Contest Description

Original mystery and thriller | No word limit (Note: Submissions can only be posted from a computer)

  • Submissions close on September 17th, but voting will continue for an additional week
  • Multiple entries are allowed, but each individual participant may win only one prize.
  • Old or previously published works are acceptable.
  • Physical prizes can only be shipped to the United States, Canada, countries in the EU, and Australia/New Zealand.
  • There is no age requirement for participation but all stories must be rated appropriately by their authors.
  • Inkitt staff are not eligible to receive prizes, or be chosen as winners.
  • Before submitting a story be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules.

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1st Place

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2nd Place

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3rd Place

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Top 10%

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1.Happy Days

The apocalypse has come and gone. The dead are walking the earth. Humanity's survivors are huddled together in small groups, eking out a primitive existence in a dead land...and I couldn't be happier.

Submitted over 2 years ago by N.D. Mellen

2.The Grisly Tale of Sawney Bean

The gory, grim and true tale of Sawney Bean, a man who was the head of a clan of 46 cannibals, and whose terror reigned for 25 years.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by O A Guilfoyle

3.Legend of the Blood Lands

Muncie Arizona attracts tourists to it's beautiful red desert with a legend. It speaks of indigenous natives called the Blood People so named for their blood sucking habits.but legend is just legend.

Submitted over 2 years ago by Kjersten Jensen (KJDarKnight)

4.Dead On

Something's not right as a couple heads to the funeral of a loved one. Is everything what it seems or is someone just playing the part?

Submitted over 2 years ago by Colin Milroy

5.Follow the Rules

Some say rules are made to be broken...but not all rules are safe to break.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by 123hithatsme

6.Graffiti

A boy writes on a toilet stall door and begins exchanging messages through those writings with a mysterious person.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by Sen

7.Silent Shadows

Join the struggle as devoted Seeker agent, Rachel Moore, and her team struggle to keep power hungry extremists, the Phantoms, at bay.

Submitted over 2 years ago by LunasChild8

8.It Looks Like You're Writing a Letter

In near-future USA, world-weary private eye Henry Thorner is charged with tracking down data thief Tanner Griffen in a world where all data is owned by one multinational company.

Submitted over 2 years ago by Alexander King

9.The Man in the Office

A distraught employee driving himself away from coworkers, family, and reality itself reevaluates his self-inflicted isolation after a brush with the unforeseen paranormal.

Submitted over 2 years ago by Memento_Mori135

10.Perfect

Some people might say that I don't love you, but that is a lie. I love you more than anyone in the whole world. You are just. So. Perfect.

Submitted over 2 years ago by schizelle

Light, Speed, Time

Vicky thought she had glimpsed something strange through her camera. Or was it just a trick of the light? Crossing a few lines, she is determined to piece the clues together to solve a mystery.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by LVWaterman

12.The Shadow (A Short Story)

The Shadow is used to making deliveries late at night. Each delivery is different, but the rules are the always same. Do not be seen. Do not damage the package. AND always deliver the package.

Submitted over 2 years ago by H. J. Huser

13.River Country

River Country: Two girls go to Disney, they never expected to find an abandoned park. When one of them goes in, what horrible things could happen? By: Kimberly Page and Vanessa Bahna

Submitted over 2 years ago by SunOlive

14.Fine Lines

Maybe I love her, I think. This equal feeling of wanting to hurt and be the one she kisses must be love. Hate. Curiosity. Infatuation. Obsession. Where is the line drawn?

Submitted over 2 years ago by trishnoja

15.Up the Beanstalk

Born into the simplicity of the field, I knew nothing of the tower of machinery surrounding it. Until the day I dared defy the men in black aprons which periodically come to take away the grownups.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by Alex Beyman

16.The Suicide Club

A group of teenagers join a club: The Suicide Club.

Submitted over 2 years ago by Molly R. Miller

17.Predator

It's a dangerous world, and predators can lurk around every corner. But the most dangerous predators are the ones who look like prey.

Submitted over 2 years ago by Marlene Schmidt

18.The Road Less Travelled

Of all the technologies lost to time and unfavorable politics, dimensional travel is one which should have remained lost. The reality of infinite possibilities is something no man is ready for.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by Alex Beyman

19.Triangle Opportunity, Part 2

Direct sequel to "Triangle Opportunity", one man struggles in secret to reverse the parasitic plague which has consumed humanity.

Submitted almost 3 years ago by Alex Beyman

20.The Predator

A young man goes to a costume party in search of attractive girls. His hunt leads to just that... and perhaps something more, as well.

Submitted over 2 years ago by James Pope

Contest Description

Original mystery and thriller | No word limit

  • Submissions close on September 17th, but voting will continue for an additional week
  • Multiple entries are allowed, but each individual participant may win only one prize.
  • Old or previously published works are acceptable.
  • Physical prizes can only be shipped to the United States, Canada, countries in the EU, and Australia/New Zealand.
  • There is no age requirement for participation but all stories must be rated appropriately by their authors.
  • Inkitt staff are not eligible to receive prizes, or be chosen as winners.
  • Before submitting a story be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules.

Prizes for Winners

1st Place

Golden badge on your profile

2nd Place

Silver badge on your profile

3rd Place

Bronze badge on your profile

Top 10%

All Top 10% participants receive a "Top 10%" badge to their profile

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