Ghostly Encounters Contest

It is October and for many of us that means time for Samhain/Halloween/All Hallows Eve. And so we thought we would kick things off with our groups first contest. In honor of the upcoming holiday, which is traditionally believed to be the time when the vial between the land of the living and the dead is thinnest the theme of our contest is "Ghostly Encounters"

Write a poem or short story revolving around a paranormal experince, be it based upon a real life experince, or your imagination of what you think a paranormal experince would be like.  Be creative, you may express your thoughts and feelings on this theme in any way you desire.

Contest Rules:

1. You must be a member to participate, but all members are welcome
2.. Only one poem/story per person
3.. It must be a piece written originally for this contest, older works will not be counted.
4.  Include in your artist comments a reference to this contest
5.  The last day to submit is October 31st.

Prizes:

1st Place: Your work will be featured and you will be invited to be a contributor. Contributors have the advantage of having thier work automatically approved in all folders but featured folder. And is allowed to submit blog entries.
2nd Place: Will be featured
3rd Place : Will be featured.

Voting:

The voting for the winner will be open to the all members. More information about voting will be provided when the time comes.

There will be a contest folder set up, but becasue of current technical difficulties with DA we cannot presently open the folder for member submissions. For the time you may submit your works into the poetry or prose folders and the admins will move your work in the correct folder. So please remember to indicate in your artist comments that the work is for the contest so we will know to include it.

If you have any further questions or comments than do not hesitate to ask.