5th Annual Happy Father’s Day Horror Contest
Details
| Deadline: | June 9 (25 days left) |
| Fee: | Free |
The First Three Sentences group invites you to show us your horror stories for Father’s Day 2025. The story doesn’t have to be about the holiday Father’s Day, it can just be a scary story a dad might enjoy reading on his day off. Stories must be no longer than 1,000 words. If your story is a drabble, it should be exactly 100 words not including the title, and please indicate that you intended for it to be a drabble. Use the photo you see in the upper left-hand corner as an inspirational prompt but we won’t be looking for all of the elements in the photo. It’s just to spark your imagination and creativity. Winners will be announced on June 15, 2025 (Father’s Day).
Prize money for this contest is provided by the Scribophile Writing Contest Prize Fund.
Prizes
| 1st prize: | $100 cash via PayPal |
| 2nd prize: | $75 cash via PayPal |
| 3rd prize: | $50 cash via PayPal |
Rules
Entries must be no longer than 1,000 words per Scribophile’s count.
No novel chapters.
No gratuitous gore or S&M.
Work submitted must not have been previously won or placed in any other contest.
No previously published stories.
Only one entry per member.
Entries must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.
You may post your work, receive critiques and edit until the deadline.
Submission guidelines
Entry is free, but you'll need 5 karma points to post your work to the contest. You can earn karma points by writing critiques for the work of other members.
To post your work to this contest, check the box that says "Enter this work into the 5th Annual Happy Father’s Day Horror Contest ." Your work will automatically be considered. The check box will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.