by Mandy J Watson
Posted: 11 August 2009

Aspiring science-fiction authors and fans of Lauren Beukes' debut novel Moxyland are in for a treat as a great short-story competition, which she alluded to in her interview with brainwavez.org last month, has finally been announced by HarperCollins.

Web sites The Bookseller and Voyager Online have announced the Moxyland contest that Lauren Beukes alluded to in her interview with brainwavez.org last month [ read it here ].

The Moxyland Short-Story Competition 21 August 2009 Update! Specific details on the Moxyland short-story competition, such as how to enter, have been posted. Read Lauren's post at Book Southern Africa for the details.

The short-story competition, which is being run by HarperCollins, was announced at WorldCon. Three winners will have their stories published in Zoo City, by Lauren Beukes, which is scheduled to be published next year.

To enter you need to set your story in the Moxyland universe. To help, the book is being made available at HarperCollins' Authonomy web site for free (for a limited time), where you can read it online. We, of course, would recommend you buy it in the long run but time is of the essence for this competition as the winners are being announced in September!

Further details are expected to follow. Keep an eye on the Angry Robot Books web site for details. We will also post a follow-up notice at brainwavez.org.

Additionally, there are no country-specific entry requirements, which means that South Africans (as well as everyone else) can enter. Get writing!

Moxyland was originally released in South Africa in April 2008 by Jacana and can be bought at Kalahari.net. The Angry Robot international release is available in the UK and Australia now [ buy it at Amazon.co.uk ] and will be released in the US in October.

On The Internet

Official Sites: Lauren Beukes | Moxyland

Book SA: Lauren Beukes | Lauren Beukes Blog Posts

Angry Robot Books: Lauren Beukes | Moxyland

Shop Online

 Amazon.com: Moxyland (Paperback, Jacana (South African publisher), 2008)
 Amazon.com: Moxyland: The Soundtrack (MP3 Downloads)

 Amazon.co.uk: Moxyland (Paperback, Angry Robot Books, 2009)
 Amazon.co.uk: Moxyland (Paperback, Jacana (South African publisher), 2008)
 Amazon.co.uk: Moxyland: The Soundtrack (MP3 Downloads)

 iTunes US: Moxyland: The Soundtrack (Audio Download)

 Kalahari.net: Moxyland (Paperback, Jacana, 2008)
 Kalahari.net: Moxyland (Paperback, Angry Robot Books (Import), 2009)

Elsewhere On brainwavez.org

Feature: Interview: Lauren Beukes, South African Author Of Moxyland