ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Entries accepted Jan. 1 – May 1, 2023
Tampa Bay high school students are invited to submit original, unpublished short stories on the theme of “Artificial Intelligence.”
In 2023, Artificial Intelligence – A.I. – is part of almost every aspect of our daily lives.
A.I. navigates and drives for us; chooses our entertainment; organizes our calendars; and picks our dates. A.I. knows our schedules, our shoe sizes, our favorite memes and our friends’ phone numbers better than we do.
A.I. may save humanity – or spell the end of it.
Your story may be set in the past, present or future, but it must contain the sentence, “Alexa (or Siri, or Google, or…), will artificial intelligences take over the Earth?”
The answer? That’s up to you.
Entries will be judged by a panel of experts including:
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Dell Magazines Award-winning author Rich Larson
- Sidewise Award-winning author, editor and professor Dr. Rick Wilber
- Nebula and Compton Crook Award-winning author Fran Wilde
MEET THIS YEAR'S JUDGES
CONTEST RULES
- Contest is open to all students over the age of 13 in grades 9 to 12 in public, private and home schools in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties.
- Stories must be previously unpublished and unsold.
- There is no fee to enter.
- Entrants may submit an unlimited number of stories.
- Stories must be submitted in MS Word (doc or docx) or Portable Document Format (pdf) format.
- Stories should be between 1,000 and 5,000 words.
- Stories should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and numbered pages.
- The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript.
- All entries must be received by May 1, 2023, 11:59 PM EST. Entrants are strongly encouraged to submit in advance of the deadline in case of technical difficulties.
- View the complete official rules.
- View the contest flyer
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