Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts

Monday, March 09, 2015

Enter RUNNING SCARED, Inkitt's Free Horror Contest

Write a horror story that has people running for cover!


What is Inkitt?
Inkitt (Twitter) is a free platform for writers to cultivate ideas and watch their stories grow. On our site, users collaborate with fellow writers and readers to give each other feedback and improve their work. Inkitt wants to help writers get the exposure they deserve and the publishing deals they covet without suffering the frustrations and bias of traditional printing and self-publishing.


What is the theme of the horror contest?
"Running Scared: The Most Terrifying Tale Ever Told." In the tradition of classic horror flicks and monster movies, we want the freakiest, flashiest fiction you can come up with. Make us scream!


What are the guidelines?
Frightening fiction up to 15,000 words. Entries must be posted on the Inkitt contest page to be considered eligible. The contest opens on March 3rd and closes on March 31st . It is free to enter , and authors will retain all rights to all work submitted. Authors will collect community votes, and the first, second, and third place winners will be chosen by Inkitt’s guest judges (horror authors J.D. Horn, Armand Rosamilia, and J. Thorn) from the top 10% of entries.


What are the prizes?
All entrants will have the chance to show their work to a growing community of authors and readers hungry for high-quality fiction and win the following prizes:


1st Prize
$25 Amazon gift card, customized movie poster (and high-resolution .pdf file) spotlighting the winner’s story, Inkitt custom mug, custom cover design for the Inkitt story of their choice (created by Inkitt’s designer).

2nd Prize
$20 Amazon gift card, Inkitt custom mug.

3rd Prize
$10 Amazon gift card, Inkitt custom mug.


One review, randomly chosen, will also receive a $15 Amazon gift card.


Got gore on your mind and fear in your heart? Enter the contest now for all the (literal) guts and glory!

Monday, February 02, 2015

Submit to Inkitt's Free Horror Contest Today!

Think you got the goods to write a terrifying horror story? Then submit your work to Inkitt’s “Darkest Place” Horror Contest, starting today!


What is Inkitt?

Inkitt [Twitter] is a free platform for writers to cultivate ideas and watch their stories grow. On our site, users collaborate with fellow writers and readers to give each other feedback and improve
their work. Our vision is to help writers get the exposure they deserve and the publishing
deals they covet without having to jump through the fiery hoops of traditional publishing, or
wade in the shark-infested waters of self-publishing.


What is the theme of the horror contest?

"You are in the darkest place in the world." (This theme can be interpreted literally or
figuratively.) We want writers who will submit their blood-curdlers, spine-tinglers,
skin-crawlers, and hair-raisers; writers who will make it their duty to scare and shock their
readers; writers who can really take us to the darkest place in the world.


What are the guidelines?

It’s all about fiction: flashes and shorts up to 10,000 words, written from any point of view.
Entries must be posted on the Inkitt contest page to be considered eligible.

The contest opens on February 2nd and closes on February 28th. The contest is completely
free to enter, and authors will retain all rights to any and all work submitted in the contest.


What are the prizes?



All entrants will have the chance to show their work to a growing community of authors and
readers hungry for high-quality fiction and win the following prizes:


  • 1st Prize $25 Amazon gift card, Inkitt custom mug, Inkitt custom notebook, custom cover design for the Inkitt story of their choice (created by Inkitt’s designer).
  • 2nd Prize $20 Amazon gift card, Inkitt custom mug, Inkitt custom notebook.
  • 3rd Prize Inkitt custom mug, Inkitt custom notebook.


Submit your story for the Inkitt #DarkestPlace Contest today!