Sapiens Plurum is now hosting their annual Short Fiction Contest. This year’s theme is “Inventing Beautiful Futures.”

This year, submissions are open until June 1st, 2022.

The grand prize is $1,000. It is open to writers from around the world, aged 18 or older.

According to the contest page:

Write a story that uses technology to transform something harmful into something beneficial or even beautiful. From crisis through chaos to social good. Let the reader see this future world through your eyes. Show us how your characters develop and use technology to bring our world to a better place. But most of all, tell a good story, with characters we care about, setting, conflict, and resolution.

The contest is open to writers around the world, aged 18 or over.

You should also read their previous winners, to get an idea of what they publish.

To learn more, read their contest website.