Group-Sponsored 3rd Annual Father’s Day Horror Contest

Details

The First Three Sentences group invites you to show us your horror stories for Father’s Day 2023.

Write a story up to 1,000 words using that photo you see in the upper left hand corner as a prompt. The prompt is inspiration only, all the elements in the photo do not have to be included in the story.

No adult labels or gratuitous gore, please. Just make the hairs on the back of Dad’s neck stand up.

The First Three Sentences group is all about great beginnings. But don’t worry about that now, we want to see an entire story up to 1,000 words. If you try to impress us with a drabble, make sure they are exactly 100 words not including the title, and let us know you intend for it to be a drabble.

Now, Boo! Get writing.

Prize money for this contest is provided by the Scribophile Writing Contest Prize Fund.

Winning entries

Winners have been announced! Log in to see them.

Prizes

Rules

• Entries must be no longer than 1,000 words per Scribophile’s count.

• No novel chapters.

• 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 of work with other members.

• To post your work for this contest, check the box that says "Enter this work into the Group-Sponsored 3rd Annual 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.