Refractions: Genre Flash Fiction Contest
July 01 – July 31, 2024
It’s time to write short at Uncharted Magazine! We want your stories of 1,500 words or less in all of our genres! So sharpen up those pencils and flex those fingers. We’re excited to offer the winner of this prize $1,000 and publication, while the second- and third-place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively.
YA Open
August 01 – October 01, 2024
Voyage YA by Uncharted is pleased to announce our newest contest, the YA OPEN, judged by Voyage editors. Send us your wildest, most electric YA prose. We want to see drama, enigma, and tension. Your prose should glimmer with energy, with passion in every sentence. Make our heads turn. Write something that it is impossible for us to ignore. Show us what you needed to read when you were a teen. First place will win $1,000, second and third place will win $600 and $400, respectively. All three winners will be published on our website.
Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
October 17 – December 15, 2024
Each year, novel excerpt submissions are some of our readers’ and editors’ favorite narratives to read. We’re looking for the best 5,000 words or fewer of your novel in progress! We love to read opening chapters, climaxes, and anything in-between. The three co-winners of this prize will each receive $1,000 and publication. All entries will be considered for publication. Judge TBA.