
Welcome to UFOP: StarBase 118’s first open Writing Challenge! We encourage you to enter this month-long contest with your story, and join a competition that has existed within our group for almost ten years.
The topic for this challenge is “Someone to Watch Over Me.”
Details & Rules
The challenge is accepting submissions from Friday, February 1st to Saturday, February 23rd. Results will be announced by February 28th.
Please observe the following rules for your submission:
- Your work must SciFi-focused, but does not have to be Star Trek themed.
- Your work must be completely original.
- You must be the work’s sole author.
- The story cannot exceed 3000 words. (You can use this tool to check the length of your submission.)
Prize
The winner will receive this awesome t-shirt in their size!

If you don’t want that, there are tons of other prizes available, up to $25 value, not including shipping. Prizes only available to residents of the United States. If you’re not a resident of the United States, but you win the contest, will receive a cash prize of $25 US via PayPal.
Submit Your Entry
To submit your entry, click here to open the submission form.
For any questions you might have, please email Capt. Nicholotti and Capt. Aron Kells at wim2013-challenge@starbase118.net.
Good luck!