Spook Squad
Creative Writing Contest
Elementary
Captivate your child with the fun of writing their very own spooky story. Spook Squad is a fantastic way for you child to learn how to write a story using tension, suspense, and atmosphere. Inspire them to create their own original mini saga and become a published writer!
Mini sagas (a story told in up to 100 words) can be funny or creepy, scary or mysterious, but must be your child's own work.
Why Take Part?
🧟♂️ Constrained writing helps them develop and practice vital ELA skills
👾 A fun graphic organizer to help plan their story
👹 Fun Fall theme to inspire your child (ideal for 6-13 year-olds)
👻 Your child could be published in a real book
🎃 Awesome prizes to be won
💀 Free to enter
🧛🏻♀️ Fang-tastic way to showcase your child's writing talent
Encourage your child to join the Spook Squad today - it'll be a scream!
How To Enter
Email your child's entry along with their, name and full address to: [email protected]
OR
Upload their entry at www.youngwritersusa.com/individual-entry or use the link below.
OR
Mail your child's entry along with their, name and full address to:
Young Writers - Spook Squad
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody, MA, 01960
Closing Date: November 7, 2025
Rules
To make sure your entries are valid, please follow the rules listed below:
If you are unsure on any rules or have any queries, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.
Prizes
Our 3 favorite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!
PLUS
Every entrant receives stickers for taking part, and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers whose work we'd like to publish.
(Winners will be chosen from entries received Sept-Nov 2025 that have permission to be published. Independent entrants are eligible for student prizes. The goody bag image is an example, contents may differ.)