Six writers will read their scariest tales live at Spooky Storytime on October 29th. Here’s how to be one of them.

Calling all writers…if you dare. We’re hosting our first-ever Spooky Storytime on October 29th, 2026 at 12pm Eastern on Zoom, and we want to hear your scariest, strangest, most delightfully unsettling stories. Sign up here!

What is it?

Spooky Storytime is an hour-long event open to writers and readers, where six selected writers will read excerpts aloud from their spooky stories to our live audience on Zoom. Think nostalgic campfire vibes.

Want to read your story aloud? Here’s how to enter:

Sign up and attend either the October 1st or October 15th session of The Writers Circle. Sign up here.
Respond to one of the Spooky Storytime prompts we share at the Writers Circle.
Publish your spooky story on Medium with the topic tag “Spooky Storytime” by October 19. Here’s how to add topic tags.

Submission guidelines:

Stories should be 5 minutes or less and a max of 750 words. (Long enough to spook, short enough to keep the room on edge.)
Stories must meet our Distribution Guidelines.

We’ll review all qualifying stories and notify selected writers by October 23. If you’re selected, we’ll send you the next steps for the big day.

The reading takes place live on Zoom during Spooky Storytime on October 29, 12 PM Eastern and is open to everyone, whether you’re reading, listening, or just there for the chills.

Sign up now for Spooky Storytime!

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