Congrats to all the winners of this awesome competition! I gave it a go, but ultimately, I learned I am not a horror writer. Will be back for the 1K Word Herd later this year when I don't have to freak myself out in order to submit! #flashfiction #writing
So excited to have made the top 25 for this anthology! Congrats to all the winners!! Can’t wait to read all the stories!
I am thrilled that my #horror story, Tales from Mars, placed for the upcoming anthology relase from @tldrpress.bsky.social!
They support some wondeful charities with these release, so can't wait to share when it's available. #writing #writesky
It me! I hope I gave some readers a brand new way to fear flying 🥰
It's ✨ meeeeee! ✨
🎶 So if you care to find me, look to 🎶... 4th place. So psyched to be part of the anthology, and I had a ton of fun participating in this competition.
Positively itching to read the rest of these stories-- some of these titles have piqued my curiosity.
Super stoked to be 21st place in the 2kTerrors contest! This story was tough, as my work held a weeklong holiday all-staff extravangazna. At least that put me in the mood for writing horror ☠️
Congrats to all the winners, especially the top 3 - I'm looking forward to reading your stories!
Congrats to the winners and all of the submitting authors of this year's 2k Terrors competition! It was a delight to read SO many horrors
So pleased to have placed in this competition! Can't wait to read all the other stories
There’s something kinda satisfying about coming in 13th in an #amwriting #horror comp. 😈
It’s always a privilege to contribute to one of @tldrpress.bsky.social’s charity anthologies. Good humans, good stories, for good causes. Stay tuned for book details.
All entrants should receive feedback from us today via email. Thank you for sending us your writing, and we hope to see many submitters return for our next call for submissions! We can’t wait to share this book full of fantastic horror stories soon.
We strongly encourage all writers who participated to join our writing community, submit their entries elsewhere for consideration, and share any acceptances they receive! Find out how to join our writing slack here: tldrpress.org/index.php/jo...
Rejections can be hard to receive. We respect all authors who share their work! We loved so many stories that didn’t make the top 25. Not placing does NOT mean that a story wasn’t great in its own right. We are only a handful of fellow writers with our own biases and preferences.
Judging a competition like this is no small feat, especially when giving each participant feedback we hope will be uplifting, helpful, & kind. We strongly encourage all who submitted to try again next year, or keep an eye out for our next anthology call.
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Peeling Back the Skin, the 25 winning entries will be released in ebook and physical soon to benefit Scares That Care,an IRS approved, 501(c)(3) charity that has raised and donated over $300,000 to organizations and families with a child affected by illness, burns or women fighting breast cancer.
We had a blast reading all of your entries. Thank you so much for making the job of judging them so hard by sending us some truly fantastic writing. While we had to pick a top 25, it was such a tough call for many of the stories and there were many “near winner” stories!
23rd: Don't Shoot the Dog by J.I. Locatelli
24th: The Average Human Lives 28,950 Days by Stephen James
25th: First Man by Natalie Minaker
#tldrterrors
20th: Tales From Mars by Sheri Martin
21st: Corrupted Data by Ryan Walraven
22nd: The Ghost in the Glass by Linda Bayley
16th: Hungry Eyes by Madeleine Pelletier
17th: One Person's Trash Is Another's Treasure by MJ McElhaney
18th: Just a Job by Rory Clark
19th: Developing Images in a Dark Room by Anne Wilkins
12th: Flight Delay by Jane Stecyk
13th: Hand-Picked, Hand-Delivered by MM Schreier
14th: Katabasis by Steven Huff
15th: Deals Such as These by Arwyn Sherman
8th: The Collection by Jay Remmick
9th: Improviser by Charlie Rogers
10th: In The Pines by Ash Egan
11th: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION by Gavin Rankin
As prophesied, these three scary stories terrified us. We are proud to publish these brilliant flash stories.
The other excellent placing stories:
4th: Rat King by Stella Jay
5th: Space Junk by Sam Logan
6th: B Ward by Alyssa Beatty
7th: A Star That Bites Back by Heather Santo
We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the top 25 winners of the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!
In 1st place is Tinnitus Irritatus, in Eggshell. Or Maybe Ecru by Alex Atkins
In 2nd place is Sigma by Jack Lennon
In 3rd place is Second Shot by Wai Chan
Congrats to the 25 winners!!
Congratulations to our full lineup of winners! Fantastic work all around in so many styles and genres that we cannot wait to share with the world! #TLDRTERRORS
All entrants should receive feedback from us today via email. Thank you for sending us your writing, and we hope to see many submitters return for our next call for submissions! We can’t wait to share this book full of fantastic short story soon.
We strongly encourage all writers who participated to join our writing community, submit their entries elsewhere for consideration, and share any acceptances they receive! Find out how to join our writing slack here: tldrpress.org/index.php/jo...
Rejections can be hard to receive. We respect all authors who share their work! We loved so many stories that didn’t make the top 25. Not placing does NOT mean that a story wasn’t great in its own right. We are only a handful of fellow writers with our own biases and preferences.
Judging a competition like this is no small feat, especially when giving each participant feedback we hope will be uplifting, helpful, & kind. We strongly encourage all who submitted to try again next year, or keep an eye out for our next competiotion, the 1K Word Herd.
