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SHORT STORY CONTEST

The 2023 Tremendicon Kevin Watkins Memorial Short Story Contest is accepting unpublished, original short stories of fiction.
The contest is open to amateur writers, ages 14 and up, and attending Tremendicon 2023. Entries will be judged by a panel of professional writers.
The winning author will receive a $200 cash prize and have their short story published in the 2024 Tremendicon convention guide.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

All the following criteria must be met to be eligible for the 2023 Tremendicon Short Story Contest: 

  • Entries are due June 30th, 2023, by midnight, Central Standard Time.

  • Entries must be works of prose, up to 4,000 words in length. 

  • Entries must be original works by the entrant, in English.
    Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification. 

  • Entries must be submitted via email, double-spaced, and must include the title and page number on each page, but not the author’s name, so that the stories may be judged anonymously.

  • Entries may not have been previously published in professional media. 

  • Entries must be appropriate (as deemed by the panel of judges) and not contain sexually explicit, racist, or otherwise inappropriate content.

 

How to Enter: 

  • No entry fee is required.

  • Submit your story via email to JoinTheFun@tremendicon.com. 

  • The subject line should read “Short Story Contest: Tremendicon 2023 – [Insert Author’s Name]”

Each entry email must include:

  • The story’s title

  • Author’s legal name

  • Author's pen name (if applicable)

  • Author’s email and phone number

  • Word count for the short story submission

  • This phrase, with your name inserted, “I, [Insert Author’s Name] acknowledge the eligibility criteria of the 2023 Tremendicon Kevin Watkins Memorial Short Story Contest and give Tremendicon permission to print my short story in the 2024 Tremendicon Convention Guide if my short story is selected as the winner of the contest.”

  • The short story added as an email attachment or a link to where we can download the story.

 

Additional Information:

  • Entries will be judged by professional authors on July 2nd, 2023. The decisions of the judges are entirely their own and are final and binding.

  • Winners will be contacted and informed they have won by July 5th, 2023, and announced publicly during closing ceremonies of Tremendicon, July 9th, 2023.

  • All rights to submitted stories remain the property of the author. 

  • Visit Tremendicon.com for rule changes and updates.

2023 TREMENDICON KEVIN WATKINS MEMORIAL SHORT STORY CONTEST

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ARTIST CONTEST

The 2023 Tremendicon David Faught Memorial Art Contest is accepting unpublished, original pieces. The contest is open to amateur artists attending Tremendicon 2023, ages 14 and up. 

 

All entries will be judged by a panel of professional artists.

The winning artist will receive a $200 cash prize.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

All the following criteria must be met to be eligible for the 2023 Tremendicon Art Contest: 

  • Entries are due June 30th, 2023, by midnight, Central Standard Time.

  • Entries must be digital submissions in 300dpi, jpeg.  And no bigger than 3300x5100 pixels (11”x17”).

  • Entries must be original works by the entrant and not a copy of anyone else’s original or copyrighted materials.

  • Entries must not be of any already licensed property.

  • Entries must be appropriate (as deemed by the panel of judges) and not contain sexually explicit, racist, or otherwise inappropriate content.

  • Your art entry must be your own original artwork that you personally created.

  • Entries should not have been previously published in professional media. 

  • It must have been completed after July 2022.

 

How to Enter: 

  • No entry fee is required.

  • Entries must be submitted via email to JoinTheFun@Tremendicon.com. 

  • The subject line should read “Art Contest: Tremendicon 2023 – [Insert Artist’s Name}”

  • Each entry email must include:

    • The art piece’s title

    • Artist’s legal name

    • Artist’s alias (if applicable)

    • Artist’s email and phone number

    • Medium of art piece

    • The art piece’s creation date (month and year)

    • This phrase, with your name inserted, “I, [Insert Artist’s Name] acknowledge the eligibility criteria of the 2023 Tremendicon David Faught Memorial Art Contest and give Tremendicon permission to display my art piece in the 2024 Tremendicon Convention Guide if it is selected as the winner of this contest.”

    • The digital version of the art entry, added as an email attachment. 

 

Additional Information:

  • Artists are limited to submitting a maximum of three pieces.

  • Entries will be judged by professional artists. The decisions of the judges, on July 2nd, 2023, are entirely their own and are final and binding.

  • Winners will be contacted and informed they have won by July 5th, 2023.

  • Winners will be announced publicly on Sunday July 9th, 2023, at Tremendicon during closing ceremonies.

  • All rights to submitted pieces remain the property of the artist.

  • Tremendicon will be applying a watermark and Glaze layer to the pieces on social media, if posted there, to protect the artists property.

2023 TREMENDICON DAVID FAUGHT MEMORIAL ART CONTEST

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