The Creative Writers’ Guild is excited to announce that we will once again be hosting our annual Halloween Short Story Contest! We will be collaborating with UC Irvine’s English Majors’ Association and Echolalia to bring you a spooktacular night of scary stories and thrills!

Check out the rules below for a chance to win an Amazon gift card!

1. 1300 words maximum
2. Deadline: October 24th, 11:59 PM
3. Fill out the Google Form and attach your work
   1. Please DO NOT include your name in the submission PDF itself or the file name!

Winner Prizes

2025 Halloween Short Story Contest Entries