Submissions & Guidelines — Light Bringer Project

VISION

Science fiction opens doors for writers of all backgrounds to create unique stories exploring how we relate to one another, to our world, and to our future.

MISSION

The Omega Sci-Fi Project seeks to empower emerging writers to contribute their unique voices and diverse perspectives to the art of science fiction story writing while tapping into the power of science fiction to examine the greatest challenges and moral dilemmas humanity faces.

Submissions ARE Closed

The Tomorrow Prize & The Green Feather Award

Thank you for submitting your incredible stories to The Omega Sci-Fi Project, which invites Los Angeles County high school students to submit their short science fiction stories to The Tomorrow Prize. The Tomorrow Prize encourages young writers to use sci-fi to explore the diverse issues humanity wrestles with, spark creative solutions, and unite the worlds of art and science.

The Green Feather Award co-presented by the Nature Nexus Institute, highlights an environmentally focused sci-fi story. We are seeking stories that integrate creative solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises.

Selected finalists will be chosen to have their stories read in their honor by celebrity guests during the May 11th, 2024 Culminating Event.
First, Second, and Third place Tomorrow Prize winners will receive $250, $150, and $100 USD cash prizes.
The First place Tomorrow Prize winner will be published in L.A. Parent Magazine.
The Green Feather Award is a special prize for an environmentally focused sci-fi story. The winner will receive $250 USD & online publication by the Nature Nexus Institute.

For more details please see the terms and conditions:

Omega Sci-Fi Terms and Conditions 2023-2024

For more details please see submission guidelines:

Omega Sci-Fi Submission Guidelines 2023-2024

To submit your piece for the 2023-2024 awards follow the link below:

Omega Sci-Fi Project Submissions 2023-2024

FREE CREATIVE WRITING AND EDITING WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE throughout the year

The Omega Sci-Fi Project and Light Bringer Project are excited to offer free science fiction creative writing workshops to L.A. County high schools. We help prep your students to enter short sci-fi stories into either The Tomorrow Prize or The Green Feather Award, our free writing competitions with cash prizes!

How does a sci-fi workshop work in the classroom?

Each workshop is a full class period and customized to your student's interests & needs
As a nonprofit literary program, our free workshops are interactive and led by Omega Sci-Fi Project team members
Workshops are offered virtually & in-person
Topics can focus on general sci-fi and/or eco-themed sci-fi

Workshops will open again for our next competition cycle!

Update: message from the director

The Roswell Award and New Suns Climate Fiction Award Placed on Hiatus

For more information about the status of our adult competitions, please see the attached letter from our director, Rosalind Helfand.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

We need your support to keep these vital programs alive! Donate to the Omega Sci-Fi Awards competitions today.

Our competitions motivate people to think creatively, tell powerful stories, and explore the greatest challenges facing humanity. These stories take us straight to the nexus of social and scientific progress.

We need the imagination, the reflection, the solutions and the empathy that mark the sci-fi genre more than ever. We need you to keep our programs running, such as our free writing workshops and school classroom visits.

Funds raised contribute to prizes, production, outreach, and a stipend for a lead organizer.