First Annual Ghost Story Contest
Written by Donna Davies
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Especially when it’s true! What is it that draws us into the darkness? Our hearts pound, our pulse races, we feel alive. You’ve been there right? The Hudson Valley region is famous for its legendary haunts. Here is your chance to share yours. Put your literary talents to the test and tell us your ghost story.
First Annual Haunted Hudson Valley ™ Ghost Story Contest (2010)
First prize, Four tickets to Lyndhurst Castle and a Haunted Hudson Valley t-shirt (design in progress)
Second prize, Haunted Stories DVD Collection Vol. 1 and 2 from The History Channel
Third prize, $25.00 gift card to Amazon.com
1. The contest is open to our Haunted Hudson Valley ™ community.
2. The ghost story must be 1,000 words or less, in English, and typed double-spaced. Grammar and spelling will be corrected upon review if necessary. Entries must be original and unpublished. The story must be deemed true to the best of your recollections.
3. Please submit your article in a Microsoft Word Document attachment or via e-mail to ghostwriter@hauntedhudsonvalley.net. Please include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number on your entry. Entries will be received until midnight on June 30, 2010.
4. Only one entry per writer.
5. Our Haunted Hudson Valley ™ judges will select the 10 best stories from the submissions. Selected stories will become permanent articles on the Haunted Hudson Valley.net Web site.The final judging will be done by your peers on the Haunted Hudson Valley ™ Web site. Winners will be chosen by the story’s ratings and the number votes on the Web site. Should there be a tie, we will have a special voting for the competing stories. All stories will be posted by July 10, 2010 and voting will take place from July 10– July 18, 2010 8:00 p.m. EST.
*The “recommend” button has no effect on the voting”.
Winners will be contacted at contest end.
