They dared to imagined new worlds… Now we celebrate them.

Introducing the winners of the MBRSC Short Story Award: New Voices in Sci-Fi competition.

After an inspiring number of submissions from writers across the UAE, our judges have selected the standout stories in Arabic and English they felt captured the possibilities of science and the power of human imagination.

Below, you’ll find the winning authors and their stories across all categories in English. For winners of the Arabic competition, please visit our Arabic winners webpage.