A  new writing contest launches

May 1st, 2020 

Haunted Pamlico and the Pamlico Writers Group

recently announced the first-ever Haunt Season Writing Competition. 

The competition will honor the top poems, essays, short fiction

or other works of prose dealing with the haunt season,

which peaks in October.

The judges will accept ghost stories, folklore or other relevant subjects

comprised of 2,000 words or poems of unspecified length.

Doing what scares you makes you stronger.

No one knows that more than a writer.

Writing horror stories is just another way of embracing our fear and facing it down. 

Sherri Lupton Hollister, Pamlico Writers' Group, Chairperson

The entry period runs from May 1 to Aug. 1.

Writers should email entries, preferably in a Word document format, to 

hauntedpamlico1@gmail.com.

All work must be original, with all publishing rights held by the author.

There is no fee to enter. 

Awards will be presented to a winner and two finalists

during Carnival of Darkness:

The Haunted Pamlico Film Festival on Oct. 10

at Raised in a Barn Farm in Chocowinity.

Honored entries will be published in upcoming

Pamlico Writers Group anthology.

Based in Beaufort County, the Writers Group is a nonprofit

focused on helping

writers achieve their goals.

Based in Washington, Haunted Pamlico is part of Alternative Stage,

a pending nonprofit. 

Check out the article in the Washington Daily News, it's on our Facebook page.

https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/2020/04/17/horror-writing-contest-launches-may-1/?fbclid=IwAR2KGqjsHimJ_wAWogzv3L_bH-jAMBFYBQAzOJxynTApal4hHky9jOaLIfI