Conflux & CSFG Short Story Competition
Conflux invites you to submit stories of 4000 words or less, in any speculative fiction genre, on this year’s theme, which is “Quests and Missions”.
The short story competition is open to all Australian residents and current members of Conflux and CSFG. Entries can be sent to <shortstory@conflux.org.au>. Submissions close at midnight Thursday August 8, 2024.
Entry is $5, unless you are a member of Conflux or CSFG, or you are aged 16 or under, in which case it is free! You can purchase your entry at the same time as your tickets (click here).
Prizes
First prize is $200 and a Conflux 2025 membership. Second prize is $50 and a discounted Conflux 2025 membership, and third prize is $25 and a discounted Conflux 2025 membership.
Guidelines
Stories should be written in English, suitable for a general audience (i.e., no gratuitous violence or erotica), and your own original, unpublished work. No AI-authored works, please; we only accept authors made of meat. Finally, no multiple submissions — only one story entry per author.
Please submit them in the following format: RTF or MS-Word DOCX, with the story title in the top right header.
Make the first page of your document a cover sheet that includes your name, contact details and story title (we will remove this before we give it to the judges). Your name must not appear on any other pages.
Conflux invites you to submit stories of 4000 words or less, in any speculative fiction genre, on this year’s theme, which is “Quests and Missions”.
The short story competition is open to all Australian residents and current members of Conflux and CSFG. Entries can be sent to <shortstory@conflux.org.au>. Submissions close at midnight Thursday August 8, 2024.
Entry is $5, unless you are a member of Conflux or CSFG, or you are aged 16 or under, in which case it is free! You can purchase your entry at the same time as your tickets (click here).
Prizes
First prize is $200 and a Conflux 2025 membership. Second prize is $50 and a discounted Conflux 2025 membership, and third prize is $25 and a discounted Conflux 2025 membership.
Guidelines
Stories should be written in English, suitable for a general audience (i.e., no gratuitous violence or erotica), and your own original, unpublished work. No AI-authored works, please; we only accept authors made of meat. Finally, no multiple submissions — only one story entry per author.
Please submit them in the following format: RTF or MS-Word DOCX, with the story title in the top right header.
Make the first page of your document a cover sheet that includes your name, contact details and story title (we will remove this before we give it to the judges). Your name must not appear on any other pages.