{"id":10885,"date":"2023-10-18T13:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=10885"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:40:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:40:27","slug":"2-sentence-horror-story-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/2-sentence-horror-story-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2-Sentence Horror Story Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10885\" class=\"elementor elementor-10885\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5708c1e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5708c1e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3264dffe\" data-id=\"3264dffe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1958e698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1958e698\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-263a6555\" data-id=\"263a6555\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b76a1e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b76a1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2-Sentence Horror Story Contest<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522ac7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"522ac7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are excited to host the first annual &#8220;2-Sentence Horror Story&#8221; competition for all Mercer students, faculty, and staff! This contest begins <strong>Wednesday, October 18<\/strong>, <strong>2023<\/strong> and stories must be submitted\u00a0online by <strong>Friday, October 27<\/strong>,<strong> 2023. <\/strong>Horror stories may be about any terrifying topic or spooky subject, but must be original and two sentences only (400 characters or less).<\/p><p>A blind review (with identifying information removed) will be conducted by library staff to determine (3) winners, who will receive bragging rights and a spooky themed gift basket! Winners will be announced, <strong>Tuesday, October 31, 2023<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Contest Rules:<\/p><ul><li>Participants must be affiliated with Mercer University (MUID &amp; email required on form).<\/li><li>Entries must be submitted online by Friday, October 27 at 11:59pm.<\/li><li>Winners will be announced Tuesday, October 31, 2023 on Mercer University Libraries social media. Winners will also be contacted via email.<\/li><li>Participants may submit multiple entries, but only one can win a prize.<\/li><li>Stories that do not follow the 2-sentence rule will be disqualified.<\/li><li>Submissions that violate privacy, promote violence, or suggest illegal activity will be disqualified.<\/li><\/ul><p>Entries can be submitted on the 2-Sentence Horror Story Content Event Guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.libguides.com\/twosentencehorror\">https:\/\/mercer.libguides.com\/twosentencehorror<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>For questions regarding this contest, please email Ceallsach Crouch at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:crouch_cv@mercer.edu?subject=Question%20about%202-Sentence%20Horror%20Story%20Competition%20\">crouch_cv@mercer.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-789e74d8\" data-id=\"789e74d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dda7e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dda7e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.libguides.com\/twosentencehorror\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_sentence_horror_23-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10884\" alt=\"2-sentence horror story contest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_sentence_horror_23-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_sentence_horror_23-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_sentence_horror_23-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_sentence_horror_23-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2_sentence_horror_23.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-211919a3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"211919a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-780b6d5c\" data-id=\"780b6d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12547099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12547099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2-Sentence Horror Story Contest We are excited to host the first annual &#8220;2-Sentence Horror Story&#8221; competition for all Mercer students, faculty, and staff! This contest begins Wednesday, October 18, 2023 and stories must be submitted\u00a0online by Friday, October 27, 2023. 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