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Do you dislike J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter epilogue? Think you can do better? Prove it to us with your own original epilogue, and we'll reward you with your own Deathly Hallows: Part 2 DVD! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5858500&view=rss&microfeed=true A reminder: The deadline for io9's Environmental Writing Contest is tomorrow at midnight Pacific Time! io9 is going to pay $2000 each to two people who write the best science fiction and nonfiction stories about environmental disaster. Details below. More »
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A biography of Hedy Lamarr, movie star and anti-Nazi inventor, is up for grabs. To win the book, tell us about your favorite WW II anti-Nazi inventions. More »
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A reminder: The deadline for io9's Environmental Writing Contest is less than a month away! io9 is going to pay $2000 each to two people who write the best science fiction and nonfiction stories about environmental disaster. Details below. More »
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Science fiction author and livewriting fiend MCM is back with a new novel, Typhoon. He's livewriting a sequel at the end of November, and he wants your help. Suggest a futuristic news item, and go down in literary history! More »
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We can't prevent environmental disasters without preparing for them. That's why io9 is going to pay $2000 each to two people who write the best stories about environmental disaster. It's io9's Environmental Writing Contest - for science fiction and non-fiction. More »
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On Monday, we held a contest to see who could caption this picture using two sentences of William Gibson-esque prose. Our nine winners get free copies of Gibson's Zero History delivered right to their meatspace! Read the winning entries below. More »
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We've got 9 copies of William Gibson's new novel Zero History to give away. Want one? Then write the most Gibsonian caption you can for this image. More »
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Yesterday we held a contest to give away twelve copies of Suzanne Collins' new book Mockingjay, the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy. And now you can see the award-winning contest entries, below. More »
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This morning, the final book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, hits stores. And you could get a copy absolutely free - plus an iPod - if you enter our contest. Details below. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5620254&view=rss&microfeed=true Would Christopher Nolan's Inception be looking more like a sure-fire hit if it had a dumber, more obvious title? Like, say, Thief Of Dreams? That's what our own AngriestGeek suggested. More »
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Do you have an unpublished novel set on Earth, but not this Earth? If you do, and it's really awesome, you could win the Terry Pratchett Prize: Random House will pay you £20,000 to publish your novel next year. More »
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What can hover in mid-air, land on air or water, carry 50 survivors, have a thousand-mile range, hit 345 mph, and even put out fires? The winner of a NASA contest for college-student engineers. More »
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You know you want to see the movie Jonah Hex, where a scarfaced Josh Brolin murders demons and gets down with his hooker girlfriend Megan Fox. Follow io9 on Twitter today and you could win free tickets and swag. More »
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In this new video from Dee Lux, a Dalek-esque military bot roams New York, looking for hot, intoxicated ladies. The vid is so bad that it inspired the geeks at Danger Room to hold a contest . . . More »
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There are some questions that simply don't have answers...yet. Wheaton and Scalzi are holding a fan-fiction contest to benefit the Lupus Alliance of America. Explain the picture, win the contest, get paid, and help people. More »
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Congratulations to Kris (a.k.a. txtphile) for winning an all-expense-paid trip to see Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary create the score for Sony PlayStation's SOCOM 4 at the palatial Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. Read Kris' paean to Bear below. More »
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You may remember Bear McCreary from his amazing soundtrack to the recent Battlestar Galactica television series. Now you can meet him and watch him record his next soundtrack at an ultra-awesome, secret location in Northern California. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5549205&view=rss&microfeed=true Want to win a pair of tickets to Splice, the movie about a pair of glamorous scientists and the sexy mutant they create? We've got 10 pairs to give away. Winners will receive a pair of tickets to a advance screening of Splice at a Manhattan theater on June 2 and a Splice prize pack. If you want to win, be among the first 10 people to reply to our tweet about it. You can follow us here: www.twitter.com/io9. More »
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Comic book writer Jim Munroe just judged our caption contest from Monday, and reported that it was "super fuckin fun." We've got all ten winners below! More »
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In honor of April's Robogames, we're sponsoring a robot art contest. Create a work of art on the theme of "we welcome our new robot overlords" and you could win fabulous prizes! More »
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In honor of April's Robogames, we're sponsoring a robot art contest. Create a work of art on the theme of "we welcome our new robot overlords" and you could win fabulous prizes! More »
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Every spring, San Francisco is host to an international robot competition known as the RoboGames, featuring tests of strength and skill. This year RoboGames is April 23-25, and organizers have joined forces with io9 to sponsor a robot art contest. More »
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What alternate-universe mash-up would you invent if you went back in time via hot tub? Think you can come up with something better than Rob Corddry's Twittagra — a combination of Twitter and Viagra? Let us know, and win. More »
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The massive Stargate props auction has begun. And to celebrate, we're giving away a piece of a real Stargate! More »
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Been missing out on the further adventures of Buffy The Vampire Slayer? Dark Horse Comics wants to help with a Twitter lottery to win all Season 8 collections to date. Go here for details, but hurry: It's only running today. More »
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Always wanted to write a science fiction story about a troubled superhero that was 250 words or less? Now the Hilobrow scifi micro fiction contest challenges you to do it! More »
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Over a week ago, we asked you to describe your favorite bookstore or comic book shop to win a giant box of free books from DelRey/Spectra. Now we've got our winner - and several runners-up. More »
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