Strange New Worlds (pro book series)

Strange New Worlds is for-profit annual collection of short stories set in the Star Trek universe, written by amateur writers chosen through an open submissions process. The first volume was published in July 1998, with the tenth and volume published in 2007. After a long hiatus, the competition returned for one more volume, "Strange New Worlds 2016", published digitally in 2016.
Each of the anthologies was published by Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The main editor of these anthologies was Dean Wesley Smith. Co-editors of the series included John J. Ordover, Paula M. Block, and Elisa J. Kassin. Contents of these anthologies are available on isfdb.org.
See List of Star Trek TOS Pro Books with Fan Connections.
==A 1997 Blurb==
==Submission Guidelines==
==Some Fan Comments==
===1997===
===1998===
===2001===
==Ever Slash?==
Even before the first issue was published, some fans were already pushing things further.
==Issue 1==
Strange New Worlds 1 was published in 1998. 
Star Trek: The Original Series 
* "A Private Anecdote" by Landon Cary Dalton (Grand Prize)
*"The Last Tribble" by Keith L. Davis
*"The Lights in the Sky" by Phaedra M. Weldon (Third Prize)
*"Reflections" by Dayton Ward
Star Trek: The Next Generation 
*"What Went Through Data's Mind 0.68 Seconds Before the Satellite Hit" by Dylan Otto Krider
*"The Naked Truth" by Jerry M. Wolfe
*"The First" by Peg Robinson
*"See Spot Run" by Kathy Oltion
*"Together Again, for the First Time" by Bobbie Benton Hull
*"Civil Disobedience" by Alara Rogers
*"Of Cabbages and Kings" by Franklin Thatcher (Second Prize)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
*"Life's Lessons" by Christina F. York
*"Where I Fell Before My Enemy" by Vince Bonasso
Star Trek: Voyager 
*"Good Night, Voyager" by Patrick Cumby
*"Ambassador at Large" by J. A. Rosales
*"Fiction" by jaQ Andrews
*"I, Voyager" by Jackee C.
*"Monthuglu" by Craig D. B. Patton
Because We Can 
*"The Man Who Sold the Sky" by John J. Ordover
*"The Girl Who Controlled Gene Kelly's Feet" by Paula M. Block (reprinted from Menagerie #14 (1978))
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1 ==
==Issue 2==
Strange New Worlds 2 was published in 1999. 
Star Trek: The Original Series
*"Triptych" by Melissa Dickinson (Second Prize)
*"The Quick and the Dead" by Kathy Oltion
*"The First Law of Metaphysics" by Michael S. Poteet
*"The Hero of My Own Life" by Peg Robinson
*"Doctors Three" by Charles Skaggs
Star Trek: The Next Generation 
*"I Am Klingon" by Ken Rand (Third Prize)
*"Reciprocity" by Brad Curry
*"Calculated Risk" by Christina F. York
*"Gods, Fate, and Fractals" by William Leisner
*"I Am Become Death" by Franklin Thatcher
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
*"Research" by J. R. Rasmussen
*"Change of Heart" by Steven Scott Ripley
Star Trek: Voyager 
*"A Ribbon for Rosie" by Ilsa J. Bick (Grand Prize)
*"Touched" by Kim Sheard
*"Almost... But Not Quite" by Dayton Ward
*"The Healing Arts" by E. Cristy Ruteshouser and Lynda Martinez Foley
*"Seventh Heaven" by Dustan Moon
==Issue 3==
Strange New Worlds 3 was published in 2000. 
