5) PRIZES:
Simon & Schuster will own all rights to the winning entries. Each winner will be required to execute a contract granting Pocket Books all such rights.
[403] One Grand Prize winner will receive:
Simon and Schuster’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in our Strange New Worlds Anthology with a bonus advance of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) above the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word.
One Second Prize winner will receive:
Simon and Schuster’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in our Strange New Worlds Anthology with a bonus advance of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) above the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word.
One Third Prize winner will receive:
Simon and Schuster’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in our Strange New Worlds Anthology with a bonus advance of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) above the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word.
All Honorable Mention winners will receive:
Simon and Schuster’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Publishing Contract for Publication of Winning Entry in the Strange New Worlds Anthology and payment at the Anthology word rate of 10 cents a word.
There will be no more than twenty (20) Honorable Mention winners. No contestant can win more than one prize.
Each Prize Winner will also be entitled to a share of royalties on the Strange New Worlds Anthology as specified in Simon and Schuster’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Publishing Contract.
[404] 6) JUDGING:
On or about November 15th, 2000, all eligible entries received will be judged by a panel of judges.
Submissions will be judged on the basis of writing ability and the originality of the story, which can be set in any of the Star Trek time frames and may feature any one or more of the Star Trek characters. The judges will include the editor of the Anthology, one employee of Pocket Books, and one employee of VIACOM Consumer Products. The decisions of the judges shall be final. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of entries are received that meet the minimum criteria established by the judges. The judges reserve the right not to award any prize in the event there are no qualified entries submitted.
7) NOTIFICATION:
The winners will be notified by mail or phone on or before January 1st, 2001. The winners who win a publishing contract must sign the publishing contract in order to be awarded the prize. All expenses on receipt and use of the prize, and all federal, local, and state taxes are the responsibility of the winner. A list of the winners will be available after January 1st, 2001, on the Pocket Books Star Trek Books website, www.simonsays. com/startrek/, or the names of the winners can be obtained after January 1st, 2001, by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a request for the list of winners to WINNERS’ LIST, STRANGE NEW WORLDS, Star Trek Department. Pocket Books, 1230 Sixth Avenue. New York. NY 10020.
8) STORY DISQUALIFICATIONS:
Certain types of stories will be disqualified from consideration:
[405] a) Any story focusing on explicit sexual activity or graphic depictions of violence or sadism.
b) Any story that focuses on characters that are not past or present Star Trek regulars or familiar Star Trek guest characters.
c) Stories that deal with the previously unestablished death of a Star Trek character, or that establish major facts about or make major changes in the life of a major character, for instance a story that establishes a long-lost sibling or reveals the hidden passion two characters feel for each other.
d) Stories that are based around common clichés, such as “hurt/comfort” where a character is injured and lovingly cared for, or “Mary Sue” stories where a new character comes on the ship and outdoes the crew.
9) PUBLICITY:
Each Winner grants to Pocket Books the right to use his or her name, likeness, and entry for any advertising, promotion, and publicity purposes without further compensation to or permission from such winner, except where prohibited by law.
10) LEGAL STUFF:
All entries and any copyrights therein become the sole property of Pocket Books and of Paramount Pictures, the sole and exclusive owner of the Star Trek property and elements thereof. Entries will be returned only if they are accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Contest void where prohibited by law.
No transfer or assignment of prizes allowed. In the event of unavailability, Pocket Books may substitute a prize of equal or [406] greater value. Winners must sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability and a publicity release, which much be returned within fifteen (15) days of prize notification attempt or an alternate winner may be selected. Pocket Books shall have no liability to any person for any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising out of the acceptance or use of the prizes.
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About the Contributors
Melissa Dickinson (“Triptych”) is a 29-year-old graphic designer with degrees from the Ringling School of Art and Design. She and her husband David returned to Florida in 1996, after a two-year sabbatical in the mountains of New Hampshire. Melissa spent the time off learning multimedia design, reviving her writing skills, and rediscovering her love of Star Trek.
Kathy Oltion (“The Quick and the Dead”) currently works in a medical laboratory in Eugene, Oregon, and writes when she’s not gardening or playing clarinet in a ragtime band. This marks her third professional sale, and she wishes to thank her parents, husband Jerry, and the Wordos (aka Eugene Professional Writers Workshop) for all their love, help, and support.
[408] Michael S. Poteet (“The First Law of Metaphysics”) pastors Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. He and wife Karen Nelson, also an ordained minister, are graduates of William and Mary and Princeton Seminary. A Trek fan since 1984, Michael is also interested in Arthurian legend, Broadway music, and homemade chocolate-chip cookies.
