| Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
| F&SF staff |
Report on Competition 4 |
1973 APR |
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1st prize: Bob Leman; 2nd prize: James E. Sutherland; R-U: Dave Williams; Glenn Hunt; Colin G. Jameson; Harlan Ellison; James Sutherland; Bob Leman; Harold Stone; J.B. Bolton |
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Competition 5 |
1973 APR |
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submit a Feghoot, in 150 words or less; as an example is a brand new Feghoot by Grendel Briarton(& in index as a separate entry, as will Feghoots submitted & chosen as winners); due to copyright laws, winning Feghoots will be revised & be by Briarton |
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Index to Volume 44: 1973 JAN-JUN |
1973 JUN |
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Report on Competition 5 |
1973 AUG |
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Feghoot contest, judged by Grendel Briarton(Reginald Bretnor); in order to protect the copyright of F. Feghoot, winning entries have been revised by G.B. & pub. under his byline; each winning Feghoot will be given a separate entry in this index |
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Competition 6 |
1973 AUG |
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suggested by Roger Klorese - submit bawdy limericks relating to sf novels or short stories, e.g.(given on p.56): a limerick based on Asimov's story "Nightfall" |
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Report on Competition 6 |
1973 DEC |
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1st prize: Janice W. Leffingwell; 2nd prize: Margaret O. Ablitt; R-U: Randy Morse; Ralph C. Glisson |
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Competition 7 |
1973 DEC |
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suggested by Philip Cohen - give a lexicon of 10 or fewer words from an alien language. Example given are alien words & definitions from Aldiss' "Confluence" |
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Index to Volume 45: 1973 JUL-DEC |
1973 DEC |
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Report on Competition 7 |
1974 MAY |
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1st prize: Bob Leman; 2nd prize: Robert Stewart; R-U: William S. Gray; E. Hunt; Paul Shelton |
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Competition 8 |
1974 MAY |
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suggested by Roger Klorese - submit near-miss sf or f titles; e.g.: Aldiss: Barefoot in the Bathroom; Bradbury: I Sing the Body Battery-Powered; Herbert: Sand-Pile |
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Index to Volume 46: 1974 JAN-JUN |
1974 JUN |
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Report on Competition 8 |
1974 SEP |
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1st prize: F.M. Busby; 2nd prize: Joe Haldeman; R-U: Kenneth R. Drost; Daniel Dern; Mark Robert Kelly; R. Tyler Sperry II; Terry Naylor; Reid Powell; David A. Wilson; Carolyn Appleman; Ken Scott; A.J. Onia; Jonathan Fink; Merrill Emmet; 7 others |
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Competition 9 |
1974 SEP |
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suggested by Sherry M. Gottlieb - submit in 75 words or less, descriptions of specialized courses that might be offered within such a mythical college sf department |
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Index to Volume 47: 1974 JUL-DEC |
1974 DEC |
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Report on Competition 9 |
1975 FEB |
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1st prize: Dan Mattern; 2nd prize: Nadya K. Bleisch; R-U: Greg Hartmann; Kenneth P. Service; Scott Edelstein; Alice Simmons; Steven Utley; Scott Cupp |
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Competition 10 |
1975 FEB |
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submit unlikely doubles, as in the Ace Doubles paperback books, e.g.: Billion Year Spree/Drunkard's Walk |
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Report on Competition 10 |
1975 JUN |
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1st prize: Janice L. Presser; 2nd prize: Albany State SF Society; R-U: Mark Robert Kelly; H-M: Bruce Berges; Minda Zetlin; Donald Franson; Joseph M. Szafran; Steven Utley; John A. Presser; Huan Lee; Josiah F. Hill; E. Hunt; Sue Anderson |
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Competition 11 |
1975 JUN |
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suggested by Barry Malzberg - finish the beginning of this unpromising story, in 100 words or less |
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Index to Volume 48: 1975 JAN-JUN |
1975 JUN |
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Report on Competition 11 |
1975 NOV |
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1st prize: Richard D. Wright; 2nd prize: Michael Kurland; R-U: Roseanne Clark; Bob Leman; Richard A. Lupoff; Steven Robinett; Kenneth P. Service; Dennis R. Trisler; Nancy J. Sitton; Jake Fuchs |
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Competition 12 |
1975 NOV |
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suggested by Richard Delap - if two sf authors collaborated on books, what would we get? e.g.: Flowers for Flesh, by Keyes & Farmer |
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Index to Volume 49: 1975 JUL-DEC |
1975 DEC |
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Report on Competition 12 |
1976 MAR |
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1st prize: J. Bagai; 2nd prize: Margery L. Goldstein; R-U: Arthur D. Hlavaty; Al Sarrantonio; Larry Anderson; Steven Utley; Albany State SF Society; Algis Budrys |
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Competition 13 |
1976 MAR |
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suggested by Michael Kurland - write a passage from a myopic early sf or utopian novel, limit 150 words |
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Index to Volume 50: 1976 JAN-JUN |
1976 JUN |
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Report on Competition 13 |