Star Trek: The Original Series 
*"If I Lose Thee..." by Sarah A. Hoyt and Rebecca Lickiss (First Prize)
*"The Aliens Are Coming!" by Dayton Ward
*"Family Matters" by Susan Ross Moore
Star Trek: The Next Generation 
*"Whatever You Do, Don't Read This Story" by Robert T. Jeschonek (Third Prize)
*"A Private Victory" by Tonya D. Price
*"The Fourth Toast" by Kelly Cairo
*"One of Forty-seven" by E. Catherine Tobler
*"A Q to Swear By" by Shane Zeranski
*"The Change of Seasons" by Logan Page
*"Out of the Box, Thinking" by Jerry M. Wolfe
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
*"Ninety-three Hours" by Kim Sheard (Second Prize)
*"Dorian's Diary" by G. Wood
*"The Bottom Line" by Andrew (Drew) Morby
*"The Best Defense..." by John Takis
*"An Errant Breeze" by Gordon Gross
Star Trek: Voyager 
*"The Ones Left Behind" by Mary Wiecek
*"The Second Star" by Diana Kornfeld
*"The Monster Hunters" by Ann Nagy
*"Gift of the Mourners" by Jackee Crowell
If Klingons Wrote Star Trek 
*"jubHa'" by Dr. Lawrence Schoen
==Issue 4==
Strange New Worlds 4 was published in 2001. 
Star Trek: The Original Series 
*"A Little More Action" by TG Theodore
*"Prodigal Father" by Robert J. Mendenhall
*"Missed" by Pat Detmer
*"Tears for Eternity" by Lynda Martinez Foley
*"Countdown" by Mary Sweeney
*"First Star I See Tonight" by Victoria Grant
*"Scotty's Song" by Michael J. Jasper
*"The Name of the Cat" by Steven Scott Ripley (First Prize)
Star Trek: The Next Generation 
*"Flight 19" by Alan James Garbers
*"The Promise" by Shane Zeranski
*"Flash Point" by E. Catherine Tobler
*"Prodigal Son" by Tonya D. Price
*"Seeing Forever" by Jeff Suess
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
*"Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor" by Jonathan Bridge
*"Isolation Ward 4" by Kevin G. Summers (Third Prize)
Star Trek: Voyager 
*"Iridium-7-Tetrahydroxate Crystals Are a Girl's Best Friend" by Bill Stuart
*"Uninvited Admirals" by Penny A. Proctor
*"Return" by Chuck Anderson
*"Black Hats" by William Leisner
*"Personal Log" by Kevin Killiany
*"Welcome Home" by Diana Kornfeld
*"Shadows, in the Dark" by Ilsa J. Bick (Second Prize)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Strange New Worlds 5 was published in 2002. 
Star Trek: The Original Series 
*"Disappearance on 21st Street" by Mary Scott-Wiecek (Grand Prize)
*"The Trouble with Borg Tribbles" by William Leisner (Third Prize)
*"Legal Action" by Alan L. Lickiss
*"Yeoman Figgs" by Mark Murata
*"The Shoulders of Giants" by Robert T. Jeschonek
*Star Trek: The Next Generation 
*"Bluff" by Steven Scott Ripley (Second Prize)
*"The Peacemakers" by Alan James Garbers
*"Efflorescence" by Julie A. Hyzy
*"Kristin's Conundrum" by Jeff D. Jacques and Michelle A. Bottrall
*"The Monkey Puzzle Box" by Kevin Killiany
*"The Farewell Gift" by Tonya D. Price
*"Dementia in D Minor" by Mary Sweeney
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
*"Fear, Itself" by Robert J. Mendenhall
Star Trek: Voyager 
*"Final Entry" by Cynthia K. Deatherage
*"The Difficulties of Being Evil" by Craig Gibb
*"Restoration" by Penny A. Proctor
*"On the Rocks" by TG Theodore
*"Witness" by Diana Kornfeld
*"Fragment" by Catherine E. Pike
*"Who Cries for Prometheus?" by Phaedra M. Weldon
Star Trek: Enterprise 
*"Remnant" by James J. and Louisa M. Swann
*"A Girl for Every Star" by John Takis
*"Hoshi's Gift" by Kelle Vozka
==Issue 6==
Strange New Worlds 6 was published in 2003. 
