In a galaxy far, far away, on Halloween Eve...

, the Force is stronger than ever! Especially during the month of Halloween when things go bump in the night. Is that a rattle in your hyperdrive or something else? Has your hydrospanner gone missing, only to end up somewhere else in the ship? What are those ghostly orbs hovering above your astrogration system?

Smuggler? Jedi? Soldier? Come one and all! If the Force is with you, hold on to your blaster or your lightsaber and proceed to the Emperor's vault to find this year's Halloween writing prompt!

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Your ship is experiencing engine troubles, forcing you to land on a remote planet in the middle of nowhere. You manage to set down in the remnants of an abandoned mining outpost. It's a ghost town with no evidence of what catastrophe befell the settlement or its inhabitants. As night descends, the only light you see is coming from the cantina.

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(Eastern Time Zone)

Winners will be featured in a special Halloween Anthology and added to one of our reading lists (if it is a standalone or in a book created specifically for this contest). They will also receive a shout-out at the Emperor's roll-call and a Winner's book sticker!

You MUST fill in this submission form to submit your entry.

Your story must be tagged #StarWarsFans and #HalloweenVault3D to be counted!

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