New Competition Launched!

Secret Life of Data: Short Story Competition

We are looking for creative stories that bring to life the secret life of data.

Competition background:

When we think about the security of data on our phones and computers, we might think about passwords and permissions, or about data encryption – but we rarely think about what our data looks like, or what it does as it moves around hidden inside our phones, computers, digital devices, our apps and networks.

This secret life of data – the traces, bits, and fragments of personal information that we leave behind us online – is the focus of this short story competition.

This competition is part of the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) Futures programme delivered by the ESRC funded Discribe Hub+.

Shortlisted stories will be published in a Secret Life of Data Anthology and will help the DSbD research community think more creatively about the movement of data through new computer chip architectures.

Competition details:

Deadline: 9am (BST) Monday 12th September

How to enter: email grp-secret-life-data-comp@groups.bristol.ac.uk

Cost to enter: free

Format: Word .doc or .pdf format

Max length: 4,000 words (excluding title)

Min length: none

Prizes: 1st prize - £1000, 2nd prize - £500, 3rd prize - £250

For more details and further information, please visit the website here