
Young Adults Write YA
December 1 – February 11, 2024
We are thrilled to introduce Voyage’s latest contest, Young Adults Write YA, guest judged by Theodora Goss! If you’re a writer of young adult literature and age twenty-four or younger, we invite you to submit your original, unpublished YA writing for the chance to win the first-place prize of $1,000. Second- and third-place winners will receive $600 and $400, respectively. All three winners will be published by Voyage YA by Uncharted, and their work will be considered by an agent.

Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
January 8 – March 10, 2024
We’re looking for the best 5,000 words or fewer of your novel in progress! Have a favorite chapter? An exciting and noteworthy prologue? A section where the dialogue crackles and the characters loom larger than life on the page? Give us a chance to read the most captivating section of your novel—and make us want to read more! Guest judge TBA.

Uncharted Thrilling Short Story Award
April 14 – June 16, 2024
This award is for all three genres: SF/F, Thriller/Mystery (Horror), and Historical Fiction. We’re excited to offer the first-place winner of this prize $2000 and publication, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively. We’re looking for the best short fiction we can get our hands on! Guest judge TBA.

Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
October 17 – December 15, 2024
This award is for all three genres: SF/F, Thriller/Mystery (Horror), and Historical Fiction. We’re excited to offer the first-place winner of this prize $2000 and publication, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively. We’re looking for the best short fiction we can get our hands on! Guest judge TBA.