2025 Towel Day Contests
In partnership with Curious King Publishers, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha (the Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Appreciation Society) invites you to participate in two upcoming contests.
The first is our 2025 Towel Day Vogon Poetry Contest and subsequently the The Great Guide Entry Giveaway, with all prizes courtesy of Curious King – publisher of Fine Press editions of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and contemporary fiction, including an upcoming edition of Hitchhikers!
Vogon Poetry Contest
Whether you channel your own inner Vogon or hitch a ride with one and plagiarize his balladry, enter a rhythmical composition for your chance to win one of five (5), one-year (1) memberships to ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
ZZ9 members are the hoopiest froods in the galaxy. They receive our quarterly publication, Mostly Harmless, get invitations to slouches on at least two continents, and have the right to sling bragging rights around the known universe about being a being enlightened enough to support a 42-plus-year-old organization.
The competition is completely open and free to enter but submissions must be in English and formatted as text for the reading pleasure of ape-descendent lifeforms. To enter, please review the full Terms & Conditions and submit your poem of 1000 words or less to publicity@zz9.org.
Each being is allowed one entry with the competition running from 12:01am UTC on the 1st May 2025 and closing at 11:59pm UTC on the 24th May 2025, winners will be announced on Towel Day (25th May 2025)
We can’t wait to strap into our poetry appreciation chairs and experience your Vogonity, so get creating (if that’s what you want to call it) and prepare to submit your poem!
The Great Guide Entry Giveaway!
After the five new members have been announced, we will begin our second competition, open to ZZ9 members only: The Great Guide Entry Giveaway! One talented ZZ9 member will win a Champagne Edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy courtesy of Curious King.
As ultra-fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide, we know what goes into a great Guide Entry. This is your chance to show us that you know what we know, by submitting a guide entry that no editor would dare shorten, condense, abridge or redact!
In 1000 words or less, guide us with everything we need to know about any person, place, or thing in a universe (ours or any nearby space time continuum). Entries must have an English text component but can also be enhanced with audio or video (host those on a platform of your choosing and send us the link).
Share your entry far and near so other froods can gain from your wisdom!