Bantam Spectra, Random House’s science fiction and fantasy imprint, is putting out a magazine called Spectra Pulse, filled with stories from well-known authors, articles, reviews and otherwise. Now they’ve announced a new contest for unpublished authors. The prize is getting published in an upcoming edition, plus $100.
Check the link for rules and other legalese. Word count is 2k, max, all in the science fiction, fantasy or horror genre, and you have to be 18 or older.
The contest is listed as the “First Annual,” so if you miss out on this year’s deadline, there’s always the next one. But really, January 21, 2009 is a pretty reasonable goal even if you have nothing more than a seedling of a story germinating in your brain.
Good luck!
I see that smile.