Haunted Halloween: Story Contest

Have a spooky or creepy story stuck in your head waiting to get out? How about something scary or freaky that happened to you that you can't explain and you've just been waiting for the perfect opportunity to tell? Well, now is the time, this is your chance!

There will be 3 rounds of voting. Each new round begins on a Sunday and ends the following Friday.

Prizes:

* 3 winners

-1st Place - 8 books and swag
Crusade by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Misguided Angel (Blue Bloods, #5) by Melissa de la Cruz
The Awakening (Ghost Huntress, #1) by Marley Gibson
The Guidance (Ghost Huntress, #2) by Marley Gibson
The Reason (Ghost Huntress, #3) by Marley Gibson
The Counseling (Ghost Huntress, #3) by Marley Gibson
and lots of swag!

- 2nd Place - 5 books and swag
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (ARC)
Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
swag picture will be posted soon.

- 3rd Place - 3 books
Marked by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Vamped by Lucienne Diver
Revamped by Lucienne Diver

- Honorable Mention - 2 books
Wayward Spirits & Earthbound Souls by Anson V. Gogh
True Ghosts 2 by David Godwin

Entries:

* The scary stories can be fiction or nonfiction
* The story must have a title.
* Stories must be at least 300 words and not to exceed 600 words.
* Stories must be posted on your site/blog so people can vote.

*Note: If you enter both the Cover contest and Story contest, you can post both entries together and they can be titled the same.

*Note: The story will be voted on by others (not Jessica or myself) so the stories submitted must be on a blog where they can be read. If you do not have a blog, and have a friend who may let you post on theirs, that is fine. You may also use an alias but please make sure it matches the name you submit in the form below.

Rules:

* You must be at least 13 to enter.
* The entry form must be filled out by Friday 10/15.
* One story entry per person.
* Stories must be posted on your blog by Friday 10/15.
* Contest is US ONLY and ends October 31st.
* Once contacted the winners will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address.
* Questions? Email alifeboundbybooks [at] hotmail [dot] com or  totalbookaholic [at] hotmail [dot] com

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

and  Leap Books T-Shirt

Honorable Mention

Once you have posted your entry on your blog or emailed it to us, please fill out this form.

* This is the same form found at Confessions of a Bookaholic. Please only fill it out once.

Thanks and good luck!