The Rules:
• Choose one of the three story options below.
• Write the best story you can under 2000 words (include word count on
manuscript)
• Please also include the letters A, B, or C with your submission, signifying
which of the 3 routes you have taken.
• Send it to us at contest@moonlit-path.com
by April 15th. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1ST!
The Story Options:
a) Horror comedy. A blend of the two that will have us "splitting our sides" and "busting a gut."
b) Any inspiration taken from the movie "The Others." This inspiration could be in the form of the setting, the theme, or any small (or large) aspect of the film.
c) Write a story containing these three objects: a silver dollar; a g-string, and of course, a pick axe.
The Prize:
The Grand Prize winner (chosen from the best of all three story options)
will receive $25 cash PLUS an autographed
copy of Christopher Moore's book, "The Stupidest Angel."
"Hilarity abounds . . . This little slice of perverse Christmas cheer is
enough to make even the most cynical Scrooge guffae.”
— Publishers Weekly
“If any town could put the eerie back in Merry Christmas (whaddaya
mean it’s never been there -- aintcha read Dickens?), it would be Moore’s
cut-rate California coastal paradise, Pine Cove. Delirious!"
— Booklist
To read a review of The Stupidest Angel, click
here.
To read an interview with Christopher Moore, click
here.
Contest Fee:
None
Please Read Before Submitting:
• Before entering this contest, please subscribe to Tales from the Moonlit Path Magazine. We will not use your information for anything except to send you Tales from the Moonlit Path newsletters, alerting you to upcoming issues. We may, on occasion, email you regarding exciting upcoming events. To subscribe, please send a blank email to: subscribe@moonlit-path.com.
• In the interest of taste and decency, please do not send us
stories that deal with sex and children, or sex and animals. Only stories 2000
words and under will be judged, anything over 2000 words will be deleted.
• Tales from the Moonlit Path editors reserve the right to extend
this contest, or end it with no winner in the event the editors do not find
a suitable contest winner.
• We are always open to regular, non-contest submissions.