Make us quiver. Make us tremble. Make us pull the covers up tight.
Write a short story full of horror and terror, then enter it in the annual Scary Story Contest for teens. The more frightening your story, the better your chances of winning prizes courtesy of Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and The Tri-City News.
Youths in two age categories 11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years will compete for first, second and third place prizes.
Rules for the contest are:
• Each entry must be no longer than 500 words (title and byline do not count towards the total).
• Each entry must be an original story written by a resident of Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Anmore or Belcarra.
• Writers who submit entries must be no younger than 11 and no older than 18 as of the deadline date of Oct. 18.
• Writers must include the following three words in their stories: loathsome, mournful and uncanny. (Stories that do not include these words will be disqualified. If you do not know what they mean, look them up in a dictionary.)
Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence with their entries. Writers must e-mail their entries to [email protected] no later than Sunday, Oct. 18. Entries should be included either as Microsoft Word attachments or as text in the body of the email. Entries sent after 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18 will not be accepted. Winners in each category will receive Coquitlam Centre Mall gift cards worth $50 (first), $30 (second) and $20 (third). Some entries will also be published in the Oct. 30 edition of The Tri-City News.
Full contest details are on the Coquitlam Public Library and Port Moody Public Library websites (coqlibrary.ca and library.portmoody.ca). For more information, email Chris at [email protected] or Maryn at [email protected].
