All submissions are due by
July 31st 2020
and the winner will be announced on or before September 30th 2020.
The Award
The Salam Award for Imaginative Fiction is a short story award
to promote science fiction and related genres of writing in
Pakistan. The scope is broad and will include every thing from
regular science fiction and steampunk to magic realism and
weird fiction.
Now the perks.
The Winning Story will get…
A cash prize of Rs 50,000- Story will be published on the Salam Award website
- Review by an established literary agent for market guidance and possible representation
- An editorial review by a professional editor for critique and potential publication in a multi-award winning science fiction magazine
- A greater reward though is getting your story reviewed by our esteemed judges
A cash prize of Rs 50,000
Story will be published on the Salam Award website
Review by an established literary agent for market guidance and possible representation
An editorial review by a professional editor for critique and potential publication in a multi-award winning science fiction magazine
A greater reward though is getting your story reviewed by our