{"id":821,"date":"2013-01-12T03:14:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T03:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/?p=821"},"modified":"2013-01-12T03:14:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T03:14:41","slug":"what-did-not-have-to-be-wins-transhumanity-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2013\/01\/what-did-not-have-to-be-wins-transhumanity-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Stolyarov’s Short Story “What Did Not Have to Be” Wins Transhumanity.net 2033 Immortality Fiction Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am pleased to announce that my short story “What Did Not Have to Be<\/a>” won first place in the Transhumanity.net 2033 Immortality Fiction Contest. What a fitting outcome at a time when I am focusing more on my writing! The prize for first place is $50.<\/p>\n

Here is the Transhumanity.net posting of winners<\/a>. Out of all the contestants, I portray indefinite human longevity in the most optimistic light \u2013 and it would indeed be wonderful if technological progress can get us to this most vital of all goals within the next 20 years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am pleased to announce that my short story “What Did Not Have to Be” won first place in the Transhumanity.net 2033 Immortality Fiction Contest. What a fitting outcome at a time when I am focusing more on my writing! The prize for first place is $50. Here is the Transhumanity.net posting of winners. Out of all the contestants, I portray indefinite human longevity in the most optimistic light \u2013 and it would indeed be wonderful if technological progress can…<\/p>\n

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