Cover of Book 1, Strange New Worlds I
Strange New Worlds is an annual publication of short stories written by fans and amateur writers, chosen from a writing contest. Spanning the entire Trek universe, each book includes a selection of stories for all 5 of the TV series: TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT.
Books
- Strange New Worlds I, 1998
- Strange New Worlds II, 1999
- Strange New Worlds III, 2000
- Strange New Worlds IV, 2001
- Strange New Worlds V, 2002
- Strange New Worlds VI, 2003
- Strange New Worlds VII, 2004
- Strange New Worlds VIII, 2005
Writing Contest
The contest is held by Pocket Books and there are cash prizes. The next year's contest is announced in each book and can be found at the Simon & Schuster (Pocket's parent company) website. [1]
It is open only to U.S. and Canadian residents over the age of 18 and cannot be professional writers. The stories must be original and not formally published elsewhere. Main characters must be established Star Trek characters (major or minor).
As of June 2006, entries for Strange New World 9 are being accepted
Contest Winners
- 1997, STW1
- 1st - ; 2nd - ; 3rd -
- 1999, STW2
- 1st - ; 2nd - ; 3rd -
- 2000, STW3
- 1st - Sarah A. Hoyt and Rebecca Lickiss; 2nd - Kim Sheard; 3rd - Robert T. Jeschonek
- 2001, STW4
- 1st - Steven Scott Riply; 2nd - Ilsa J. Bick; 3rd - Kevin G. Summers
- 2002, STW5
- 1st - Susan Scott-Wiecek; 2nd - Steven Scott Riply; 3rd - William Leisner
- 2003, STW6
- 1st - Robert T. Jeschonek; 2nd - Geoffrey Thorne; 3rd - Juanita Nolte
- 2004, STW7
- 1st - Julie Hyzy; 2nd - Brett Hudgins; 3rd - Kelly Cairo
- 2005, STW8
- 1st - Derek Tyler Attico; 2nd - Geoffrey Thorne; 3rd - John Takis