The Brown County Writers Group and the Mt. Orab Branch of The Brown County Public Library are happy to announce a call for submissions for the 2015 Scary Story Contest.

All ages are welcome and the contest is free to all residents of Southwest Ohio. Send your scary short story to the Mt. Orab Branch of The Brown County Public Library, 613 S. High St. Mt. Orab, OH 45154, or you may submit your story by e-mail to bcplmo@gmail.com. If entering online, please send your story as an RTF attachment.

Submit your scary story in 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced, up to four pages. No artwork and no colored ink, please. Only one story per entry. Do not send originals; no copies will be returned. You must include your name, age, address and phone number. Please also include your e-mail address if you have one. If you wish to be notified of the winners by mail, send an SASE along with your short story.

Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1.

The public is welcome to join us for a reading of the winning entries on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 pm at the Mt. Orab library. Booklets of the winning stories and refreshments will be available at the event.

For more information, please contact the library at 937-444-1414 or Lisa at 513-659-8567.