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

On October 15, 2024, the 2023/II edtition of the ATF Story Writing Contest was officially kicked off. You can find all the rules and all information on how to submit, as well as a list of submitted stories, here.

Voting

On January 19, 2024, a few days after the deadline for story submissions, the official list of competing stories was presented, and voting for both the Readers' Choice as well as the Writers' Choice were opened. Both of those awards have a three-week voting period.

Since these votes use the poll feature and the private message feature, the voting is entirely on the ATF Forum.

Results

Voting has now closed. The winners of the Readers' Choice Award and of the Writers' Choice Award can be found here.