On behalf of the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre, Vancouver Island Regional Library and the Comox Valley Record we are pleased to announce this year's winners of the 6th Annual Spooky Scribbles Writing Contest.

We received over 60 terrifying entries from across the Valley, either by hand or online and would like to thank all of our creepy and creative contestants for the many talented submissions shared with us. Our brave judges from the Library, the Learning Centre and Laughing Oyster Bookshop are still recovering from this year’s spooky reads!

Our winners this year are:

The Library at 3:33 by Dilsehaj Kaur Thiara – Age 10

Floor Thirteen by Abigail Lee – Age 13

The Saber-Toothed Tiger by Rose Muriel – Age 16

With Honorable Mentions going to:

The Sleep Over by Everly Tureczek – Age 10

The Last Patient by Avery Coulter – Age 12

The Patient, and the Doctor by Ryder Cummings – Age 15

Judges' Prize:

Hallow's Eve by Willa Fahy

Winners and honorable mentions will receive big baskets of treats and prizes from our local business partners, Hot Chocolates and the Laughing Oyster Bookshop.

read the 2026 winning entries here