Template:Realworld Strange New Worlds was an annual publication of short stories written by fans and amateur writers, chosen from a writing contest. Spanning the entire Trek universe, each book included a selection of stories for all of the live-action television series: TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, and (as of 2002) ENT.
Books
- Strange New Worlds, 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 8, 2005
- Strange New Worlds 9, 2006
- Strange New Worlds 10, 2007
Writing contest
The contest was held each year by Pocket Books and there were cash prizes. The next year's contest was announced in each book and could be found at the website of Pocket's parent company, Simon & Schuster. [1]
Submissions were open only to residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) over the age of 18 who were not professional writers. The stories had to be original and not formally published elsewhere, and their main characters had to be established Star Trek characters (major or minor).
In January 2007, it was announced that with Strange New Worlds 10, Pocket Books would be discontinuing the publication of Strange New Worlds.
Contest winners
- 1997, SNW1
- Grand Prize - Landon Cary Dalton
- Second Prize - Franklin Thatcher
- Third Prize - Phaedra M. Weldon
- 1999, SNW2
- Grand Prize - Ilsa J. Bick
- Second Prize - Melissa Dickinson
- Third Prize - Ken Rand
- 2000, SNW3
- Grand Prize - Sarah A. Hoyt and Rebecca Lickiss
- Second Prize - Kim Sheard
- Third Prize - Robert T. Jeschonek
- 2001, SNW4
- Grand Prize - Steven Scott Ripley
- Second Prize - Ilsa J. Bick
- Third Prize - Kevin G. Summers
- 2002, SNW5
- Grand Prize - Mary Scott-Wiecek
- Second Prize - Steven Scott Ripley
- Third Prize - William Leisner
- 2003, SNW6
- Grand Prize - Robert T. Jeschonek
- Second Prize - Geoffrey Thorne
- Third Prize - Juanita Nolte
- 2004, SNW7
- Grand Prize - Julie A. Hyzy
- Second Prize - Brett Hudgins
- Third Prize - Kelly Cairo
- 2005, SNW8
- Grand Prize - Derek Tyler Attico
- Second Prize - Geoffrey Thorne
- Third Prize - John Takis
- 2006, SNW9
- Grand Prize - R.S. Belcher
- Second Prize - Susan S. McCrackin
- Third Prize - Ben Guilfoy
- 2007, SNW10
- Grand Prize - Gerri Leen
- Second Prize - Randy Tatano
- Third Prize - Carolyn Winifred