MDC Library Guides Are Accepting Ghost Stories

Miami Dade College’s Learning Resources is accepting submissions for their fourth annual ghost story contest until Oct. 25. 

Stories must be focused on the topic of ghosts and the word count must be a minimum of 600 words and no more than 3,000. They must also be written in size 12 Times New Roman or Garamond font, or size 11 Arial or Arial Nova font. 

The top three winners will be announced online on Nov. 15. Winners will receive a Halloween gift basket, their story will be published in the MDC digital commons and they will be featured on a podcast episode with the digital media club. First, second and third place winners will receive $300, $200 and $100, respectively.

Winners and honorary mentions will be able to read their submissions in the MDC digital commons. 

Participants may email their stories to MDCGhoststory@gmail.com. The email must include the participant’s home campus, full name and student ID. 

It’s free and open to all MDC students. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/mfc3jw5w. 

Sophia Arenas
Sophia Arenas
Sophia Arenas, 21, is a social work major and a rising scholar at Wolfson Campus. Arenas, who graduated from the historic Booker T. Washington Senior High School in 2023, will serve as a staff writer for The Reporter for the 2025-2026 school year. She aspires to be a social worker.
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