Your entry will not only use the theme but will also use it in a central way, not as a peripheral or “dropped in” detail. Give your story a unique title, not using the theme as a title.
Choose from one of these previous DOW themes for your short horror fiction entry:
ALASKA
ALTERNATIVE SANTA
THE AWARD
BLOOD RIVER BRIDGE
DEATH AND WINTER
FAMILY TREE
THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS
THE HAND OF FATE
THE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE
HEART AND SOUL
HIDDEN GRAVE
THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE ROAD
IT’S NOT NICE TO FOOL MOTHER NATURE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN
NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED
THE PODCAST
SKULL AND BONES
THE SOUVENIRS/TROPHIES OF A RETURNED SOLDIER
TOYS IN THE ATTIC
URBAN LEGEND
VENTRILOQUIST
WHAT’S POSSIBLE ON THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
EVERY YEAR:
Stories MUST be based on the theme provided. Stories MUST be set in winter. Stories MUST fall in the horror genre.
HOW TO ENTER:
The contest opens October 1, 2020 and the deadline for submission is 11:59 PM ET December 21, 2020.
Email entries to dow2020[at]toasted-cheese.com with the subject line: Dead of Winter Contest Entry.
Include at the beginning of your entry: Title – word count (theme)
The word count range for DOW 2020 is 1000–5000 words. You may round your word count however you like. Stories that do not fall within word count parameters will be disqualified.
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We hope you are all safe and well in this challenging year. Please join us for A Midsummer Tale again in 2021 and pass the contest info along to your writing friends! Next summer’s theme will be announced April 1, 2021.
Our next contest is the fall Three Cheers and a Tiger 48-hour writing contest, which runs the weekend of September 18-20. See our contest page for details.
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TCLJ 20:2 also includes the Spring 2020 Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest winning stories by Jay Bechtol, Jason Porterfield, and Jennifer Pantusa.
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