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The contest is now open and will close Sunday, June 1st, 2014, 00:00(midnight) LOCAL LAS VEGAS, NV, TIME ZONE.
People choice poll will be opened on June 1st and it will close June 7th, 2014 00:00(midnight) LOCAL LAS VEGAS, NV, TIME ZONE. This will be a "public" poll, with results viewable by all.
All winners will be announced on forum June 14th, 2014.
WHAT WE WANT:
Please submit to DCshortstory at gmail dot com.
Please submit ONLY in a .txt file. You may include line breaks, specific formatting you feel is important to the tone of your story. "Bad" language is not proscribed, but do remember, your winning story will be published for all ages to read.
Please keep your short stories an actual SHORT story.
Leave the manuscripts and 404 page novels to your publisher and agents.
THEME FOR THE CONTEST 2014: The Future is Now! As evidenced by CES and the constant stream of kickstarters, indigogos, even privitized space travel programs, science and technology is moving forward at a pace never seen before in human history. We all have a favorite we are paying attention to, be it the evolution of 3D printing, the "peep hole into Shrodinger's cat's box," or heads up displays built into contact lenses. Maybe it is GMO foods for you, or bioengineering of pets or farm animals. Whatever it is, expand on it. See the future of it. Write a story about the world you see it in, and how it is being used there. And send it to us.
Please keep your stories in tune with our community, we want stories about hackers hacking, science, technology, nerdy things, geeky things, zombie things, making things work the way they were never intended to work, you all know the drill.
Story must include the DEFCON convention in some way, either located at it, or influenced by it, or populated by characters connected to it, as a few examples.
WHAT YOU GET:
We will be putting ALL of the short story entries on the Conference DVD and we will be listing the winners in the Conference program in a short blurb, letting everyone know they can check the forums and dvd to read more.
The winners will get recognition in the printed program, there will be no event at DEFCON Closing Ceremony.
NOTE: TO AVOID LAST YEAR'S ERROR THE CONTEST WILL CLOSE EARLIER TO ENSURE ENOUGH TIME IS AVAILABLE TO MEET CONFERENCE PRINTING SCHEDULES.
First place winner will receive two human badges, received at con, onsite.
Second place winner will receive one human badge, received at con, onsite.
Peoples choice winner ( voted by the community) will receive one human badge, received at con, onsite.
Everyone will get their story on the DVD, and the winners will be announced in the program.
Tips for winning:
Spell check, grammar check, watch your tenses and your "voice." Double check your dates, your math, your facts. We are paying attention. If you misspell on purpose, make sure the reader can tell it's on purpose!
Follow the rules as mentioned above.
Write a good story.
Bribing the judges sometimes works but since this is an online only contest the payment accepted is dogecoin.*
Best of luck to all of you! Now get writing!
*Much Sarcasm. Wow!
People choice poll will be opened on June 1st and it will close June 7th, 2014 00:00(midnight) LOCAL LAS VEGAS, NV, TIME ZONE. This will be a "public" poll, with results viewable by all.
All winners will be announced on forum June 14th, 2014.
WHAT WE WANT:
Please submit to DCshortstory at gmail dot com.
Please submit ONLY in a .txt file. You may include line breaks, specific formatting you feel is important to the tone of your story. "Bad" language is not proscribed, but do remember, your winning story will be published for all ages to read.
Please keep your short stories an actual SHORT story.
Leave the manuscripts and 404 page novels to your publisher and agents.
THEME FOR THE CONTEST 2014: The Future is Now! As evidenced by CES and the constant stream of kickstarters, indigogos, even privitized space travel programs, science and technology is moving forward at a pace never seen before in human history. We all have a favorite we are paying attention to, be it the evolution of 3D printing, the "peep hole into Shrodinger's cat's box," or heads up displays built into contact lenses. Maybe it is GMO foods for you, or bioengineering of pets or farm animals. Whatever it is, expand on it. See the future of it. Write a story about the world you see it in, and how it is being used there. And send it to us.
Please keep your stories in tune with our community, we want stories about hackers hacking, science, technology, nerdy things, geeky things, zombie things, making things work the way they were never intended to work, you all know the drill.
Story must include the DEFCON convention in some way, either located at it, or influenced by it, or populated by characters connected to it, as a few examples.
WHAT YOU GET:
We will be putting ALL of the short story entries on the Conference DVD and we will be listing the winners in the Conference program in a short blurb, letting everyone know they can check the forums and dvd to read more.
The winners will get recognition in the printed program, there will be no event at DEFCON Closing Ceremony.
NOTE: TO AVOID LAST YEAR'S ERROR THE CONTEST WILL CLOSE EARLIER TO ENSURE ENOUGH TIME IS AVAILABLE TO MEET CONFERENCE PRINTING SCHEDULES.
First place winner will receive two human badges, received at con, onsite.
Second place winner will receive one human badge, received at con, onsite.
Peoples choice winner ( voted by the community) will receive one human badge, received at con, onsite.
Everyone will get their story on the DVD, and the winners will be announced in the program.
Tips for winning:
Spell check, grammar check, watch your tenses and your "voice." Double check your dates, your math, your facts. We are paying attention. If you misspell on purpose, make sure the reader can tell it's on purpose!
Follow the rules as mentioned above.
Write a good story.
Bribing the judges sometimes works but since this is an online only contest the payment accepted is dogecoin.*
Best of luck to all of you! Now get writing!
*Much Sarcasm. Wow!
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