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The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC) was a tongue-in-cheek contest, held annually and sponsored by the English Department of San José State University in San Jose, California until 2025. [1] Entrants were invited "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels" – that is, one which was deliberately bad.
A sister contest, Illustrators of the Future, was launched in 1988 and presents awards for science fiction art. [1] Hubbard characterized the contest as a way of "giving back" to the field that had defined his professional writing life. The contest has no entry fee.
In 2020, the entry fee for the IPPY Awards was $85. Entry discounts for regional and E-book categories are often available. For the 25th anniversary IPPY Awards in 2021, a $25 discount was available for early submissions. Entries are judged based on first impression, design, originality, use of language, message delivery, and relevance. [5]
Writers of the Future – contest for new authors, since 1985; Tähtivaeltaja Award (Finland) – since 1986; Arthur C. Clarke Award – since 1987; Japan Fantasy Novel Award – since 1989; Sir Julius Vogel Award (New Zealand) – since 1989; Urania Award (Italy) – since 1989; SFRA Pioneer Award – best critical essay-length work, since 1990
Contests have also been run on various other Wikimedia projects, generally eliciting excitement and support; the Wikinews writing contest in March/April and the second German writing contest (part of the International writing contest) both attracted over 10 unusual prizes from the community to hand out to the lucky/skillful winners.
Scholarships usually include monetary prizes as well as free or reduced-tuition art and writing programs. The 2021 scholarships include: Best-in-Grade Award, Civic Expression Award, New York Life Award, One Earth Award, Portfolio Awards, The Alliance/ACT-SO Journey Award, The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon, and Ray Bradbury Award for ...
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The 2019 contest is being judged by Ned Balbo. [6] The award has an entry fee of $25 per manuscript, and the prize is $1000 plus publication. [ 7 ] After the retirement of Dr. William Baer in 2015, Professor Rob Griffith became of the director of the competition.