100 Years From Now!

US science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson thinks British science fiction is in a golden age. It's time it won some literary awards – and for everyone to give it a go...

The new guest editor of 'NewScientist' Kim Stanley Robinson challenged eight leading British SF authors to write flash fiction about the world 100 years from now. So if you are also a science fiction writer, you can submit your flash SF at

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17779-new-scientist-flash-fiction-competition-2009.html


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And of course, here are 8 of the stories submitted by various SciFi authors so far...



1. Reflective Surface
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327263.300-reflective-surfaces-by-ken-macleod.html

2. A Little School
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327263.400-a-little-school-by-ian-mcdonald.html


3. 2109: The reality?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327263.500-2109-the-reality.html


4. Acid Rain
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327263.600-acid-rain-by-nicola-griffith.html


5. Kelvin 2.0
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327263.700-kelvin-20-by-stephen-baxter.html


6. Penance
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327263.800-penance-by-paul-mcauley.html


7. A Virtual Population Crisis
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327264.400-a-virtual-population-crisis-by-ian-watson.html


8. One Shot
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327264.500-one-shot-by-justina-robson.html