The 2007 Halloween Story Contest is over! Thanks to everyone who entered. You made the contest a huge success. For those who are coming in late, the challenge of this year’s contest was to capture and evoke the true spirit of Halloween in 100 words or less. Read all the great entries here, and scroll to the bottom to see the winners.
Who’s Scared? by Jon Catron
Trick or Treat? by Brayden Krell
Halloween Rules by Patricia J. Hale
Mr. Adams by Nathan Tyree
Mistakes I Made Last Halloween by Nathan Tyree
No Candy by Yuichi Mendez
At the Cusp by Jon Catron
Pumpkin Carving by Heather Kuehl
Chocolate Roulette by R. K. Gemienhardt
Tainted Apple by Steve Talbert
Maynard by Steve Talbert
Safety Lights by S. Tucker
William by Brick Marlin
Oíche Shamhna by Kimberly D. Robinson
Jack and Jill by Kimberly D. Robinson
Click… Click… Boom by R. K. Gemienhardt
Who’s Under the Sheet? by Damien Cowger
The Halloween Trick by Jeff Alan
The People Patch by Andrew Shaffer
A Fig Leaf For a Costume by Kevin Sweeney
Greed by S. Tucker
Write the End in Apple Green by Kimberly D. Robinson
Strange Candy by Heather Kuehl
Trick or Treat by Heather Kuehl
Scapegoat by Brett W
Samhain by Andrew JM Stone
Mischief by Andrew JM Stone
My Favorite Time of the Year! by Chris O’Neal
The Pumpkin Princess by Aurelio Rico Lopez III
Divination by G.S. Riley
A Great Discovery by Michael A. Kechula
Small Town Newspaper Item by Adrian W. Ludens
The Halloween Bonehead by Larry Siemens
An Ill Fit by Douglas Ford
The Biter Bit by John Ritchie
Sticks and Stones by John Ritchie
Recruitment by Oonah V Joslin
Autumn Fruit by Oonah V Joslin
Cobwebs by Andrew JM Stone
Tonight by S. Tucker
Ready by S. Tucker
Don’t Be Rude by S. Tucker
Graveyard Shift by John Ritchie
D.I.Y. by Robert Gannon
Waiting for the Demons by Lizette Margaret Garrido
Billy’s Time by Dennis S. Thornton
Tainted Candy by David Boyle
Name of the Ride by Oonah V Joslin
The Barmbrack by Kevin Sweeney
Bobbing Apples by Bill West
The Escape by Oonah V Joslin
Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun by Steve Talbert
Two Ghouls for Every Guy by Steve Talbert
Collection of Treats by R. K. Gemienhardt
Jack by Eric D. Lehman
Pumpkin by Santiago Eximeno
Sit Down By the Fire by Kevin Sweeney
Frozen Treats by Michael A. Kechula
The Nature of Fear by S. Tucker
Down and Out by John Ritchie
Chew On That! by John Ritchie
The Patch by James Lacey
The Great Masterwork by Andrew JM Stone
Sweet Revenge by Michael A. Kechula
Ghost Writer by Oonah V Joslin
And the winners are…
Oonah V Joslin, for Autumn Fruit
James Lacey, for The Patch
and Kevin Sweeney for Sit Down By the Fire.
Congratulations to Oonah, James and Kevin. See you all next year!