When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,
May luck be yours on Halloween.
~Author Unknown
YWA 2010 SCARY WRITING CONTEST
Please note: Deadline has passed.
Calling all ghouls and goblins – get ready for Halloween! YWA is holding its first annual scary writing contest and we dare you to enter!
Guidelines
· 5-8, 9-10, 11-13, 14-18 years old. Also taking submissions from adults (age 19 and up), but please remember this is for a mixed-age audience.
· Contest is open to those residing in Lane County, Oregon.
· Have fun and use your imagination. All writing genres welcome. We invite you to make it scary, but with little gore (this is for a mixed-age audience).
· Your entry should be fewer than 300 words and no smaller than size 12 font if typed.
· Be sure to include name, age (not grade), home phone number, address, and school you attend. Adults need not put age, but indicate that you are an adult writer.
· Keep a copy for yourself – we won’t be able to return your work.
· Send to YWA Contest, PO Box 51538 , Eugene , OR 97777 or email
Deadline
Postmark deadline has passed. Winners will be notified by October 9, 2010.
Winners
Those chosen as the top three in each age group will be published online and read by performers at YWA’s SCARE-A-THON on October 23, 2010 at Barnes & Noble in Eugene . Top entries will also be submitted to The Register Guard for possible publication.
Inspirations
· Sit in a quiet house or in the woods and write about the sights, sounds, smells, and textures you experience
· Think about mysterious disappearances
· “What if” (i.e. what if you were trapped somewhere?)
· Twists and surprise endings
· What happens to your body when you are afraid
· Everyday or familiar things that turn scary
· Keeping your work fewer than 300 words can be a challenge, but a fun one – look at short stories by other writers, such as Alvin Schwartz, for inspiration
Inspirations in literature (look for these online or at the library!)
· Edgar Allen Poe
· Washington Irving
· Mark Twain
· Roald Dahl
· Alvin Schwartz
· Lemony Snicket
· Maurice Sendak
· Judy Sierra
· Ghostly tales from folklore and spooky campfire stories
Questions?
541-485-7777,
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