![]() ![]() ![]() MAXIMUM TWO ENTRIES PER PERSON! It's perfectly fine to write two stories in the same setting or for your second submission to be a "sequel" or "prequel" to the other, but each should still be readable as a complete story on its own, rather than one longer one cut into two.Ī SEPARATE WINNING CATEGORY FOR THE VERY CREEPIEST! We will still have a generalized list of winners judged on overall quality, but prizes will also be given based on the most eerie, unsettling or flat-out terrifying stories you can cram into a Candle Cove sized chunk! TEXT STORIES HAVE A 6,433 CHARACTER LIMIT! Why such a specific number? It's the same character length as good old Candle Cove! ![]() Until DECEMBER 31, 2019, we're accepting YOUR original short-form horror or just plain bizarre, unearthly fiction, as long as it's your own new, original work not already published somewhere! Not only will this be easier for me to manage, but I feel these limitations will also "even the playing field," so nobody's efforts are overshadowed by a significantly more prolific writer. Every year, we've taken entries for a writing competition from November 1st to January 1st, and I originally planned to retire it this year there's been a lot going on in the real world (maybe you heard!), I've been busier than ever with my own work, and the time it took me to read everyone's entries was already getting grueling by a couple of contests ago.īut it turns out I miss reading people's fiction way too much, so I'm going to try a compromise: a one month, short form story contest with a limit of up to two entries per person. ![]()
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