*** Attention all sub story writers!! ***

[Onkel Neal]

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.

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.

To submit, go here:
http://www.subsim.com/subsim_special_project.htm

good hunting!
Neal

[Onkel Neal]

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.

[Onkel Neal]

Update: I have received 10 stories of various lengths. Looks promising :yep:

[Onkel Neal]

ok, the judging will begin! As soon as I finish about 6 reviews and articles :88)

thanks for your submissions.

[McBeck]

Did you get mine?

[Onkel Neal]

I did :yep:

[nikimcbee]

Any news??? :D

[Onkel Neal]

Well, now that the Texas Commissioning has concluded and I have my life back, I am going to go full bore on the "project" again this week.

[nikimcbee]

:|\\ now I need to figure out how to get on a modern sub:hmm:

[Onkel Neal]

I'm happy to announce the Subsim Story Contest winners.

Congratulations to:
Jason Lobo
Heather Sherman
Gerard Cuomo
Mariano Sciaroni
Raoul de Bunsen

Full results here (http://www.subsim.com/subsim_special_project.htm)

Thanks to all you Hemmingways and Tolstoys for your contributions.

Good hunting!
Neal
Subsim.com

[Marcantilan]

Excellent!!

My two stories hit the charts (a winner & a honorable mention).

What can I say, I´m damn happy! :sunny:

Thanks Neal & Subsim!!

Answer needed: Do you know yet when the book is going to be published?

Mariano "Marcantilan" Sciaroni

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks, I enjoyed your story. The book should come out in early December. In addition to the contest stories, the book will feature:

Silent Hunter III Captain's Log - Florin Boitor, Exec. Producer, Silent Hunter III computer game, Romania

Enigma/Iron Wolves (working title) - Kelly Assay, Producer, Enigma: Rising Tide computer game, USA

Civilian Submariner; Lofar and SOSUS development - Dr. Don Ross, Bell Labs, USA

The Flanders U-Boat Flotilla 1915 - 1918 - Deryck Swetnam MA, historian, UK


...and much, much more! Details to follow. :ping:

[Marcantilan]

wow, impressive project and an excellent choice of features :up: