2006 Bards and Sages Speculative Fiction Contest

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2006 Bards and Sages Writing Contest:
Speculative Fiction Novellas

Grand Prize:
$500 U.S. Savings Bond (series EE)
One-year membership to the Speculative Literature Foundation
Publication of novella

2nd Prize:
$200 U.S. Savings Bond (series EE)
One-year membership to the Speculative Literature Foundation
Publication of novella

3rd Prize:
$50 U.S. Savings Bond (series EE)
One-year membership to the Speculative Literature Foundation
Publication of novella

Honorable Mention (up to three, at the publisher's discretion)
One-year membership to the Speculative Literature Foundation

Submission Guidelines:

PLEASE NOTE: FAILURE TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES
MAY CAUSE YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE REJECTED UNREAD.

*Work must be of a speculative nature.
*Do not submit previously published material
*Fan fiction of any sort will not be considered
*Work should be between 15,000 and 40,000 words
*We are not interested in speculative works with strong erotic themes.
*Submissions must be submitted electronically in a .doc format using
Times New Roman, Arial, of Courier font in a 10-12 point type, double-spaced.
*When submitting work, please include the words "2006 writing contest" in the subject line
to make sure that spam-blocking software does not delete your submission.
Do not attempt to submit novellas in the body of the e-mail. Submit them as .doc attachments
*Contest is open to any writer regardless of age or geographic location.
However see disclaimers below

Reading Fee:
$15 U.S.

Deadline for submissions:
October 1, 2006

Winners Announced:
December 1, 2006

Visit our guidelines page for complete submission information, disclaimers, and updates on the contest.