Horror Writing Season

It’s officially fall now, and while it doesn’t feel like it in the glorious state of Mississippi (there was sarcasm there), I’m ready to be in the spooky mood. I could do the typical horror movie marathon (something I’m very partial to) or look up creepypasta stuff online. but, as a literary, I think I’ll attempt to write a horror story! I usually write gore, but the closest thing I’ve gotten to a horror story would be my bus story. And that was not scary at all – it was better suited for children to read and giggle at. But whatever! I’ll take on a bit of a challenge, and speaking of challenges or contests… There are several horror contests! I don’t think some of them run during October (a superior month) though. Which is silly, but who cares about my opinion? 

Anyways, I’m going to include some contests I’ve found here:

Horror Writers Association – This association is a non-profit organization of writers and publishers that started in the late 1980s. They host several contests and awards like The Bram Stoker Awards,  The Dark Poetry Scholarship, the Mary Shelley Scholarship (for females only, sorry boys!), and some others. I’ll include the links at the end of this post for those who are curious, but don’t want to do too much searching. I found the Dark Poetry Scholarship and the Mary Shelley Scholarship through Fastweb, a site that shows you scholarships that you qualify for. I’ll leave a link for it too because it’s a great resource for those needing scholarships, and I know a good amount of us want scholarships; I know I do. 

Bram Stoker Awards

Dark Poetry Scholarship

Mary Shelley Scholarship

The Scholarship from Hell

Fastweb

Sponsored by Every Writer, the 5o Word Horror Story Halloween Contest deadline is October 28, 2018, so if you’re up for a challenge, try that out! The prizes are $500 and endorsement on their website and social media.

50 Word Horror Story Halloween Contest

To anyone applying to those contests, good luck!

Author: Morgan Crosby

The girl from D'Iberville is a really dull girl. She locks herself up in her room, content to spend her time reading and occasionally writing. She loves to read little YA romances and sometimes finds herself with books about history. The main thing motivating her writing is her overactive imagination and the strange dreams that plague her sleep. Her works also stem from what she has heard from music, conversations, or when half asleep. Crazed killers, haunted mirrors, and murderous siblings seem to be part of her stories in some way, but they always start off in her dreams. She started writing when she was in middle school, but had been telling stories since she was little. View all posts by Morgan Crosby