1976 JUL |
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1st prize: David T.J. Doughan; 2nd prize: Janet E. Pearson; R-U: David J. Daulton; F.M. Busby; Nancy J. Sitton; Wayne Thomas |
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Competition 14 |
1976 JUL |
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suggested by Philip Michael Cohen - submit science-fictional "What's the Question?" jokes, e.g.: A.: Power to the People; Q.: What is Zenna Henderson's motto? |
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Report on Competition 14 |
1976 DEC |
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1st prize: Steve Steinberg; 2nd prize: J.G. Sattler; R-U: Bruce Berges; Chris Leithiser; Mary H. Schaub; Jerry House; Earl Wells; John Grabowski |
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Competition 15 |
1976 DEC |
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suggested by Robert Silverberg - submit translator-transformed titles, e.g.: The Sweethearts, by Philip José Farmer |
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Index to Volume 51: 1976 JUL-DEC |
1976 DEC |
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Report on Competition 15 |
1977 APR |
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1st prize: Cambridge Univ. Science Fiction Society; 2nd prize: Chris Riesbeck; R-U: Michael Bishop; Marc Russell; Anne Conner; Daniel P. Dern; John Billingsley; Charles & Sarah Sheffield |
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Competition 16 |
1977 APR |
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send us 250 words or less of a Dear Abby column of a century or so from now, when some of our best friends may have tentacles, eye-stalks, etc |
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Index to Volume 52: 1977 JAN-JUN |
1977 JUN |
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Report on Competition 16 |
1977 AUG |
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1st prize: Marion Briggs; 2nd prize: Jerry House; R-U: Rich Bartucci; Kenneth Ringlein; Evelyn Mayfield; Lynn Steele; Al Sarrantonio; F.C. Adams; Buzz Dixon |
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Competition 17 |
1977 AUG |
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thanks to David Silverman & Philip M. Cohen - submit future anachronisms, "consider what kind of mistakes the historical novelists of 7 or 8 centuries from now are likely to make" |
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Report on Competition 17 |
1977 DEC |
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1st prize: Todd Queen; 2nd prize: Mary Ann van Hartesveldt; R-U: Cliff Cole; Robert Post; Dennis D'Asaro; Kenneth Ringlein; Mark T. Couch |
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Competition 18 |
1977 DEC |
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thanks to Marc Laidlaw - transpose 2 or more words in a well-known work of sf/f, e.g.: Edgar Rice Burrough's The Time That People Forgot |
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Index to Volume 53: 1977 JUL-DEC |
1977 DEC |
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Report on Competition 18 |
1978 MAY |
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1st prize: Marc Russell; 2nd prize: Wes & Lynn Pederson; R-U: Harvey Abramson; Al Sarantonio; Donald Franson; Jeremy Hole; Barry N. Malzberg; David Lubar; Dennis D'Asaro; Bud Norton; Allen Cohen; Dennis Lien |
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Competition 19 |
1978 MAY |
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thanks to Christopher Leithiser - submit limericks with an sf theme & incorporating an sf title into the last line |
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Index to Volume 54: 1978 JAN-JUN |
1978 JUN |
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Report on Competition 19 |
1978 SEP |
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1st prize: David Lubar; 2nd prize: Margery Goldstein; R-U: Doris McElfresh; Phoebe Ellis; Amanda Ablitt; Gary Bleeker; H-M: Margaret Ablitt; Steven Faber; Joe W. Haldeman; Sidney H. Mayer Jr; S-M: Edwin MacDonald |
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Competition 20 |
1978 SEP |
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thanks to Steven D. Faber & Christopher Leithiser - submit classified ads from a future newspaper |
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Index to Volume 55: 1978 JUL-DEC |
1978 DEC |
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Report on Competition 20 |
1979 JAN |
cmp |
1st prize: Ron Daniel; 2nd prize: Robert Stewart; R-U: Hal Halvorsen; George Allen; Thomas Wm. Hamilton; H-M: Brian Carroll; Ray Dalton; Frank Jaworski; Robert Post |
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Competition 21 |
1979 JAN |
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suggested by Craig Allshouse - submit cliches interposed with sf titles, e.g.: The way through a man's heart is through The Mote in God's Eye |
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Report on Competition 21 |
1979 MAY |
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1st prize: Peter & Myra David, & Wendy Goldstein; 2nd prize: Carlene Stober Baum; R-U: Linda McAllister; Bruce Berges; Robert Werner; John G. Myers; Robert Stewart; James Donahue |
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Competition 22 |
1979 MAY |
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suggested by Philip Michael Cohen - retell a given anecdote, by Raymond Queneau in his book Exercises in Style, titled The Three Little Pigs, in the style of any famous sf writer; you may condense, change the setting & characters, but keep basic structure |
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Index to Volume 56: 1979 JAN-JUN |
1979 JUN |
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Report on Competition 22 |
1979 SEP |
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best entries(all winners): John R. Dunlap(Ellison style); David Lubar(Asimov style); Paul Major(Vance style); Robert Stewart(Dick style); Buzz Dixon(Heinlein style); Marc Desmond(Malzberg style) |
