Change in plans!

We're trying something completely different this year and coordinating our writer's contest with the Pima County Public Library. We are actually offering two contests at the same time, one for adults and one for teens.

CONTEST RULES :

Please follow directions exactly! Work that does not adhere precisely to these rules will be disqualified.

Entry is limited to writers with no professionally published work.  Stories must be 5000 words or less, all content original to the author, and it must have some speculative content: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Magical Realism, etc.  No novel excerpts, please. Multiple submissions are allowed but we encourage you to submit only your best work.

 
To be eligible for the teen contest, the writer must be no less than age 13 and no more than age 17 as of November 9, 2007. Older individuals must submit work to the adult contest. Younger individuals are not eligible.

 
Submissions must be in formal hardcopy manuscript format:

•  No electronic submissions please.
  
  
• Submit a clear printout or typed copy, double-spaced, with text on only one side of standard letter-size white paper.
  
  
• Include a a separate cover sheet with your name and address, along with the title of the story.
  Please note the word count of your story. Indicate which contest you are submitting for: teen or adult.
  
  
• Put a header on every sheet of the manuscript, with your last name, story title, and page number.
  
  

There is no entry fee.  You do not need to be a member of TusCon to enter, although we certainly encourage that!

 
DEADLINE :  October 15, 2007,  so get crackin’!

 (Submissions must actually arrive by the deadline, not just be postmarked.  You can hand deliver them if need be.)

JUDGING:  Initial judging will be carried out through the library by readers familiar with the speculative fiction genre. Finalists will be turned over to a panel of professional sf/f writers to select the top three winners: 3 adult contestants and 3 teen.

PRIZES: There will 3 top teen awards and 3 top adult awards.
Awards ceremony will take place at the convention’s Meet the Guests Party on Friday night (11/9).

NEED HELP GETTING STARTED? The Pima County Public Library is holding a series of half-day writers’ workshops in September and October, with panels of well-known sf/f, media, and horror authors talking the nuts and bolts of writing speculative fiction. Who is coming? When? Watch for announcements on the web and in your local library! 
The PCPL website is:   www.library.pima.gov    (and you DO need the "www").

Any questions?  Send email to:  frgross@earthlink.net

GOOD LUCK!

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