Contest Information
The OddContest is an annual competition for speculative (science fiction, fantasy, or horror) stories or prose poems no longer than 500 words. The contest has been sponsored since 2008 by OdysseyCon, a science-fiction convention held each April in Madison, Wisconsin. The contest offers cash prizes of $500 for the Adult winner and $50 for the Youth winner, convention memberships, and books in both Adult and Youth divisions.
Our 2010 judge is Minnesota SF poet John Rezmerski. An awards ceremony and reading of the winning stories will be held at OdysseyCon April 16–18, 2010, at the Radisson Hotel in Madison, and the stories will be published in the OddCon program.
See the comments of our 2009 judge, Joe Haldeman, on last year's winners and read the winning stories/poems.
The entry deadline is January 15 each year and results are announced by March 1. See the contest guidelines and our helpful definitions for more information.