BEGINNER WRITER HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE

📝 Min 100 · Max 150 words ⏱ Closes in …

🕯️ BEGINNER — THE UNEASY MOMENT

*Something ordinary suddenly feels wrong.

*The challenge is creating atmosphere without needing an elaborate plot.

*Take something ordinary…and make us realize something isn’t quite right.

*WORD COUNT: 150 WORDS MAXIMUM

🏆 Prizes

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First place

👻 BEGINNER PRIZE! A little ghost! Made from the pages of a book — 📖👻

He’s tiny. He’s adorable. He’s made out of book pages.

How to enter

Read the prompt

Take time to understand the theme before you write.

Write your piece

Keep it within Min 100 · Max 150 words.

Submit before the deadline

Submissions close Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 04:00 AM.

Come back to vote

Once submissions close, the community votes on the best entry.