The Prizes: SO AMAZING! What a generous community we have to donate so much awesomeness!!! □ Originality and creativity – because that is often what sets one story above another. If you’re going to rhyme, give us your best □ Overall writing quality and use of language are also important. Quality of Writing: check your spelling, grammar, punctuation etc. Quality of story – entries must tell a story, including a main character of some kind and a true story arc even if it’s tiny □ Entries must not be merely descriptions or mood pieces. Halloweeniness – the rules state a Halloween story, so it must be crystal clear that the story is about Halloween, not just some random spooky night. Kid-appeal! – These stories are intended for a young audience (ages 12 and under), so we’re looking for stories that children will enjoy and relate to. The Judging: in a grueling marathon over the following days, my devoted assistants and I will narrow down the entrants to 12 top choices (give or take… you know how hard it is to choose!) which will be posted here and voted on for a winner on Wednesday November 4th or Thursday November 5th (if the judging takes longer than we expect if could be later…but we will do our best!) The winner will be announced on Monday November 9th (good lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise □ ) Please place your entry in the body of the email including your title and byline at the top – NO ATTACHMENTS! And please do not submit entries before the start of the contest! If you don’t have a blog and would like to enter, you can simply copy and paste your entry in the comments section of my October 29th post once it’s up (please include your byline if your posting handle is something like MamaWritesByNightlight so I can identify you.) If you have difficulty posting in the comments, which unfortunately sometimes happens, you may email your entry to me at susannasusannahillcom and I’ll post it for you. There will be no Tuesday Debut, Perfect Picture Book or Would You Read It posts for the duration of the contest so the links will stay up for everyone to visit and enjoy. Post: your story on your blog between 12:00 AM Eastern Time Thursday October 29th and Saturday October 31st by 11:59 PM Eastern Time and add your post-specific link to the list that will accompany my special October 29th post. skeletons, creepy/crept, masked/unmasked, whathaveyou □ NO ILLUSTRATION NOTES PLEASE! (And yes, you may submit more than one entry if you’re so inclined □ ) Your story can be scary, funny, sweet, or anything in between, poetry or prose, but it will only count for the contest if it includes those 3 words and is 100 words (you can go under, but not over!) Get it? Hallo weensie – because it’s not very long and it’s for little people □ (And yes, I know 100 words is short, but that’s part of the fun and the challenge! We got over 325 fantastic entries last year, so I know you can do it!) Also, you may use the words in any form – e.g. The Contest: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (children here defined as 12 and under) (title not included in the 100 words), using the words skeleton, c reep, and mask. If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Word Squared as the source.(Holy Caped Crusaders, Batman! I just have to interject here! Can you believe this is the 10th year of Halloweensie? The TENTH?!!! ZOWEE!) We spend a lot of time collecting, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site to be as useful to you as possible. Hopefully this tool has helped you to find the correct answer to your Old sailing ship crossword clue.ĭon't forget to come back next time you need help to find more answers to your crossword problems.
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