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How It Works
Inkitt's Dead of Summer Contest
Just because the days are getting brighter, doesn’t mean there isn’t darkness lurking in the shadows… This summer we want you to write your scariest stories to keep our 3 million active reader’s hearts racing.
Submit your horror, thriller, or mystery novel for the chance to win a publishing contract, social media spotlights, and an Inkitt certified badge for your story!
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Trending
List of trending stories applied to the contest
Latest
List of stories recently added to the contest
Better Devils
Rachel "Wreck" Reckland is a Private Detective for Ordained Occult Services. She bound the Hellhound Rook to her, and now ex-lovers, Rachel must still rely on him for her power. Inseparable, they...
Ballad of Cassidy
Cassidy Bullock travels around post Civil War America. Horrors wait in every shadow, and monsters haunt the dark corners of the Wild West. After the horrors of the Civil War and death of his fami...
Dead Angels
A young woman turns up dead but there is something unusual in the way her body has been left. Disturbingly, the blood on this body isn't the victim's. Detective Jay Fox is on the case with his part...
Little, Pretty Assassin
"Little, Pretty Assassin: I’m a Vampire" (Book 3) Dylan, her cat Matilda and grandmother are forced to leave Kyiv that night. That night there were neither stars nor moon in the sky, complete darkn...
About the contest
Inkitt's Dead of Summer Contest
Just because the days are getting brighter, doesn’t mean there isn’t darkness lurking in the shadows… This summer we want you to write your scariest stories to keep our 3 million active reader’s hearts racing.
Submit your horror, thriller, or mystery novel for the chance to win a publishing contract, social media spotlights, and an Inkitt certified badge for your story!
What you win
Publishing Contract up for Grabs
The top 3 winners will receive a publishing contract and a social media spotlight across all of the Inkitt platforms1st place: A Galatea publishing contract, a social media spotlight across all of the Inkitt platforms and an exclusive book cover design
2nd place: A Galatea publishing contract, a social media spotlight across all of the Inkitt platforms and year-long free Galatea subscription
3rd prize: A Galatea publishing contract and a social media spotlight across all of the Inkitt platforms
Judged by our algorithm, winners will be chosen by our unique algorithm based on 1200 reader behaviors designed to detect the next best seller!.
Contest Terms
- The contest will run from June 1st to July 31st 2022. Winners will be chosen no later than August 7th 2022.
- Entering the contest is free; all that is required is to upload your book onto Inkitt and submit it on the contest page.
- Stories can be in any language and must be original works. No plagiarism will be tolerated.
- Entries must be brand new stories to Inkitt.
- Stories must be written within the genre of Horror, Thriller, or Mystery. However, other genres, can also be involved in the story-line,
- Winners will be chosen by our unique algorithm based on 1200 reader behaviors.
- Authors cannot enter the contest more than once with the same story, but an author may submit as many books as they want.
- The minimum word count per submission is 10,000 words. There is no maximum word limit.
- We collect data on your submission from the day it's received.
- You must own the rights to the novel. You retain all rights to your stories while posted on Inkitt.
- Previously or currently self-published books are accepted
- Stories must abide by Inkitt’s community guidelines. No glorification of non-consensual sexual acts. Please check the Terms of Service on our website first.
