NOVA 2024 WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED



The results of Nova 2024 will be announced at our AGM on 18 January 2025. Please try to attend the AGM if you can. Entrants who so requested will have a copy of the results and the Final Judge's comments emailed to them. The results will also be published in Probe and on this website.

About Nova

The Nova Short Story Competition is our annual competition for budding writers of science fiction and fantasy short stories. The competition is open for entry from April until 30 September annually. Winning entries, finalists and selected other entries are published in Probe.

The competition is co-sponsored by Arthur Goldstuck of WorldWideWorx

The Nova Short Story Competition FAQ can be found here.

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Did you know?

The first short story competition was held in 1971. First prize was an awesome R15! The winning entry, as judged by Arthur Bleksley, was Man Proposes by WG Lipsett.

For more details, you are welcome to email the convenor of the Short Story Competition.

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