WINNERS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR RHYMING CONTEST!

Good news scrollers! HALLOWEEN is fast approaching, but “The Magnificent Monster” contest winners are already here.

The scoring has been completed. See criteria below for each category.

POEMS-

Criteria included:

1.  Subject Matter must have been related to DARK FANTASY.DARK FANTASY.

2.  Meter -- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a reading rhythm.

3.  Originality – the quality of newness. A new, creative perspective on an old theme.

4.  Following contest rules

            a. commenting on other contestants entries

            b. being a follower of The Storyteller’s Scroll (check followers to see if you are there. Currently, there are 44 followers and I’ve double-checked each entry against the follower’s list.

SHORT STORY-

Criteria included:

1.     Subject Matter must have been related to DARK FANTASY.

2.     Dialogue: natural, or stilted?

3.     Character development: Were characters and/or their actions believable? Cliched? Were they memorable? Consider the protagonist, antagonist and supporting characters.

4.     Plot: Clear beginning, middle and end? Beginning hook? Plausible ending? Predictable? Unexpected?

5. Theme: Was there a message in the story?

6. Point of View: Was the story told in active or passive voice? Consistent with verb tense?

7. Setting: What did you remember about it? Was it unique? Memorable? Did the writer evoke all theof the senses?

8.Grammar/Spelling

We had excellent participation in this year’s Spooktacular Rhyming Contest. I am pleased to have sponsored a fun contest that allows authors to share their work.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

DUM-da-da-da!

Poem – “Monster Mom” by Kathy "An Eyeball in My Garden." - signed

Short Story – “The Heeblahs” by Angelulu4 "Shiver"

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Winners may contact me at my email address, which can be found on my website page. The link is in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

Please send me your physical address before October 27^th, so you will receive the books before Halloween.

Thanks you, everyone, for participating!

Stay Tuned for the next Rhyming Contest at The Storyteller's Scroll in December, when the winner shall receive a signed ROCK STAR SANTA picture book.

Halloween Poetry Contest

Announcing the "2nd Annual Halloween Poetry Contest" at The Storyteller's Scroll

Vie for a chance to win a complete rhyming picture book critique from

“First Peek Critique”

You will get a chance to create an EYEBALL poem of your own to celebrate

“An Eyeball in My Garden.” Winner will be announced on Halloween.

So get that icky eyeball rollin’…..

See the putrid possibilities of persnickety poems.

View a vampire’s voracious verse.

Glimpse inside a goofy ghost’s ghazal

Look for Jack O’Lantern’s loquacious limericks.

To enter “The Great Eyeball” Poetry Contest:

1. Become a follower of The Storyteller’s Scroll.

2. Create an original Halloween poem, suitable for children, on the topic “EYEBALL,” and submit below.

Sample EYEBALL poem:

Searching…

There’s an eyeball in my garden.

It lies beneath a bean.

I don’t know how it views the world

or what it’s ever seen.

It doesn’t have an eyelid.

It doesn’t blink or cry.

It rolls around just searching

for its empty, hollow eye.

“An Eyeball in My Garden.” is awesome! Buy it... right now by clicking HERE!!! 

 1st Place - A Full Picture Book Critique

2nd Place - The Monster in My Closet by Eric Klug

3rd place - Chocolate Peanutbutter "Eyeballs"

 GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU MONSTROUS POETS OUT THERE

Visit www.gayleckrause.com for more information about “First Peek Critique.”