This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their novel excerpts. We’re excited to read your writing! We invite writers to submit to the Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize from April 14 to June 15, 2025. We love opening pages as much as any other genre magazine, but we offer […]
This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your writing! We’re going to try something funny with our next challenge! We want to give writers the chance to bring on the humor. You’re cordially invited to submit to the Humor Challenge from April 03 to April 13, 2025. […]
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS. For this challenge Voyage YA by Uncharted welcomes authors to submit their fiction and creative nonfiction as it pertains to the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect is when something small creates much larger effects, rippling across time and terrain in unexpected ways. (Read more here!) […]
By Caitlin Taylor So Did you reach your reading goals for 2024? If not, don’t stress. With 2025 mere moments away, you can aim high for the coming year, striving to read and discover more incredible books and stories. Reading goals look different for everyone. For many, that could simply mean finishing a specific, arbitrary […]
By Caitlin Taylor So Did you reach your writing goals for 2024? If not, consider heading into 2025 with a new approach. It’s always best to start the new year aiming high and adapting as the months roll on as you figure out what works well for you. Maybe you want to submit to a […]
By Jessica Berg When it comes to our narratives, we all feel the weight of an invisible audience on our shoulders. An esteemed editor lurking in the shadows, shaking their head at your em dash misuse. Your rockstar agent, sipping espresso, silently judging your lack of “marketable stakes.” That one future reader who will absolutely […]
Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories to Voyage YA by Uncharted‘s YA OPEN. We appreciate the time and effort required to produce the excellent work that made this contest so competitive. We are excited to announce the winners here! XXX Winners First Place: “The Hand & The Sea” by Threa AlmontaserSecond Place: “Sandstone […]
And the winner is: Chameleon by Mackenzie Hurlbert Our shortlist:
By Caitlin Taylor So This coming Lunar New Year (January 29) ushers in the Year of the Snake, the sixth zodiac animal. While the snake often represents evil and temptation in the West, they’re instead associated with good fortune, rebirth, and longevity in the East. In the spirit of the Year of the Snake and […]
It was so difficult narrowing down to this shortlist of 15 stories! We’re so close to announcing our winner! Thank you to everyone who submitted, who made our job so difficult for this challenge!
This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their short stories We’re excited to read your writing! We invite writers to submit to the second Uncharted Magazine Cinematic Short Story Contest from January 05 to March 09, 2025. This award is for all of our genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller/Horror, Mystery/Crime, […]
As we wrap up our Thanksgiving festivities and look forward to finishing the year off strong, you might be looking for books that capture the holiday spirit you hope to emulate. At Uncharted, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to spread some holiday cheer to you all, our beloved readers. With frightful weather, the possibilities are […]