The Neoverse Short Story Competition is now accepting entries. They are offering $3,500 in prizes, including a $2,000 first place prize.

They want short stories that fall under any “literary genre.” This means scifi, horror, mystery, fantasy, crime, young adult, etc. Stories should be appropriate for a “general audience.”

They plan to publish all winning entries in an anthology.

The deadline to enter is December 20th, 2015.

The prizes are as follows:

• 1st place: $2,000
• 2nd place: $600
• 3rd place: $200
• 4th-10th place: $100
• 11th-20th place: honorable mention.

There is no entry fee.

According to their website:

“The Neoverse Short Story Writing Competition aims to publish first-rate short stories while rewarding and incenting authors through cash prizes.  Our mission is to connect storytellers with readers and to do so in a modern digital age. “

To learn more, be sure to read the official website for the competition.