Quantum Short Fiction, Voting Open Now

The Center for Quantum Technologies is running a “Quantum Shorts” contest, where they solicited short stories exploring some aspect of quantum physics. They cut their large number of applicants down to two short-lists of ten, one for the “Open” category, and one for the “Youth” category. They’ll be giving out a “People’s Choice Award” based on Internet voting, so you can go over there and vote for your favorite.

There are also judged prizes, and I’m serving as a judge for the “Youth” category (and already sent in my rankings), so it would be inappropriate for me to plug any particular stories as really good. I can, however, point you to all of the finalists, to help you procrastinate on a Friday morning by reading fun stories about quantum physics:

Another Eloise
Eyes of Infinity
Fundamentally Flawed
Guess the door
The Qubits of College Acceptance
Trans-dimensional resuscitation
Twinzies
Unrequited Signals
W.A.R.
When Physics Became Chemistry