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 book: Head First into the Maw: The Best of the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition 2024.
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 discussion 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 The Last Sound You Ever Hear by C.M. Dulas
In 2nd place is Safe Out There by Kat Veldt
In 3rd place is A Mercy by Molly Wadkins
4th: The Storm by Aggie Novak
5th: Howling Black by Charlie Rogers
6th: Off the Rack by Alex Atkins
7th: Yosemite by Alyssa Beatty
8th: Day Zero of Doomsday by Kris Schnebelen
9th: Belly Bees by Sam Logan
10th: Marion Wants to Dance by David Contara
11th: Strange Frequencies by Jaime Gill
12th: Ghost in the Machine by Abi Hennig
13th: Consequence by Cuyler Meade
14th: Splinters by Anne Wilkins
15th: Cut Loose by Sean Fallon
16th: The Gnashing and Buddy Hart by Jack Lennon
17th: Mudlark by Josephine Queen
18th: Hell for the Holidays by Courtney Danielson
19th: Something on the Roof by Heather Santo
20th: The Care and Maintenance of Roses by ZE Coonen
21st: White Cat, Black Art by Linda M. Bayley
22nd: Cuckoo’s Nest by Emily Deutsch
23rd: Zone Interdite by Madeleine Pelletier
24th: All You Can Eat by Sarah McPherson
25th: Simon Says by Tracy Bradford
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