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Student Writing Contest

The Poe Museum 1914 E Main Street, Richmond

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: October 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm. PROMPT: Edgar Allan Poe, while most well-known for his gothic short stories, was also a founder of the science fiction and detective genres. Not only did Poe influence these genres, he directly inspired other authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, and Jules Verne. Verne went on […]

Witold Krull & Edgar Allan Poe Writing Contest

The Poe Museum 1914 E Main Street, Richmond

THE KEY TO ONE'S DEATH, OR RATHER AN ABSURD EXPLORATION OF A WRITER'S LIFE A Resolute Literary Contest on the Unearthed Connection Between Two Desperate Writers: Edgar Allan Poe and Witold Krull   “October 7th, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe found dead, wearing another’s clothes with only a key found in his pocket. The cause of his […]