THE SET OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE
Everyone. We mean everyone, including but not limited to:
* Canadians
* non-Canadians
* backers of our Kickstarter project
* non-backers of our Kickstarter project
At AE HQ, we’re pretty excited about making AE happen. So excited, in fact, we can’t really wait for autumn to put out our first issue (that's months away ...). So we’re going to do it right now, on a small scale.
Presenting: AE Micro — A very small book of very small stories about very small things
So far we’ve promised to write more than 20 postcard stories, each based on a word that one of you provides to us. We thought you might like to get in on the fun. So we're asking you to write postcard-sized stories based on the word of our choosing. We’ll pick the best of the lot and publish them in a special edition microzine, a forerunner of AE proper.
THE SIZE
Our notional postcard is sized to contain 200 words and not one more.
THE WORD (OKAY, THE MORPHEME)
We’re offering you just a bit less than a word: “micro.” Contest entries do not have to contain “micro” within them, as long as we can tell that the story was inspired by the word.
We’re pretty sure this covers the widest possible range of people who might enter, but let us know if we’ve missed anyone. The bottom line: We’re looking for people who can tell great stories, no matter what other category they fall into.
THE WINNERS
We will pick five stories for publication in the microzine. In keeping with our mission to support Canadian SF, three of those will come from Canadian authors, and the other two from international submissions. In addition, we will choose one Best Canadian Story and one Best International Story.
THE PRIZES
For all winners
* We will pay our standard rate of $.06 CAD per word for each of the five stories published in the microzine, with a minimum of $10 for any one story
* Each winning author will receive five print copies of AE Micro.
THE TIMELINE
Contest opens for entries: Now
Contest closes for entries: Monday, April 26, at 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Winners announced: Friday, April 30
(More information HERE.)
Everyone. We mean everyone, including but not limited to:
* Canadians
* non-Canadians
* backers of our Kickstarter project
* non-backers of our Kickstarter project
At AE HQ, we’re pretty excited about making AE happen. So excited, in fact, we can’t really wait for autumn to put out our first issue (that's months away ...). So we’re going to do it right now, on a small scale.
Presenting: AE Micro — A very small book of very small stories about very small things
So far we’ve promised to write more than 20 postcard stories, each based on a word that one of you provides to us. We thought you might like to get in on the fun. So we're asking you to write postcard-sized stories based on the word of our choosing. We’ll pick the best of the lot and publish them in a special edition microzine, a forerunner of AE proper.
THE SIZE
Our notional postcard is sized to contain 200 words and not one more.
THE WORD (OKAY, THE MORPHEME)
We’re offering you just a bit less than a word: “micro.” Contest entries do not have to contain “micro” within them, as long as we can tell that the story was inspired by the word.
We’re pretty sure this covers the widest possible range of people who might enter, but let us know if we’ve missed anyone. The bottom line: We’re looking for people who can tell great stories, no matter what other category they fall into.
THE WINNERS
We will pick five stories for publication in the microzine. In keeping with our mission to support Canadian SF, three of those will come from Canadian authors, and the other two from international submissions. In addition, we will choose one Best Canadian Story and one Best International Story.
THE PRIZES
For all winners
* We will pay our standard rate of $.06 CAD per word for each of the five stories published in the microzine, with a minimum of $10 for any one story
* Each winning author will receive five print copies of AE Micro.
THE TIMELINE
Contest opens for entries: Now
Contest closes for entries: Monday, April 26, at 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
Winners announced: Friday, April 30
(More information HERE.)
