This has been one of our most entertaining and well-written batches of submissions for a Novel Excerpt Prize since we started in 2021. We have finally narrowed the longlist down to 45 thrilling excerpts! We’re still discussing which stories will make the longlist, so we apologize for the delay! The better the submissions, the harder […]
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:
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!
And the winners are: 1st place: Train Through the Actinic Mountains by Leigh Loveday Judge Matt Bell said: I loved the image-driven worldbuilding in this speculative story, which started off reminding me of Snowpiercer and then went somewhere maybe even stranger. (Also, what is more cinematic than a train?) More than any other story in this year’s […]
The winners are: 1st Place: We Undark Night With Our Tongues by Claudia Monpere 2nd Place: Compassionate Release by Quinn Green 3rd Place: Machines, bodies, machines by Anna Quercia-Thomas We’re also publishing: The Secret Language of Touch by Rachel Delaney Craft The shortlist:
We’re excited to reveal the titles of our shortlist for this flash fiction contest! We will announce the winners early next week! We can’t wait to get these stories into the eyes, minds, and hearts of our readers!
These twenty stories from our shortlist are now in the hands of Judge Matt Bell! We’re very excited to see who he picks for the winners! Coming soon!
Thank you to all the writers that submitted their work to be considered for Voyage YA by Uncharted‘s Through the Looking Glass Challenge. We are thrilled to announce the winner here! XXX Winner “#83: Kimberly Frank Is a Skank” by Sharon Inkpen XXX Finalists “Emmeline’s Toes” by Claire Alongi“Angels in the Waiting Room” by Carlos […]
Judge Keshe Chow has chosen the three co-winners for this contest! We will also be publishing: Coyote Viscious by Koada Artifact by Chansey Choi
We’ve narrowed the shortlist down to fifteen great novel excerpts, which have been sent to judge Keshe Chow. We hope to announce our winners in four to five weeks!
