Going back to school has been scary but if you’re a tween or teen, can you beat that?
Tri-City kids are invited to channel their scariest thoughts into short works of literature for the annual Scary Story Contest, organized by Coquitlam and Port Moody public libraries and sponsored by The Tri-City News — and just in time for Halloween.
To enter the contest, Tri-Cities youths 11 to 18 years of age must write and submit a terrifying. The panel of judges will award first-, second- and third-place prizes to the three best entries in each age category (11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years).
Rules for the contest are as follows:
• Each entry must be no longer than 500 words.
• Writers must live or go to school in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore or Belcarra.
• Writers who submit entries must be no younger than 11 and no older than 18 on the deadline date of Oct. 18.
• Writers must include the following three words in their stories: belfry, pendulum and wraith. Stories that do not include all three words will be disqualified.
• Each writer must include his or her name, age, phone number and city of residence when they submit an entry. If you live outside the Tri-Cities, you must include the name of the Tri-Cities school that you attend.
• Writers must email their entries — as a Word document or PDF attachment, or in the body of the email message — to [email protected] no later than Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Winners in each age category will receive prizes worth $50 (first), $30 (second) and $20 (third). Some entries will also be published in The Tri-City News around Halloween. Full contest details are on the Coquitlam and PoMo public library websites (coqlibrary.ca and library.portmoody.ca).
If you have questions about the Scary Story Contest, email librarian Chris Miller at [email protected] or call 604-554-7339.
