Pocket Books will host a Star Trek-themed fan fiction writing contest. This program was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars.
Here’s more from the press release: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was an annual collection of short stories that ran from 1998 to 2007 set in the Star Trek universe, written by amateur writers chosen through an open submissions process. Now, under license from CBS Consumer Products, Pocket Books is reviving the contest in 2016…The deadline for submissions will be January 15, 2016, and winners will be announced on March 31, 2016.”
Ten participants will be selected as grand prize winners. Their stories will be featured in the 2016 edition of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology. Two of the writers will go on to be named first prize winners. Each first prize honoree will receive a free self-publishing package from Archway Publishing.