Peg Robinson (“The Hero of My Own Life”) is about the same as she was before, just slightly more published. She has a wonderful husband, delightful daughter, and four obnoxious cats. Her year’s accomplishments are a finished novel, qualification for SFWA membership, and becoming ineligible for next year’s Strange New Worlds III. Ah, well, life is never perfect.
Charles Skaggs (“Doctors Three”) has a bachelor’s degree in business management but wants nothing more than to write for a living. When not reading comic books, he can be found watching Star Trek and Cleveland Indians games with his beloved wife, Lori. “Doctors Three” is his first published story.
Ken Rand (“I Am Klingon”) remarried his ex-wife in 1993, ending a nineteen-year divorce. He’s published a nonfiction writers’ how-to book, and he has written three (unpublished) novels, a hundred (unpublished) short stories, two hundred humor columns, and countless articles. For fun he makes kaleidoscopes. Friend Amy Hanson helped with “I Am Klingon.”
[409] Brad Curry (“Reciprocity”) lives in Florida, where he spends his free time reading, repairing his dilapidated Toyota, and, when he can overcome his innate laziness, trying to write fiction. A longtime science-fiction fan, he’s pleased that “Reciprocity,” his first published short story, features characters from the Star Trek universe.
Christina F. York (“Calculated Risk”) lives in Eugene, Oregon, with SF writer J. Steven York. She is a lapsed science-fiction fan, and her husband is seeing to her reeducation now that the kids are grown and gone. Her Deep Space Nine story “Life’s Lessons” appeared in Strange New Worlds I, which shows he’s making progress.
William Leisner (“Gods, Fate, and Fractals”) lives in Rochester, New York, where he is manager of the book department of a multimedia superstore. His previous credits include two award-winning teleplays for Ithaca College Television, and a story concept sale to Star Trek: Voyager. He is already planning his next creative accomplishment.
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Franklin Thatcher (“I Am Become Death”) won second place in the first Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology, and has since gone on to win first place in the L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest. He is currently working on a novel. He, his wife, and their cats live in Orem, Utah.
J. R. Rasmussen (“Research”) (Jeannie when she’s not trying to get published) is a college dropout, newspaper [410] reporter, editor, movie reviewer, and television columnist. Her day job is library administrator of the Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal’s electronic archive. In real life, she is a theater buff, Trekker, and rookie freelance writer.
Steven Scott Ripley (“Change of Heart”) enjoys life, friends, and family from home base Puget Sound. An early career SF&F writer, he also works as a web guy with the city of Seattle. Nineteen ninety-eight highlight: contributing to the Star Trek legacy in this book. Nineteen ninety-eight big lesson: dolphins are indeed sentient beings.
Ilsa J. Bick (“A Ribbon for Rosie”) is a child psychiatrist in Fairfax, Virginia. Along with Robert Justman and William Theiss, she presented on Star Trek at Washington’s Smithsonian Institution and has published widely on science-fiction film. When she isn’t writing, she cooks extravagant meals for her husband, two children, and other assorted vermin.
Kim Sheard (“Touched”) has a degree in chemistry and works as a technical writer. “Touched” is her first fiction submission for publication. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia (a suburb of Washington, D.C.), with her husband, Henry, and two dogs. Her hobbies include singing, community theater, computers, and, of course, science fiction.
Dayton Ward (“Almost ... But Not Quite”) makes his second appearance in Strange New Worlds. A Florida [411] native, he was transplanted to Kansas City during service with the U.S. Marine Corps. Now he’s a systems engineer there, living with his wife, Michi, along with a temperamental dog and an insane cat.
Lynda Martinez Foley (“The Healing Arts”) has been a proud Trekkie since the original series premiered. After 1994’s Northridge earthquake motivated her to seriously pursue writing, she won and completed a scriptwriting internship with Star Trek: Voyager. When not basking poolside with her husband and two sons, she enjoys writing, schmoozing online, and working with numerous charities.
E. Cristy Ruteshouser (“The Healing Arts”) set aside an adolescent dream of writing fiction in order to pursue a career in science. Armed with a Ph.D. in molecular biology, she now studies pediatric cancer and resides in Texas with her husband and three cats. “The Healing Arts” is her first published work of fiction.
Dustan Moon (“Seventh Heaven”) lives with his wife on Moon Mountain in the Pacific Northwest. He writes full-time and is putting the finishing touches on his epic fantasy Driftweave. He is grateful to Pocket Books for this free advertising space and will be even more grateful if this shameless plug helps him sell his first novel.
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