Congratulations to DeAnna Hammersley who submitted the winning haiku in the Halloween Haiku Challenge 2021!

DeAnna won the Halloween Icons Prize Pack, which includes an unsigned copy of Elvira’s new book, Halloween face masks, Halloween dish towels, a pair of candy corn socks, Halloween notepad, and Stay Spooky card.

Here are the results of winning runner-up haiku. Each will receive some Halloween stickers and small buttons.

2nd Place: Gary Blackwell aka Gaxthewonderpigeon

Silent as the grave
Moon beam loud, shrieking banshee
Death makes room for you

3rd Place(tie): Barbecue 17

Octobers Last Night
Awaiting the Great Pumpkin
November’s chill comes

3rd Place(tie): Ava Harrison

The spirits rise up
Humans run away and scream
The bedlam begins

I will directly contact winners to get mailing details. Please do not post personal information here or on social media.

Thank you so very much to everyone who participated in Halloween Haiku Challenge 2021. Choosing a winner is always such a hard decision, since there were some fabulous haiku. I’m amazed and inspired by everyone.

Wishing you all happy holidays!