Mibba's Halloween Contest Winners

Every month, the Mibba Magazine hosts a writing contest, judged by the site and magazine staff. For the month of October, the Mibba Magazine challenged users to write Halloween and horror themed stories in 500 words or less. We received amazing participation, with over twenty submitted entries. After two rounds of voting, we narrowed down to our three finalists.

Finalists

• Ashes to Graphite with Curiosity Killed the Cat
• i am rock and roll. with Little Evangeline Paige

Our first place entrant was sharkbait with Anxious. This story appealed to judges because of the vivid and plentiful imagery.

“A girl sits in the outskirts of the forest, alone. Her bare body trembles in the cold, a leather necklace hitting her chest with every breath. Her dark eyes squint together. The voices begin to drift from the village and towards the forest. Mist trickles into the area, slowly suffocating the air. She whimpers, pulling on the chains with more force. Blood seeps from her wrists and neck, slowly dripping to the forest ground. Tears fall down her face as she strains her neck forward, the metal collar around her cutting the soft skin. She cries harder as her head falls back, her eyes staring at the light above her.”

In addition to the great attention to detail, this story utilizes a present tense narrative style which builds suspense and meshes well with the horror genre. Any horror aficionado would enjoy reading this brief, yet memorable piece.

For the month of November, the Magazine will be hosting prewriting contest, titled Mibba's "Favortie Story Ever!" Contest. In this contest, users are asked to submit their most favorite thing they have ever written- stories, poems or articles. Entries are due by November 15th, and winners will be announced December 1st.