Short Story Library

Imagine what if?

and so you ask yourself, what if… what? Well you tell us! We want short science fiction short (micro, flash or short stories) that tell us a science fiction story around the idea what if. Where ever you take it, take it interesting! The word limit is 5,000 words.

This contest will be judged by science fiction writer T.M. Hunter:

T. M. Hunter is an avid aircraft and space junkie when he finds those brief moments of free time between his day job and writing space opera novels and short stories. His first Aston West novel, Heroes Die Young, was honored as Champagne Books’ Best-Selling Novel of the Year for 2008. He has had several short stories published with his Aston West story “Little White Truths” receiving a top-ten finish in the 2007 Preditors and Editors Readers Poll. His next Aston West novel, Friends in Deed, is scheduled for a January 2010 release. More information about his stories, novels and upcoming events can be found at AstonWest.com. He can also be followed at MySpace and Facebook (under the name Aston West) and Twitter (@astonwest).

Schedule: Submission accepted between June 1, 2008 – August 31, 2009.

Winners will be selected by September 30, 2009

Prizes:

Winning stories will be paid $50.00 and receive a free print copy of the collection

Second place $25.00 and receive a free print copy of the collection

Third Place $10.00 and receive a free print copy of the collection

The top stories picked by the judge will be published in addition for a print collection to be published in October of 2009. All accepted entries will receive an ebook version of the final collection.

Entry Fee: FREE!

Please send in your submissions to editor@shortstory.us.com with “Submission – NAME OF CONTEST” in the subject line. The body of the email should contain your bio of no more than 25 words. For more information about the submission guidelines please read here: http://www.readme.us.com/contest.html