Resources for Teen Writers Interested in Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing Home  |  SF&F Contests  |  Other Contests  |  Markets  |  Writing Workshops  |  SF&F Resources    SPECULATIVE FICTION CONTESTS (science fiction, fantasy, horror) Click on Other Contests for non-speculative fiction writing contests. January deadline: Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing  Sponsored by Dell Magaines (Asimov's and Analog) and IAFA. This award was formerly called the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. Scholastic Art and Writing  fantasy/science fiction section DragonComet Writing Contest Sponsored by Life the Universe, and Everything, an annual symposium at Brigham Young University March deadline: WorldCon Student Science Fiction Contest  The Ray Bradbury Creative Writing Contest  Sponsored by The Waukegan Public Library April deadline: Confluence Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Contest Conduit contests (categories short shorts, short story, novella, and screenwriting) Ssponsored by Conduit, a science fiction and fantasy convention in Salt Lake City, UT. May deadline: MISFITS Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Contest  Sponsored by Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy The Scott Imes Award  Annual Writing Contest Sponsored by Minnesota Society for Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy  June deadline: James White Award  Science fiction short story competition for non-professional writers Pagan Fiction Award and Anthology Short story contest intended to encourage and celebrate Pagan culture in the form of literature.  Open to all authors. Sponsored by BBI Media and Llewellyn Publications. September deadline: UPC Science Fiction Competition October deadline: Science Fiction Writers of the Earth  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award Sponsored by Rosebud Magazine December deadline: N3F Short Story Contest Sponsored by National Fantasy Fan Federation SFReader.com Short Story Contest Other sites to check for writing contests In Places Between: The Robyn Herrington Memorial Short Fiction Competition www.the-squid.com  is an online magazine dedicated to publishing the stories of young writers. New contest in each issue. Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame  in Seattle, WA European Space Agency previously sponsored The Clarke-Bradbury International Science Fiction Competition The New England Science Fiction Association, Inc. previously sponsored the NESFA Short Story Contest   Before entering any writing or poetry contest, please check out these warnings  from the professional science fiction and fantasy writers' organization SFWA.