Member-Sponsored Deal With The Devil Contest

Details

Deadline:Oct 31, 2013
Fee:Free

What’s a soul worth? And what would you be willing to trade for it? It’s just a signature on a piece of paper, or is it?

I, ________________________, do hereby transfer ownership of my immortal soul to Louis Cipher, to be delivered upon my death. I relinquish unto him all rights and privileges to the soul with which I was born, for all time and eternity. I swear that, prior to this sale, I had full and unrestricted rights to my soul and that no prior claim, easement, restriction, or covenant had been placed upon it. I fully understand the consequences of this act and I proceed willingly and cognizant of the irrevocable nature of this sale.

A simple enough transaction, maybe even a joke, at first, but how did it come to this and what happens next? Halloween is a time of ghosts and goblins, of scary stories and blood curdling screams. But evil isn’t always easily recognized and sometimes a harmless old man with a briefcase isn’t so harmless.

Gather up your Halloween spirit and write a YA short story of no more than 3000 words focusing on a deal with the devil.

Winning entries

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Prizes

1st prize:35 karma points
2nd prize:25 karma points
3rd prize:10 karma points

Rules

  • Your entry must be a story of no more than 3000 words as counted by Scribophile.

  • Entries must be received by midnight, October 31, 2013 (UTC time), and winners will be announced within two weeks of that date.

  • Entries will be judged by a selected group of Scribophile members. Decisions are final.

  • Only one entry is allowed per member. Multiple entries will all be disqualified.

  • Work must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

Submission guidelines

  • To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Member-Sponsored Deal With The Devil Contest". Your work will be automatically considered. The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.

  • Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

  • If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece to this contest.