About the contest

Win $1000! No submission fees!



Submit your finished sci-fi novel of 40,000 words or more for the chance to win $1000



Top performers will be determined by the Inkitt algorithm. Genre contest winners will be moved on to the Final Round for a chance to win the $1000 grand prize

What you win

The top preforming novels in the genre contest will be shifted into the Final Round for the chance to face off against other genres winners for the 1000 USD grand prize

Publishing Terms

By entering the contest, authors will retain all rights to their submitted works.

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Travis Luedke is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of science fiction, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy. Travis is happy to answer any questions you have throughout The Sci-Fi Novelist about expanding your readership and finding readers that love your novel.

Contest Terms

Novels in the top 10%, according to the algorithm, will be moved on to the Final Round

We're accepting finished sci-fi novels with a minimum of 40,000 words

You have to own all the rights in order to participate. Only original novels are accepted

Previously self-published books are accepted as well

Multiple entries are allowed

We accept submissions from all over the world, but only in the English language

There are no submission fees, anyone is free to participate, no purchase necessary

Before submitting a story, be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules

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