Win a Prize and Winning Story Will be Featured on Several Social Media Platforms
Hello, Writing Family,
It’s time for the next short story contest. Put your thinking caps on and get out your favorite notebook and pen. You know you have them. I’m going to ask you to stretch your writing chops here.
Even if you don’t normally write in the Horror genre’, I’d like you to give it a try–stretch your writing muscles.
The prompts below are ones meant for the Horror genre’. Let your creative juices flow and make your story as scary and dark as you can.
Contest Rules:
- Choose any one of the prompts listed below that you like.
- Put the name of your story, your name, and the prompt you’ve chosen at the top of your story.
- Story must be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, word document or PDF
- Deadline for submission is midnight, EST, Friday, March 27, 2020
- Story length must be between 1,000 – 3,000 words
- Send submissions to: writeon22@yahoo.com
Prizes:
The Winner Will Receive:
A custom crafted bookmark, your choice, from these bookmark designs and…
The winning story will be posted in 4 locations:
thetimeiswrite.com blog, The Ins and Outs of Novel Writing Facebook Group, Pinterest, Twitter
Choose From One of These Prompts:
- I’m haunted by the ghosts of the people my father killed.
- I saw my reflection blink, so I smashed the mirror. Big mistake.
- You are a demon and you recently met a young girl with abusive parents. You pity her and decide to teach her what symbol to draw to summon you. You pick up a stick, grab her hand, and show her how it’s done. It’s 3 am and you have just been summoned to the girl’s house.
- You find an ornate eye piece and decide to look through it. While looking around with it, you suddenly see a black figure pass right in front of you.
- You’re a serial killer driving down the road looking for your next victim. You pick up a hitchhiker, but little do you know they are also a serial killer looking for their next victim.
Have fun stretching your writing chops. I’m looking forward to reading your submissions. Let the games begin!
Happy Writing! Gina
