Editors' Choice: "Tommy" by Michael Barbato-Dunn is the editor's pick as the best theme story for July/August. Congratulations Michael!...

Another month, another award -- this time to... [insert drumroll here] " In Stone and Story ", by Sophie Lenox! Remarkably, this is only...

Prompt: Write a sci-fi story set in some unique or interesting place on or near Earth.

An Alien Eden It was a hotly contested race, but the numbers don't lie. Once again, our Reader's Pick Award goes to... ...the...

"So much for Objective Journalism. Don't bother to look for it here — not under any byline of mine; or anyone else I can think of. With...

What, so soon? Yes, so soon. This summer's just zipping by, isn't it? Likewise, this Reader's Pick contest has been an exciting race,...

Editors' Choice: "A Heaven for Holograms" by Stefan Grieve is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for May/June. Congratulations...

Write a sci-fi flash story about aliens living surreptitiously among humans. Everything I'm about to tell you is completely true. There...

In grade-school English, you were probably taught about plot, theme, rising and falling action, the climax, and so on. And that was...

On rare occasions, we'll publish something that's twisted around, upside-down, back to front, or that's missing important parts —...

Once again we have a new Reader's Pick story, voted for by you, our loyal readers. This time, unusually, the winner hasn't been in any...

Editors' Choice: "The TQL Gambit" by David Barlow is the editor's pick as the winning theme story for March/April. Congratulations...

It's that time again! We have a new Reader's Pick story, voted for by you, our loyal readers. The votes have been swinging this way and...

Write a sci-fi story about the mind. Of course, you'll use your mind to write the story (I hope). But that's not what I mean. That...

I've seen it countless times. Some seminar lecturer or junior college teacher says, "The past perfect tense is a sign of bad writing."...

This month, with a come-from-behind win, our Readers have Picked... " Mother Knows Best ", by Randall Andrews, with an impressive 41...

First, let me say, DON'T DO IT! Don't submit AI-generated content to SFS. We strive to publish quality flash science fiction here at...

Yes, you read that right: "And" is your enemy. So too are "or", "but", and all those commaed lists half a mile in length. Anything that...

This month, we've got an especially close race, so much so that we've been forced to add another Honorable Mention. Cool, huh? Our...

Your story must begin at the end of your plotline.