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Library Seasonal Contests

2-Sentence Horror Story

The "2-Sentence Horror Story" contest is open to all U of R students, staff and faculty. The horror stories may be about any terrifying topic but must be original and a maximum of 400 characters in length.

Contest Rules:

  1. Participants must be a U of R or federated colleges affiliate (enter UofR/FNUNIV email on form)
  2. Participants may submit multiple entries, but can only win one prize
  3. Entries must be submitted by the deadline
  4. Submissions will be judged by a blind review panel composed of library faculty and staff.
  5. Stories that do not follow the 2-sentence rule will be disqualified.
  6. Submissions that violate privacy, promote illegal activity, or incite violence will be disqualified.
  7. By submitting you give permission to the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives to reproduce and use your submission (using your name and department/faculty), either wholly or in part, in any medium (including but not limited to publications and on the internet) for promotional purposes.