The Baen Memorial Short Story Award is free to enter and closes on February 1, 2017.
Write a short story (max 8,000 words) that shows the near future of manned space exploration.
The Grand Prize winner will be published as the featured story on the Baen Books website and paid .07/word. The author will also receive an engraved award, free entry into the 2017 International Space Development Conference, a year’s membership in the National Space Society and a prize package containing books and merchandise.
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