Star Trek: The Original Series
* "Whales Weep Not" by Juanita Nolte (Third Prize)
* "One Last Adventure" by Mark Allen and Charity Zegers
* "Marking Time" by Pat Detmer
* "Ancient History" by Robert J. Mendenhall
* "Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer" by TG Theodore
* "A Piece of the Pie" by G. Wood
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* "The Soft Room" by Geoffrey Thorne (Second Prize)
* "Protecting Data's Friends" by Scott William Carter
* "The Human Factor" by Russ Crossley
* "Tribble in Paradise" by Louisa M. Swann
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* "Fabrications" by Brett Hudgins
* "Urgent Matter" by Robert J. LaBaff
* "Best Tools Available" by Shawn Michael Scott
Star Trek: Voyager
* "Homemade" by Elizabeth A. Dunham
* "Seven and Seven" by Kevin Hosey
* "The End of Night" by Paul J. Kaplan
* "Hidden" by Jan Stevens
* "Widow's Walk" by Mary Scott-Wiecek
Star Trek: Enterprise
* "Savior" by Julie Hyzy
* "Preconceptions" by Penny A. Proctor
* "Cabin E-14" by Shane Zeranski
Speculations
* "Our Million-Year Mission" by Robert T. Jeschonek (Grand Prize)
* "The Beginning" by Annie Reed
==Issue 7==
Strange New Worlds 7 was published in 2004. 
Star Trek: The Original Series
* "A Test of Character" by Kevin Lauderdale
* "Indomitable" Kevin Killiany
* "Project Blue Book" by Christian Grainger
* "The Trouble with Tribals" by Paul J. Kaplan
* "All Fall Down" by Muri McCage
* "A Sucker Born" by Pat Detmer
* "Obligations Discharged" by Gerri Leen
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* "Life's Work" by Julie Hyzy (Grand Prize)
* "Adventures in Jazz and Time" by Kelly Cairo (Third Prize)
* "Future Shock" by John Coffren
* "Full Circle" by Scott Pearson
* "Beginnings" by Jeff D. Jacques
* "Solemn Duty" by Jim Johnson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* "Infinite Bureaucracy" by Anne E. Clements
* "Barclay Program Nine" by Russ Crossley
Star Trek: Voyager
* "Redux" by Susan S. McCrackin
* "The Little Captain" by Catherine E. Pike
* "I Have Broken the Prime Directive" by G. Wood
* "Don't Cry" by Annie Reed
Star Trek: Enterprise
* "Earthquake Weather" by Louisa M. Swann
Speculations
* "Guardians" by Brett Hudgins (Second Prize)
* "The Law of Averages" by Amy Sisson
* "Forgotten Light" by Frederick Kim
==Issue 8==
Strange New Worlds 8 was published in 2005. 
Star Trek: The Original Series
* "Shanghaied" by Alan James Garbers
* "Assignment: One" by Kevin Lauderdale
* "Demon" by Kevin Andrew Hosey
* "Don't Call Me Tiny" by Paul C. Tseng
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* "Morning Bells Are Ringing" by Kevin G. Summers
* "Passages of Deceit" by Sarah A. Seaborne
* "Final Flight" by John Takis (Third Prize)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* "Trek" by Dan C. Duval
* "Gumbo" by Amy Vincent
* "Promises Made" by David DeLee
* "Always a Price" by Muri McCage
Star Trek: Voyager
* "Transfiguration" by Susan S. McCrackin
* "This Drone" by M. C. DeMarco
* "Once Upon a Tribble" by Annie Reed
* "You May Kiss the Bride" by Amy Sisson
* "Coffee with a Friend" by J.B. Stevens
Star Trek: Enterprise
* "Egg Drop Soup" by Robert Burke Richardson
* "Hero" by Lorraine Anderson
* "Insanity" by A. Rhea King
Speculations
* "A & Ω" (Alpha & Omega) by Derek Tyler Attico (Grand Prize)
* "Concurrence" by Geoffrey Thorne (Second Prize)
* "Dawn" by Paul J. Kaplan
==Issue 9==
Strange New Worlds 9 was published in 2006. 
