Thank you for submitting your stories.
2023 GHOST STORY CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!
Submission deadline: October 16, 2023.
Creator: Angela Hsieh | Credit: NPR
This is a free contest; there is no fee to participate. This year, the Ghost story contest is open to all currently enrolled Miami-Dade College students. Be sure to have your MDC Student ID and MDC student email because you will need them to submit your story into this year's contest.
The 2023 Ghost Story contest is now CLOSED! The deadline to submit your haunting short stories is October 16th, 2023 at midnight. The top 3 winners will be will be publicly announced on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 ONLINE . Top Three winners, as well as honorary mentions, will have the opportunity to read and document their stories in the Digital Commons.
Winners will be asked to pick up their prizes on Monday, November 6th at their Home campus' Learning Resources/ Library.
Your Ghost short story must contain at least one main character who is a ghost or who directly interacts with ghosts or should allude to the possibility of ghosts.
It must be double spaced, with no less than 600 words and no more than 3,000 words. Stories should be written in 12-point font Times New Roman or Garamond, or 11-point font Arial or Arial Nova.
Stories are encouraged in any language; however, stories submitted must be in English. Stories written in another language must be accompanied by an English translation. Miami English is welcomed.
Stories must be submitted to the following email: MDCGhoststory@gmail.com by October 16th, 2023.
On the email subject line, you must write your MDC campus (Hialeah, Homestead, Padron, Medical, North, West, or Wolfson), your full name, and your ten-digit MDC student ID (example: Padron John Doe 4000105009).
For more email submission examples, see below.
Stories must be submitted with a Cover Page. In the Cover Page, type the following: Story Title, Writer’s full name, writer’s phone number, and writer’s email address. This information will be used to contact winners. For format example, see below.
Submissions which do not meet the Email and Cover page requirements will not be considered. If you have questions regarding the email submission and Cover Page requirements, or need help with submitting your story or creating the Cover Page, please contact Kalvare4@mdc.edu.
Winners will be contacted through the phone number and email they provided on the Cover Page of their stories.
HONORARY MENTIONS
Honorary mentions will be given formal recognition.
Winners will be announced online on October 31st. Winners will pick up their prizes on Monday, November 6th at their Home campus' Learning Resources/ Library.
MDC reserves the right to publish submissions in order to promote subsequent Ghost Story Contests, or in any other manner that further serves MDC’s purposes as a public educational institution. MDC will provide notice to the participant within a reasonable time prior to using a submission.