Carl Sagan was born on November 9th, 1934. He inspired whole generations not only to look to the stars, but to reach out and touch them. In honor of this great man, this month’s theme is Cosmos. Stories can be fantasy, science fiction, pretty much any genre, as long as it nails the theme. You have 1934 words.

Click here to learn more about Carl Sagan.

Entries should be mailed to especbooks@aol.com as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachment. Please include your name, story title, and contact information on your manuscript itself. If we cannot identify your entry from the file you will be disqualified. Multiple submissions are permissible, but reprints are not. Winning entry will be published on the eSpec Books blog and the winner will receive a free ebook copy of the eSpec Books title of their choice. Prize can be reserved for a future book if the winner already has the available titles.

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