Six-Word Scary Story Challenge 2026

🎃 It's that time of year... Spook us in six words! 🎃 

The Kraemer Family Library invites all UCCS community members to craft a chilling six-word story. Six entries will be randomly selected to win a KFL mug!

 What is a six-word story? A six-word story tells a complete story in just six words. Here are a couple examples from previous challenges:  

The last text read: behind you! – Jean-Paul Laurenceau    

 Every password changes, but he remains.- Patrick Brady     

Need inspiration? Browse stories from the Six-Word Scary Stories Challenges (2021-2025) and see how much suspense can fit into six words.

Submission Guidelines

• You may submit your story under your own name or anonymously.
• Stories should be appropriate for a college audience. Each submission will be reviewed for appropriateness. Stories that include vulgarity, profanity, or political content will not be accepted.
• To keep the challenge fun and inclusive, please avoid using the names of real individuals, companies, organizations, or brands in your story.
• All submissions must be original works.
• Multiple entries are welcome! Depending on submission volume, we may not be able to publish all stories submitted by the same individual.

Please submit your original six-word scary story by October 18, 2026.  

Six-Word Scary Story Submission Form 2026 – Fill out form 

👻 Good luck, and happy haunting! 📚✍️