This month's contest will be hosted by Marília!

Since it's the time of the year for all things spooky, for this month's contest, your challenge is to write a story inspired by your fears (in writing).

If you struggle with writing in third person, do that. Struggle with romance? Do romance. The thought of writing a story in 50 words terrifies you? Do that! The point is, get out of your comfort zone!

The story must feature Halloween in theme or setting! And extra points if you also include your real life fears (spiders, snakes, ghosts, dark alleys, abandoned houses, public speaking, etc).

Length: minimum of 50 words, maximum of 1000 words.

Submissions due: 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, October 20th.

To submit your entry, email it to jen@dublincreativewriters.com. Please do NOT include your name anywhere in your document.

Join the contest session on **Tuesday, October 28th**, to hear Marília's feedback on each piece. The winning piece has the option to be featured on our website!

**ATTENTION: ALL the submitted stories are also eligible to be published in Caveat Lector, the literary Substack masterminded by DCW's very own Jared Brown! You can opt out of consideration if you prefer.**

Hosting a contest is easy and really fun! Interested? [Sign up here](https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4baeae2ea3fb6-monthly3#/) (and email Jen with any questions).

Marilia

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