Halloween Poetry Contest – 2022

Halloween comes but once a year, but poetry lives on forever.

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. There’s a hint of a chill just hiding out waiting to burst forth into the night air. In just a few short weeks, summer will bid it’s final adieu and fall will dominate the world. Every day that passes is one day closer to Halloween, which is a favorite holiday for many people.

To celebrate the season, TCE is sponsoring a Halloween Poetry Contest, with a cash price of $100.00 to the winner. The rules are listed below. Good luck and happy haunting to everyone.

2022 Halloween Poetry Contest Rules

1. All poems must be original and previously unpublished
2. Each author can enter as many times as they wish
3. All poems must be listed with Halloween as the primary category
4. To qualify, poems must be uploaded between September 22nd, 2022 and October 31st, 2022 (Midnight MST)
5. The poem must score at least orange SEO to qualify (green is preferred)
6. Any subject even remotely connected to Halloween is acceptable
7. All poems must contain a featured photo (840 x 840 is the optimal size)

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R J Schwartz

I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

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