We are excited to announce our annual Medgadget Sci-Fi Writing Contest! Now in its fourth year, the competition is designed to showcase fictional stories written by our readers, stories that transport us into the future of medicine. Whether it is a hitherto unknown ethical dilemma that will come up many years from now or an imaginary technology, we can’t wait to see this year’s entries! You might recall the amazing set of stories that dazzled and stirred the imagination last year. So lets take a look at the future of medicine together again!
Just like last time, here are the rules:
Your fictional essay has to be 250-2500 words. Text. English language. No mp3′s with you reading your story and cool sound effects in the background, (at least, not this time). And no videos, flash, or jpg’s either.
Top entries will be printed here and thus, must be safe for work. That’s not to say we don’t love artsy violence and gratuitous love scenes, however. Just keep the language clean.
Judges will be blinded. Blinded by your dazzling prose, yes, but also to your identity. We are assembling an all-star judging panel, so you can be assured your work will be reviewed by accomplished writers, physicians, and a few fans of Battlestar Galactica. To help the Medgadget editorial team with grading your papers, we’ve invited Dr. Allen Roberts from GruntDoc to join us.
Submissions from anonymous writers are accepted, but we will need an address or PO Box to send your prize!
This year’s winner will receive from us a gift, an amazing Amazon Kindle, a 3G wireless, 10.2 ounces device.
Entries are due two weeks from now, on November 16th. Winners will be announced, and stories reprinted here on Medgadget, a week later. Send in your submissions to: scifi@medgadget.com.
That’s it! Get your thinking caps on and start typing! Feel free to browse our archives … for inspiration.
Flashbacks: 2008 Medical Sci-Fi Contest: Please Meet the Stories! ; 2007 Medical Sci-Fi Contest: Please Meet the Winner!; Medgadget 2006 Sci Fi Contest Results
