Timeless Tales IV: The Haunts Writing Contest

Writing Contest Rules

  1. Five historic buildings from across King Township are presented as settings for your creative short stories. Writers may select any building to create their short story entry.
  2. All entries must be:
    – A short fiction story, not in essay form
    – Submitted in PDF format
    – Times New Roman 12-point font
    – Double spaced
    – Maximum 1500 words (less is fine)
    – Grades 1-4 may include pictures to illustrate their story
    – Spelling and punctuation will be considered, so please check well
  3. One entry per person
  4. Open to all residents of any age within York Region who are not members of the ASK board, or directly associated with the contest committee or the judges.
  5. Stories may be submitted until the closing date of May 31, 2024.
  6. By entering, entrants grant permission for the posting oftheir stories in whole or in part on the ASK website and on any ASK and KHCC social media platform and in local newspapers, and to publication in the Timeless Tales: The Haunts Anthology.

Prize Categories

Grades 1-4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
Adults aged 18-101!

Winners and Honourable Mentions are invited to feature at an author’s live reading evening, or may assign someone to read for them during Tale Teller’s Night at Laskay Hall on Thursday, September 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Winning entries in each category will be awarded a $50 Indigo gift card, a Heritage Book and a copy of Timeless Tales: The Haunts Anthology.

Entries may be submitted through the form below

Drop your file here or click here to upload
Accepted file types are .pdf