Announcing the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition Winners
After weeks of reading, discussing, and scoring, we are ready to announce the top 25 placing stories in the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror Competition! You can find a link to the winning 1st place story below, along with the names of all top 25 winners who will be featured in the Ebook and physical publication: THROUGH THE GRINDER, DARKLY: The Best of the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition 2023.
It was an incredible challenge picking which stories go into our collections because the quality of the work that we receive is so high. We always enjoy the lively discussions where curators pick their favourites and defend them, fighting their corners until we reach a consensus. The TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition entries were no different, and our judges had such a tough time deciding the winners because there were so many great stories.
After much deliberation we have decided our winners! So, without further ado, here they are:
In 1st place is Necromancy, and Other Fun Games You Can Play at Home by Bryan Arneson
In 2nd place is Form Of by Kat Veldt
In 3rd place is The Vast Enormity of the Sea by MM Schreier
4th: Jammed by Lisa Short
5th: Deli Meat by Michael Boulerice
6th: Hej, Eina! by Rory Clark
7th: Those Useless Things by Josephine Queen
8th: Gifts from Above by Peter Neilsen
9th: The Love Theatre by Mason Yeater
10th: The Vault by Jonathan Wolf
11th: The Translation of Nina by Aggie Novak
12th: The Dog in the Glass Jar by Sean Fallon
13th: Into the Gray by Nicole Lovell
14th: For When You Want Something Special by Clive Wallis
15th: The Friends We Keep by Ana Nelson
16th: What Did They Do To You? by Victoria Higgins
17th: Out of Mind by Nicoletta Giuseffi
18th: In the Dark, Nothing Flowers by David Cotton
19th: Unchained by Madeleine Pelletier
20th: Ozymandias by Thomas Farr
21st: Money, Beauty, and Brains by Linda Bayley
22st: The last picture by Ash Egan
23rd: The Final Course by Heather Scott
24th: Her Best Life by Frances Howard-Snyder
25th: How Fast They Run by Charlie Rogers
Congratulations to everyone who placed, and commiserations to all who didn’t win this time round. Everyone who submitted should receive an email with feedback from the judges in the coming days regardless of placement. We hope you all had fun taking part, and we hope to see many returning writers to our next project. (Check out our next call for submissions which will be announced shortly!)
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Publication
We aim to release the winners collection including all of the winning stories in February 2024. All proceeds from the sale of the eBook will go to Scares That Care, a 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. Keep an eye out for the buy links next month!
Thank you again to everyone who took part, you did an amazing thing by helping us to keep doing what we do, and to help raise funds for Scares That Care.
Stay safe and keep writing,
The TL;DR Press Team