Hello writers!
A while back, I started a project called Make It Count with the goal of creating an open-source sci-fi universe for aspiring artists, writers, and musicians to build on for fun (similar to how SCP was initially handled).
We’ve had many talented artists and musicians join in, and had a brief but strong sprint of idea workshopping and concepting… but hit a dead end, as we found that in order for it all to work, we really need a strong writer at the helm—alongside the artists.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about world-building and characters, and who also enjoys sci-fis like HALO, Half-Life, Gundam, or anything else that is remotely sci-fi, to help steer this universe in the right direction.
To see if you have the gumption and talent, we want to judge via a short story contest!
We will also give you money!
(1st place $70, 2nd place $40, and 3rd place $20, you must have paypal to qualify)
The Deets:
- The story has to be at MOST 6,500 words and at least 1,000 (if you wrote like 978 or whatever, that’s fine—we’re not teachers)
- The story has to be a snapshot of two characters in a sci-fi setting
- The setting has to be new — no Star Wars, no Metroid, all new!!!
- It cannot be a utopia — there needs to be war of some kind (whether the war is happening on-planet or somewhere else, it has to be a factor)
- Your target audience is 15+
- Horror, drama, and adventure are recommended but not required (you can make a romance or a comedy, but they’ll be uphill battles…)
- No ChatGPT usage
- No re-using a story you already made, this has to be a brand-new story
The Judging Criteria:
- Worldbuilding, originality, and attention to detail
- Writing style
- Overall quality of storytelling (was it a good read?)
Deadline and Submission:
- Deadline: June 16th, 2025
- Submit by sending a Google Docs sharing link to me via DM here on Newgrounds
- (make sure “anyone with the link can open” is enabled)
BoiledMilkz
got it, make a romance comedy about an idiot couple who are too stupid to realise that the world around them is dying