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You are welcome to write a genre story (science fiction/fantasy, noir, romance, etc.) or to use an unconventional form, but your story must also be literary—that is, it should have a purpose beyond its plot: it should have developed characters, a setting which advances its purpose, some kind of metaphorical structure below the surface, fresh language that is in keeping with its purpose, etc. It must be a story for an adult audience. If your story is an excerpt from a novel, it needs to stand alone.

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ジャンルの物語(SF/ファンタジー、ノワール、ロマンスなど)を書いたり、型破りな形を使ったりすることは大歓迎ですが、あなたの物語は文学的でなければなりません。

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Writing genre stories (sci-fi/fantasy, noir, romance, etc.) or using unconventional forms is welcome, but your story must be literary.

INTO JAPANESE

ジャンルの物語(SF/ファンタジー、ノワール、ロマンスなど)を書いたり、型破りな形を使ったりすることは大歓迎ですが、あなたの物語は文学的でなければなりません。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Writing genre stories (sci-fi/fantasy, noir, romance, etc.) or using unconventional forms is welcome, but your story must be literary.