The winning entry is 'Breakthrough' by Just_Ice_au, with 'Savior' by Behemoth a close runner-up.
I swear guys, I'm not rigging the competition.
All the submissions were great. Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry or voted in the contest, and I hope you'll all join us next time!
Voting Closes Saturday 22nd of February 2014 at 11:59pm GMT
Welcome to our second Short Fiction Contest.
This contest closes on Monday 17th February 2014 at 11:59pm GMT.
This is the submissions thread, please post any comments in the Short (Short!) Fiction Contest thread. After submissions close we'll run a poll so people can pick their favourite story. The prize is pure, distilled kudos.
The Rules:
- - Submissions should be approximately 400 words in length. Please, no novellas.
- Submitted stories should feature the competition's topic.
- Submissions should include a title.
- Submissions should be posted in this thread by the stated deadline.
- Original content only (obviously, plagiarism of any kind is discouraged).
- Multiple submissions are allowed, but you may be asked to choose one to go to final voting if we receive a lot of submissions.
- Have Fun!
Feel free to incorporate the topic into your story in any way you choose - Describe the benefits or costs of the new technology, tell us the tale of the inventor, or of a test subject. You could even expound upon the society that introduced the technology and its ramifications. Anything you like, so long as you use the idea of 'the great breakthrough in organic computing' in some fashion.Contest Topic wrote:The great breakthrough in organic computing.
That's it. Have fun guys, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments thread.
Cheers,