not bound by this limitation! I envy your ability to click the contest tag, find an interesting title, and dive in.
You could also be contrarian and look for the least interesting title. Maybe youāll find a hidden gem.
Thereās still time to submit!
You have until 11:59 pm PST on October 29th.
Submissions donāt have to be long. I can easily imagine a 500-word entry (flash fiction, a well-done thought experiment...) winning a prize.
Updates on the contest
More prizes
Thanks to a generous donation from Owen Cotton-Barratt, weāve increased the total prize amount from $10,000 to $22,000! More details here.
Private submissions
Several authors made the point that āpublish your story on the Forumā is a steep requirement for someone who might want to sell that story somewhere else. So we opened the option to submit something privately, to be published only if you win.
Judges
At present, our judging panel consists of:
Kelsey Piper, writer at Future Perfect and The Unit of Caring
Alexander Wales, author of Worth the Candle and other EA-adjacent fiction
DaystarEld, author of Pokemon: The Origin of Species and host of the Rationally Writing podcast
Aaron Gertler, who mostly writes procedural Forum posts (but reads a lot)
One or two more people may join later.
Weāll split submissions between the judges to keep the workload manageable. Each judge will recommend a few favorites to the rest, and weāll work out the final winners via discussion.
Feedback
This isnāt really news, but itās a reminder: I offer feedback on Forum posts, including entries to this contest. Iāve already talked to a few people who wanted to know whether their work was a good fit, and Iād be happy to help you.
(If you end up submitting something Iāve seen, Iāll make sure it goes to another judge.)
Creative Writing Contest: Now with more prizes!
We launched the Creative Writing Contest one month ago. Iām sharing:
A brief summary of how itās gone so far (including a new update, which is why Iāve changed the original publication date to 10ā14)
A few updates that we hadnāt announced yet
The stories so far
Weāve had 44 submissions (defined as āposts with the contest tag + recommendations on the submission thread + private submissionsā).
As a judge, Iām trying not to read anything until the judging process begins, and Iāveā¦ almost succeeded. (I check r/ārational more days than not, so the āsee story, read storyā instinct is powerful.)
But you, reader, are not bound by this limitation! I envy your ability to click the contest tag, find an interesting title, and dive in.
You could also be contrarian and look for the least interesting title. Maybe youāll find a hidden gem.
Thereās still time to submit!
You have until 11:59 pm PST on October 29th.
Submissions donāt have to be long. I can easily imagine a 500-word entry (flash fiction, a well-done thought experiment...) winning a prize.
Updates on the contest
More prizes
Thanks to a generous donation from Owen Cotton-Barratt, weāve increased the total prize amount from $10,000 to $22,000! More details here.
Private submissions
Several authors made the point that āpublish your story on the Forumā is a steep requirement for someone who might want to sell that story somewhere else. So we opened the option to submit something privately, to be published only if you win.
Judges
At present, our judging panel consists of:
Kelsey Piper, writer at Future Perfect and The Unit of Caring
Alexander Wales, author of Worth the Candle and other EA-adjacent fiction
DaystarEld, author of Pokemon: The Origin of Species and host of the Rationally Writing podcast
Aaron Gertler, who mostly writes procedural Forum posts (but reads a lot)
One or two more people may join later.
Weāll split submissions between the judges to keep the workload manageable. Each judge will recommend a few favorites to the rest, and weāll work out the final winners via discussion.
Feedback
This isnāt really news, but itās a reminder: I offer feedback on Forum posts, including entries to this contest. Iāve already talked to a few people who wanted to know whether their work was a good fit, and Iād be happy to help you.
(If you end up submitting something Iāve seen, Iāll make sure it goes to another judge.)