{"id":6151,"date":"2024-10-31T12:07:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=6151"},"modified":"2024-10-31T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:09:43","slug":"f-fiction-potluck-contest-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-a-very-speculative-holiday","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/f-fiction-potluck-contest-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-a-very-speculative-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"F &#8211; Fiction Potluck Contest Seeking Submissions on the Theme: A Very Speculative Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"font_3 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">A Very Speculative Holiday<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">up to 6,000 words<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Holidays abound across cultures and worlds\u2014Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year\u2019s on Earth; myriad celebrations in far-off planets or kingdoms waiting for discovery. Craft your short speculative story around a holiday that has meaning in whatever world you choose; in whichever speculative fiction genre you choose. Give us characters to care about, settings and conflicts that leave the reader breathless, strong voices, and luscious prose that stops us in our tracks\u2014tales that stick long after that all-important final line is read.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"font_5 wixui-rich-text__text\">Prizes!<\/h5>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\">This quarter is officially sponsored by\u00a0<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"http:\/\/duotrope.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Duotrope<\/a><\/span>; the first place winner of this quarter&#8217;s challenge receives Duotrope service for free for two years (valued at $100)!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">General Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"font_7 color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">All entries must be in English and original works of fiction.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">The competition runs on UTC time, beginning and ending at midnight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">You must keep your entry private until after we post the top three winning stories.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">The judges&#8217; decisions are final.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">The judges will contact everyone who includes the\u00a0Title Information\u00a0listed below.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">The judges cannot provide feedback for every piece submitted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Winning entries will be published as received.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">The following are\u00a0not accepted:\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"font_7 color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Simultaneous submissions<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Previously published works<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">AI-generated content<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Fanfiction, erotica, religious, or political content<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Pieces longer than the word count limit<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Pieces submitted outside the competition month<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Pieces submitted in .pdf or pasted into the body of the email<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Pieces without the correct Title Information (below) will be rejected unread.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Submissions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">October: up to 6,000 words<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Keep formatting professional. You can find recommended settings on the\u00a0<a class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writersworkout.net\/submissions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">submissions page<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Entries must include this Title Information\u00a0in this order at the top of the document body, aligned left:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Name or Pseudonym, email<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Entry Title<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Fiction Potluck<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Word Count\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Accepted file types:\u00a0.doc, .docx, .odt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">Live, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net).\u00a0We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The selection team reads all entries that follow the submissions guidelines as explained below. Entries are read blind. The team chooses the finalists and contacts everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Finalist author names and bios are posted on this page and announced in our monthly mailer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The guest judge reads the finalist pieces and chooses three winners. Each of the three winning pieces is published on our blog and linked through this page. 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