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Winners of the Horror Contest 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016January 30, 2023 by Richard

The winners of our 50 Word Horror Story Contest were as follows. We had a lot of great entries, but these stood out to us. These winners will be contacted this week. We had a lot of fun this year with all our contests and just want to say thank you for taking part!

1st Place Bedtime by Julia Merritt

2nd Place Finishing the Job by Grey Harlowe

3rd Place Father and son weekend by JR Walsh

Winners of the Halloween 1000 Word are below.  We had a lot of awesome entries, and honestly we didn’t get to publish all the stories we had hoped for, but it was a great and fun contest.

1st Place Witch Dream by Jack Daykin

2nd Place The Man in the Costume by Brandi Hebenthal

3rd Place Ghost Train by Grey Harlowe

Winner of our Horror Haiku Contest:

“All Hallow’s Eve” by Jennifer Rollings<

Thanks for playing guys and reading, and look out for our upcoming Christmas Contest.

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Richard Everywriter (pen name) is the founder of EveryWriter and a 25-year veteran of the publishing industry. With degrees in Writing, Journalism, Technology, and Education, Richard has dedicated two decades to teaching writing and literature while championing emerging voices through EveryWriter's platform. His work focuses on making literary analysis accessible to readers at all levels while preserving the rich heritage of American literature. Connect with Richard on Twitter  Bluesky Facebook or explore opportunities to share your own work on ourSubmissions page. For monthly insights on writing and publishing, subscribe to our Newsletter.
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4 thoughts on “Winners of the Horror Contest 2016”

  1. Tim Rogers says:
    November 1, 2016 at 7:13 am

    “…we will do 1st,2nd,3rd place. We will put your Haiku on tiles and publish them around the web, AND we will publish the top 3 on Every Day Poems.”

    So, no silver or bronze for the haiku entries?

    Reply
  2. Avatar photo Every Writer says:
    November 1, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Hmmm….it is a good questions……

    Reply
  3. Avatar photo Every Writer says:
    November 1, 2016 at 11:19 am

    Ok, I’ll add the other winners here…..soon…..

    I was so focus on a the a guy in a ghost suit, and skull face being chased and shot at, I didn’t give much thought to 2nd and 3rd haiku….sorry everyone….it’ll take a day or so….

    Reply
  4. fnaf security breach says:
    January 29, 2024 at 12:09 am

    This article was read by me! I hope you will continue to publish stuff like this for everyone to read! I’ll always be there for you!

    Reply

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