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Author MM Halloween Writing Contest

The Halloween Writing Contest is an annual event that is hosted by the Author MM, DPebooks.com and the following sponsors:

HORRORFIND - The Horror and Halloween Search Engine.

Ebookmall!
Save Trees! Read eBooks!

Where authors and readers come together!

Disclaimers:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
Open to all legal residents of the English speaking World Wide Web.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
The contest is sponsored by Author MM and DPebooks.com and its contest partners.

CONTEST OVERVIEW:
Every year, Author MM & DPebooks.com presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. You'll submit a short story of 1000 words (+/-). You can be funny, poignant, witty, horror-packed, action packed, etc.; it is, after all, your story! Winner(s) will receive horrorific prize packages and priority placement in the Author MM's Halloween Writing Contest ebook. All entrants will receive publication in an upcoming issue of the Author MM's Halloween Writing Contest ebook. The ebooks will be available for free at DPebooks.com and AuthorMM.info.

Judging criteria are:
Inventiveness
Creativity
Action!

SOME RULES:
One entry per person per year.
Author MM ebooks (DPe) retains first-time rights to run the winners (and entrants) in the contest ebook and/or on our website, after which all rights return to the author.
DPe judges will select the top entries and place them in winning order in the front of the Halloween Writing Contest ebook.
The decisions of its judges are final.

Deadline for this years Halloween Writing Contest writing contest is 7 October; The winners will be announced on or about Halloween (31 October).

No entry fee is required, and all rights in the story remain the property of the author.
All types of fiction, science fiction and fantasy are welcome.
All entries must be original works, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters or another person's universe, without written permission will result in disqualification.

Excessive violence or sex, determined by the judges, will result in disqualification. Entries may not have been previously published in professional media.

To be eligible, entries must be works of prose. We regret we cannot consider poetry.
The Contest is open only to those who have not had professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium. Professional publication is deemed to be payment, and at least 5,000 copies, or 5,000 hits.

Step-by-Step instructions on how to create and submit your short story:

1. Write your short story in your favorite word processing software.
1a. Entries must be written in English and no longer than 1000 +/- words (foreign-language entries are ineligible and will be staked out to dry!)

2. Make the very first page [page 1] of your story the cover sheet.
2a. Copy and paste the following block of text into the first pagecover sheet [page 1] and insert proper information [make sure to delete the >>>brackets]:

Story Title: [Insert story title here!]
Authors Real Name: [Insert your real name here. All submissions must have the authors real name here.]
Author's pen name: [Insert your pen name here. Only this name will be used if you provide one in the short story contest ebook.]
Postal Address:[Insert your full postal address here so I can ship you your prize!]
E-mail address: [Insert your e-mail address here.]
Website URL: [URL of your website/blog/facebook if applicable.]
Word Count: [Approximate word count of your short story here!]

3. After adding the cover sheet; click "Edit" in the menu bar and click on "Select all."
3a. Convert all font to Arial Font, size 12.

4. Save the document as an .rtf file. Click on "File" on the menu bar and click on "Save as..."
4a. Entries must be submitted in Rich Text Format (.rft) format only. All other formats will be disqualified.

5. E-mail your short story to Author MM c/o DPebooks as an attachment.
5a. Subject Line should read: Halloween Short Story Contest Entry.

6. Send your email for consideration via email. {Click send now!}

7. Smile and have a great day!!!

ADDITIONAL THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SUBMITTING YOUR STORY:
The Author MM's Halloween Writing Contest Writing Contest occurs once a year. The year will end on October 7th. To be eligible for judging in this year, an entry must be postmarked / email date stamped no later than midnight on the 7th of October. .
Each entrant may submit only one manuscript per year. Winners are encouraged to submit works the next year!
All entries for each year are final. No revisions are accepted.
Entries will be judged by quasi-professional authors.

The decisions of the judges are entirely their own, and are final, maybe...

PRIZE INFORMATION:

First Place Prize:
The House of Cthulhu, Tales of the Primal Land by Brian Lumley. (Hardback & Autographed!)
Titus Crow, The Burrowers Beneath by Brain Lumley. (Quality paperback)
Titus Crow, In the Moons of Borea & Elysia. Vol. III by Brain Lumley. (Quality paperback)
Necroscope, A battle to the death-and beyound! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Necroscope II, Vamphyri! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Horrorfind Weekend 8 & 9 tee-shirts.
Horrorfind.com playing cards, 1 full horrible deck!

Second Place Prize:
Titus Crow, In the Moons of Borea & Elysia. Vol. III by Brain Lumley. (Quality paperback)
Necroscope, A battle to the death-and beyound! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Necroscope II, Vamphyri! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Horrorfind Weekend 9 tee-shirt.
Horrorfind.com playing cards, 1 full horrible deck!

Third Place Prize:
Necroscope, A battle to the death-and beyound! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Necroscope II, Vamphyri! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Horrorfind Weekend 8 tee-shirt.
Horrorfind.com playing cards, 1 full horrible deck!

Fourth Place Prize:
Necroscope II, Vamphyri! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Horrorfind Weekend 8 tee-shirt.
Horrorfind.com playing cards, 1 full horrible deck!

Special Prizes: (To be determined by the Author MM!)
Horrorfindweekend.com Tee-shirts (lots!)
Necroscope II, Vamphyri! by Brian Lumley. (Mass market paperback & Autographed!)
Horrorfind.com playing cards, many horrible decks!

All entries, if approved, will appear in the annual Halloween writing contest ebook at no charge!

Winners will be individually notified of the results by e-mail/snail mail.
This contest is void where prohibited by law.

USE OF ENTRANT INFORMATION:
In accordance with DPe's strict Privacy Policy, each entrant agrees that DPe may share his/her entry information including name, website url, email address, when publishing the Halloween Writing Contest ebook ONLY. (So fans can see additional work and contact you!) DPe and will not share your information, other than the aforementioned, with promotional partners and other parties. If you would prefer not to have your website URL or email published in the Halloween Writing Contest ebook, make sure to annotate this clearly on the cover sheet of your entry!

LINK the HALLOWEEN WRITING CONTEST

Author MM's Halloween Contest Graphic

Please link the following url:

www.authornn.info

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