{"id":1799,"date":"2019-12-10T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantum.closelycoded.site\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:05:53","slug":"announcing-new-call-flash-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/news\/announcing-new-call-flash-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing a new call for flash fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"date\">December 10, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling all writers! We are&nbsp;delighted to announce a new call for entries to the Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition. We want stories of up to 1000 words long that take inspiration from the mind-blowing world of quantum physics. The Quantum Shorts competition is free to enter, offering prizes of up to US$1500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As before, this year\u2019s writers will have a constraint to work with. Their stories must include the phrase \u201cthings used to be so simple\u201d. This phrase was taken from the winning story of the 2017 edition of the competition, \u201c<a href=\"\/entry\/acceptable-loss\">Acceptable Loss<\/a>\u201d by Przemys\u0142aw Za\u0144ko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Quantum Shorts competition started in 2012, alternating between annual calls for flash fiction and short films. It is organised by the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore, and encourages writers to imagine how quantum physics might impact future lives \u2013 or to explore the hidden effects it might already be having on the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artur Ekert, CQT Director and one of the judges, says, \u201cIn these days of quantum computers and quantum satellites, even the news can read like sci-fi. We invite writers to explore behind the headlines and tell stories with emotion and imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, Quantum Shorts is supported by a hard-working group of elite partners.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/\"><em>Scientific American<\/em><\/a>, the longest continuously published magazine in the U.S., and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/\"><em>Nature<\/em><\/a>, the international weekly journal of science, are media partners for the competition. The competition is also supported by its scientific partners, leading quantum research centres around the world. They are the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doddwalls.ac.nz\/\">Dodd-Walls Centre<\/a>, t<a href=\"http:\/\/equs.org\/\">he ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/institute-for-quantum-computing\/\">Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)<\/a>, the<a href=\"http:\/\/iqim.caltech.edu\/\">&nbsp;Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM)<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/qutech.nl\/\">QuTech<\/a>, and the<a href=\"http:\/\/uknqt.epsrc.ac.uk\/\">&nbsp;UK National Quantum Technologies Programme<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From all the entries submitted, a panel of experts will shortlist 10 outstanding flash fictions before the competition\u2019s distinguished judges select the winner and runner-up for the top prizes. The People\u2019s Choice Prize from the shortlisted entries will be decided by public vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter your submissions to Quantum Shorts\u00a0<a href=\"\/submit-entry\">here<\/a>. Don&#8217;t miss our\u00a0<a href=\"\/inspiration\">resources<\/a>\u00a0on quantum physics and be sure to check the\u00a0<a href=\"\/rules\">rules<\/a>, too. The deadline for entries is 23:59 GMT, 29 February 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 10, 2019 Calling all writers! We are&nbsp;delighted to announce a new call for entries to the Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition. We want stories of up to 1000 words long that take inspiration from the mind-blowing world of quantum physics. The Quantum Shorts competition is free to enter, offering prizes of up to US$1500. 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