Winter nights are surely the best time for ghost stories or tales of spirits returning from the dead. This year, The Daily Star is preparing for some chilling winter night haunting.

Send your best story to enter the contest titled "Winter Night Ghost Stories 2022." We are looking for original and captivating stories with a scary atmosphere, creepy apparitions, strange phenomena and uncanny occurrences. 

Points to remember

One writer should only send one story. Sending more than one story will result in disqualification.

The story should have a title and the name of the author.

Each entry must be original work and written in English

Word limit: 600-1000 words

Must be emailed as pdf to– [email protected] (12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial, double-spaced) with email subject-line: Winter Night Ghost

By entering the contest, the writer is agreeing to let the work be used by The Daily Star in digital or print publication.

The best story will receive a monetary award of

Tk 10,000 (Ten thousand Taka)

Deadline to send the stories: 10:00 p.m., November 22, 2022 (Bangladesh time)

The top THREE stories selected by a judging panel will get published online sometime in December, and an award ceremony will be held at The Daily Star.

Please note that the staff of The Daily Star cannot enter the contest.