Prompt
Inscape invites you to submit creative nonfiction inspired by the theme Haunted Eulogies. A Eulogy is a speech typically offered at funerals to celebrate the life of the deceased. The speaker often pulls from memorable moments in their relationship. The tone can vary from the heartfelt to the comical and from the sorrowful to the frightening.
This fall season, we want to know what haunts you. Do you carry around a conversation that did not go as planned? Is there a moment that lives rent free in your head? Where are your cobwebby attics or abandoned amusement parks? Is there a memory you’d rather forget that’s worth sharing? Explore what has lingered with you long after its expiration date. Deconstruct what haunts you and finally put it to rest.
Dates
September 22 to October 17, 2025
First Place Winner
Shatterpoint by Paige Melton
Runner Up
Eulogy of Lives Unlived by Haley Roberts
Honorable Mentions
A Confession by Olivia Flynn
A Hallowed Haunting by Rebekah Barton
Not Israel Yet by Will Klepko
