Contest Rules and Details

We are seeking previously unpublished short stories of 500 - 6,000 words. You may submit only one story to the contest, in one of the two prize categories.

$2,500 for each category

Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible. While your story may depict all sorts of innovative uses of AI tools, you may not include AI-generated text as part of your story – we are celebrating human creativity and vision, and their role in creating a better world. 

We will ask participants to self-attest that all words in a story are human-generated, and will also exclude works that clearly include AI-generated components.

Launch in February 2026. Submissions will be open May 1 - July 31, 2026. Prize announcements anticipated September 2026.