About the contest

"You are in the darkest place in the world." Submit your blood-curdlers, spine-tinglers, skin-crawlers, and hair-raisers to Inkitt's free horror contest! Fiction from flash to 10,000 words is accepted. Receive the most votes to bump your story into the top 10%, from which the winners will be chosen by the Inkitt staff.

What you win

1st Place

$25 Amazon gift card, Inkitt custom mug, Inkitt custom notebook, custom cover design for the Inkitt story of their choice (created by Inkitt’s designer).

2nd Place

$20 Amazon gift card, Inkitt custom mug, Inkitt custom notebook.

3rd Place

Inkitt custom mug, Inkitt custom notebook.

Top 10%

The top 10% will get a horror badge on their profile.

Contest Terms

Authors retain all rights to work submitted to the contest.

Multiple entries are allowed, but each individual participant may win only one prize.

Prizes can be shipped only to the United States, Canada, countries in the EU, and Australia.

There is no age requirement for participation.

Inkitt staff are not eligible to receive prizes, or be chosen as winners.