Writing Contest 2023/II

Starting with the second edition, 2023/II, the ATF Story Writing Contest will be featured across two sites: this site (ATF Stories), and the ATF Forum. For this edition, both anonymous and non-anonymous (named) submissions will be accepted. Other rules might still change, until the official start of the story submission period.

Dual sites

All stories that are submitted to this contest will be published on both sites. This can be done by the author, if they wish to post the story twice. Or the author can submit the story to one site only, in which case the organizer will post an identical copy on the other side.

Due to the nature of ATF Stories, discussing rules and voting for the best stories are not possible here. These elements of the contest will be at the ATF Forum only.

Call for themes

The call for themes was opened on September 15, 2023, and closed on September 30, 2023, A total of 12 themes were suggested.

Theme selection

The theme voting started September 30, 2023 and ended October 14. Everyone (writers, readers, and even innocent or not-so innocent bystanders) can cast their vote at 1, 2, or more of the suggested themes, in a poll on ATF Forum.

A total of 59 people voted, and the winning prompt was: Twins.

25​   Twins​
24​   Halloween​
20​   Coercive Incest​
19​   Time Travel​
18​   Little spies​
15​   Stranded/marooned​
12​   The parent(s) made me do it​
10​   Twisted Logic​
10​   Metamorphosis​
9​    Pubescent sex change​
8​    Reverse​
8​    Magical realism​
2​    Interruption​

Story submissions

This edition of the ATF Story Writing Contest will be open for story submissions from approximately October 15, 2023 until January 15, 2024. Details will follow later.

Voting

After the story submission period ends, readers and writers will be able to vote for their favorite story/stories, to determine the "Readers' Choice Award". Authors of accepted contest entries will also be able to vote for their top three stories for the "Writers' Choice Award".

Since ATF Stories has neither a poll feature, nor private messaging, the voting will be entirely on the ATF Forum.

Results

Once voting closes, the winners of the Readers' Choice Award and of the Writers' Choice Award will be published here.