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Short Story ContestWe’ll be having another short story contest . . . soon! Keep check back for details. They will be released as soon as possible.
Write a great ghost story and submit it to us. You could win! Entry is free. Use the form below for submission. Prize: Publication in our upcoming e-magazine as well as in upcoming books that will be marketed for electronic download and possibly others. You will be given a copy of the e-book with resale rights for your own use and/or distribution. There will be one winner, but depending on the number of entries, we may allow runners up for this contest. Deadline for submission will be 12:00 a.m. PST, October 11, 2008 (Subject to change without notice) 1. The work must be a short story. 10,000 words or less. 2. All works remain under your ownership, and you maintain full copyright. 3. All works must be a ghost story. 4. Spooky is about as dark and edgy as we get. Please, no gore, sex or violence. 5. Expression of one's spirituality is wonderful, and encouraged, however, nothing that violates or endangers religious freedom will be accepted. 6. Anything that incites hatred, racism, cruelty or works to harm anyone will not be accepted. This includes hatred or harm of self. 7. Respect of others (and self) is mandatory. 8. All stories must be literate. Do not submit a ghost story riddled with typographical or grammatical errors. 9. There is no limit to the number of entries you can submit. 10. Vulgar language will not be allowed. 11. This is very important. When you submit a ghost story, we assume that you own the rights to such work and that you are not violating anyone else's rights. Anyone found to be stealing another's work in any way will be rejected and banned from any future contests. 12. We're sorry, but all stories must be written in English. It's merely a matter of mechanics. 13. By submitting your story to our contest, you agree that you are granting permission to Ghostsandstories.com and its staff to place your work in a publication that will be sold if you are a winning contestant. You attest that you own the rights to the work and irrevocably grant publication and distribution rights to Ghostsandstories.com to be marketed as deemed appropriate by them. 14. By submitting your story to our contest, you are attesting that you are of legal age to enter and grant rights to us. 15. All stories must be in either Word (.doc) format or Text (.txt). If we cannot open your document, it will be deleted without notification. Use the form below to begin your entry. NOTE: Once you complete the form and click submit, you will be informed where to email your story. Please do not skip this step of emailing your story or your entry will be nullified. Short Story Contest Top of Page
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