Star Trek: The Original Series
* "Gone Native" by John Coffren
* "A Bad Day for Koloth" by David DeLee
* "Book of Fulfillment" by Steven Costa
* "The Smallest Choices" by Jeremy Yoder
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* "Staying the Course" by Paul C. Tseng
* "Home Soil" by Jim Johnson
* "Terra Tonight" by Scott Pearson
* "Solace in Bloom" by Jeff D. Jacques
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* "Shadowed Allies" by Emily P. Bloch
* "Living on the Edge of Existence" by Gerri Leen
* "The Last Tree on Ferenginar: A Ferengi Fable From the Future" by Mike McDevitt
* "The Tribbles' Pagh" by Ryan M. Williams
Star Trek: Voyager
* "Choices" by Susan S. McCrackin (Second Prize)
* "Unconventional Cures" by Russ Crossley
* "Maturation" by Catherine E. Pike
Star Trek: Enterprise
* "Rounding a Corner Already Turned" by Allison Cain
* "Mother Nature's Little Reminders" by A. Rhea King
* "Mestral" by Ben Guilfoy (Third Prize)
Speculations
* "Remembering the Future" by Randy Tatano
* "Rocket Man" by Kenneth E. Carper
* "The Rules of War" by Kevin Lauderdale
* "The Immortality Blues" by Marc Carlson
* "Orphans" by R.S. Belcher (Grand Prize)
==Issue 10==
Strange New Worlds 10 was published in 2007. 
Star Trek: The Original Series
* "The Smell of Dead Roses" by Gerri Leen (Grand Prize)
* "The Doomsday Gambit" by Rick Dickson
* "Empty" by David DeLee
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* "Wired" by Aimee Ford Foster
* "A Dish Served Cold" by Paul C. Tseng
* "The Very Model" by Muri McCage
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* "So a Horse Walks into a Bar..." by Brian Seidman
* "Signal to Noise" by Jim Johnson
Star Trek: Voyager
* "The Fate of Captain Ransom" by Rob Vagle
* "A Taste of Spam" by L. E. Doggett
* "Adjustments" by Laura Ware
* "The Day the Borg Came" by M.C. DeMarco
Star Trek: Enterprise
* "The Dream" by Robyn Sullivent Gries
* "Universal Chord" by Carolyn Winifred (Third Prize)
* "You Are Not in Space" by Edgar Governo
Speculations
* "Time Line" by Jerry M. Wolfe
* "Echoes" by Randy Tatano (Second Prize)
* "Brigadoon" by Rigel Ailur
* "Reborn" by Jeremy Yoder
==2016==
After a long hiatus for the once-annual competition, Strange New Worlds 2016 was published digitally in 2016, for eBook and Kindle only. No credited editor.
Star Trek: The Original Series
* "Dilithium Is a Girl's Best Friend" by Neil Bryant
Star Trek: The Next Generation
* "A Christmas Qarol" by Gary Piserchio & Frank Tagader
* "The Sunwalkers" by Kelli Fitzpatrick
* "The Seen and Unseen" by Chris Chaplin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* "The Façade of Fate" by Michael Turner
* "The Manhunt Pool" by Nancy Debretsion
* "The Dreamer and the Dream" by Derek Tyler Attico
Star Trek: Voyager 
* "The Last Refuge" by Roger McCoy
* "Life Among the Post-Industrial Barbarians" by John Coffren
* "Upon the Brink of Remembrance" by Kristen McQuinn
Notes
* The original contest announcement indicated that fan artwork would be solicited for this anthology, but the final cover art was created by pro artist, Doug Drexler.
* The announced "first place" winners were Kerry F. Booth and James Corrigan; their stories – presumably based on TOS – were not published as part of the anthology. Instead, they were awarded publishing packages for non-Star Trek books.
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Professional Works
Category:Star Trek TOS Fanfiction