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Sci-Fi Files: Science Fiction

© Karen Wynn

In the 1950's Science Fiction had it's glory days,thousands of "B" movies and comic books pour out. Movies such as "The Blob" and "Night of the Living Dead" entertain the mass believers that life existed in outerspace. Most of this audience in the 50's were white males age 30 and under. The Sci-Fi craze slowly fizzle out and did not gain fame until the late 1970's with movies such as "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of a Third Kind". Since 1977,Science Fiction has managed to hold it's own and keep a loyal audience made up of male and female,black and white,young and old.

Science Fiction usally implies aliens,another life form from outerspace. Science Fiction can be set in today,yesterday,or tomorrow. It could be a gaint cock roach invading such as was the case in "Men in Black",or a medieval society living on the plantet "Pluto". Science Fiction to entertain and enlighten must have mystery,adventure,suspense and maybe a little humor thrown in. It must be believeable. There may even be a little fact involve in this fiction. Yes,there is a hangar 51, and animal mutilations happen very frequent in the midwest from the mid 70's to 80's,white helicopters and black hooded figures were spotted alot. The hotbed for the unexplained was New Mexico,Arizona,Colarada,and Neveda,these four states lure the sci-fi fanatics to search for alien life. Incidents that were unexplained and never solved linked to aliens. A fact that has been thrown into science fiction. Why were so many animals,livestock,mutilated with medical precision,and why did these mutilation suddenly stop in the early 80's. Interesting?,huh?,visit some of the sci-fi chat rooms and info sites to find out more.

Okay,you are a Sci-Fi buff who wants to write or draw. Great!,I got just the place for you to get started. Remember,learn your topic,find out about New Mexico animal mutilations,or those men in black. What is the temperture on Pluto in May. The best place for a beginner to get started is : L.Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest,this is held four quarters. Oct.1,Jan.1,April 1,and July 1. You can submit all four quarters or just one. For writers there are three prizes awarded every three months,1,000 dollars,750 dollars,and 500 dollars,plus once a year a grand prize of $4,0000 dollars. Illustraters can win $500 dollars three times per year. The contest is free to enter so you pay nothing but postage to enter. Okay let me go over the rules. 1.Writers: Submit manuscripts up to 17,000 words on type double spaced white paper,put the title, and page number in right corner,you will have a cover page which will be your first page of your manuscript,the cover page has the title of the

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