Two Sentence Terror Tales Contest Winners 2023!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Two Sentence Terror Tales Contest! This is the third year for our October contest, and we received 45 spooky entries!  Here are this year’s winners.

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Contest Winners:

• 1st: I heard my mother calling from the basement. I froze; she died six months ago.
  
  – Julie Brandao, Adult, Sherwood
• 2nd: A solo late night walk on the beach leaving behind my set of footprints. Upon returning, I noticed that the path of footprints I had created was shadowed by another set.
  
  – Carrie Bailey, Adult, Sherwood
• 3rd: He was out for a walk when something in the woods caught his eye. He couldn’t get it back.
  
  – Kaiden H., Age 13, Hillsboro
• Honorable Mention: You hear the sound of a chalkboard scraping. You look around — no chalkboard.
  
  – Jeremy Q., Age 11, Lake Oswego

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“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door …”

Can you write a scary story using just two sentences? We’ve got a spooky contest just in time for Halloween! Each person can write two stories, and submit them in person or online through Facebook message or email at askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov. The top winners will get prizes, winners announced shortly after Halloween 2023!

Our prize winners receive magnetic poetry set and/or fun halloween prizes (including candy, of course). Big thanks to this year’s judges: our local library teen volunteer club TeenLAB.

Look for a celebration of the winners and honorable mentions on social media this week.