FalWriting's Ghost Stories: Enter our 500-Word Ghost Story Contest

To celebrate Halloween this year, FalWriting is hosting a 500-words Ghost Story contest. Submissions are due in on Monday 18th November.

To enter the contest:

  •  Submit your short story by 5pm on November 18th by sending me an email to Sherezade Garcia Rangel. On the subject line please include: Ghost Story Contest Entry by Your Name

  • Don’t include your name in the document itself

  • Submissions should be in .doc or .pdf

  • Word count: 500 words max

  • All submissions should be double spaced, 12pt  and in a plain serif font such as Garamond, Georgia or Times New Roman

  • Use single quotation marks for dialogue

  • Use single space between sentences

  • Include a short, 30 words bio

Short listed stories will be read outloud on a showcase, details of which will be confirmed doon. The winner and the runner up will be announced on the same showcase. There will also be a popular vote winner, selected by the audience. Current students and SOWJ alumni are eligible to apply.

The winner and a runner up will be published in FalWriting and on a special audio episode on Ghost Stories.

Entries will be judged by Dark Economies Research Lead Dr Ruth Heholt, by On The Hill’s founder & host Dr Sherezade Garcia and Night Wanderers and Infinite Sky author Chelsey Flood.

by Sherezade Garcia Rangel

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