Subsim Special Project

Subsim is having a contest for the best submarine stories. If you like to write war patrol diaries, submarine fiction, and U-boat stories, send us your best. The top submissions will be included in a special project book we are putting together to celebrate Subsim's 10th anniversary.

Grand Prize Winner: The Lucky Lighter by Jason Lobo

Winners 2-4:

  • The Marlena Hessler Story by Heather Sherman
  • Blood Honor by Gerard Cuomo
  • Just Another Cargo Ship by Mariano Sciaroni
  • U-46 Chronicles by Raoul de Bunsen

Honorable mention:

  • Watching the Hood by Grant Madden
  • Gentlemen of the Deep by Mariano Sciaroni
  • Hans Jackel, U-71 by Mackenzie Glaholt
  • Monsoon Rains by Jeff Bambrick
  • Terrible Oath by Kirk Swenson
  • SH3 Story by Jeremy Craven
  • Avenger of the Sea by Jennifer Black
  • The Giant by Susan VanKeuren
  • Chance, Victory, Defeat by Arnold Heine
  • Red Seas at Night by Hikaru Ichihashi
  • Attack! by Allen Wright

Thank you to all the writers who submitted work to this contest.
Subsim


The story should be in Notepad, don't format it or use Word. Simple Notepad. You will get a chance to edit the story with any special punctuation or formatting before it goes to print.

The top story will win $50 and a copy of the book. The top 4 behind the winner will get a free copy of the book. Authors will get full credit.

If you posted a good story in the forums, copy and paste into Notepad, clean it up, and send it in.

Submission deadline: July 15 (don't wait till the last minute :) )
Content: nothing x-rated, please. Realistic language acceptable.
Length restrictions: none, will consider anything from 1500 words to 20,000.
Images: will include images, artwork. Submit for consideration.