The seasoning is almost upon us.
– Insidious voice in your head.
The Holiday Seasoning Award
Writing Prompt
Write horror story about ’The Seasoning’, an event that is to occur over the holidays with horrific / comedic results.
It could be an annual event, or ‘The Seasoning’ could be tied to the moon, The Mayan Calendar, or some other esoteric cycle, but it should be appropriately horrific, if not slightly comedic.
Genre
Horror / Gore / Comedy (Other genres are welcome provided they make use of horror in some way).
Word Count
Up to 800 of your most insidious, disturbed, maybe a little bit zany words.
Due Date
Sunday 6th of December 2015. There is no time zone restrictions. As long as it is Sunday somewhere then you can enter.
Prizes
First prize receives 5000 words feedback from NiTH team on a story or manuscript of your choosing.
All entries received feedback from judges by request.
Entry Format
Please read carefully!
Include a cover image. Ensure that you own the rights to that image or that you have permission, or that the image carries a free license. Make the filename of the image the name of your story.
Also include:
Title
Author name
(Optional) Intro – 150 characters
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