Trick Or Treat
Art Contest
Ideal For 4-12 year-olds
WHAT WILL TRICK OR TREAT INSPIRE YOU TO DRAW?
Hairy spiders. Friendly ghosts. Dancing skeletons. Haunted houses. Piles of candy. Or something nobody else would think of...
Trick or Treat is a national drawing contest for children aged 4–12.
Your child can draw a character, creature, animal, spooky scene, or a completely original idea. Let their imagination run wild!
CREATE IT. ENTER IT. SEE IT IN PRINT.
Enter your child's artwork for their chance to become a published young artist and see their creation featured in a special Trick or Treat book.
BECOME A PUBLISHED ARTIST
Have the chance to see their artwork published in a real book.
THEIR ART COULD BE ON THE COVER
Our favorite drawing from each book will become that book’s title and front cover.
10 ARTISTS WILL WIN
10 winning artists will each receive an arts and crafts goody bag.
PLUS: Every entrant receives a sticker strip, and children whose artwork we'd love to publish will also receive a certificate.
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Free to enter. No purchase necessary to win.
WHAT WILL YOU CREATE?
Not sure where to start? There’s no single way to interpret Trick or Treat. Try something spooky, silly, magical, or strange...
CREEPY CREATURES
Hairy spiders, bats, monsters, mummies, or a creature nobody has ever seen before.
Hairy spiders, bats, monsters, mummies, or a creature nobody has ever seen before.
MAGICAL CHARACTERS
Witches, friendly ghosts, skeletons, spooky cats, or a character of your own.
Witches, friendly ghosts, skeletons, spooky cats, or a character of your own.
SPOOKY PLACES
A haunted house, creepy forest, mysterious castle, or somewhere nobody would dare to visit.
A haunted house, creepy forest, mysterious castle, or somewhere nobody would dare to visit.
TRICK-OR-TREAT FUN
Candy, costumes, decorations, strange food, or the most unusual Halloween party ever.
Candy, costumes, decorations, strange food, or the most unusual Halloween party ever.
Or they can create something completely their own.
If the spooky theme inspires it, we want to see it.
READY TO CREATE?
Grab the art supplies and get help your child create their Trick or Treat entry.
1
IMAGINE
Think of a spooky idea
2
CREATE
Draw a picture
3
FINISH
Add their details
4
ENTER
Send the artwork in
MAKE IT THEIR OWN
There’s no right way to create their Trick or Treat artwork. Here are a few things to remember:
Use the art supplies they love
Pencils, pens, felt-tip pens, crayons, chalks, pastels, or a mixture of favorites.
Pencils, pens, felt-tip pens, crayons, chalks, pastels, or a mixture of favorites.
Use their imagination
The picture can be spooky, funny, colorful, strange, or completely unexpected.
The picture can be spooky, funny, colorful, strange, or completely unexpected.
Make it their own
We want to see their ideas, so make sure the artwork you enter is your child's own work.
We want to see their ideas, so make sure the artwork you enter is your child's own work.
HOW TO ENTER
Is your child's Trick or Treat artwork finished? Here’s what to do next.
Entering digitally? Artwork must be scanned. Photos of entries cannot be accepted.
READY FOR TRICK OR TREAT?
Send us your child's Trick or Treat drawing and show us where their imagination takes them.
ENTER NOW
Free to enter. No purchase necessary to win.
OR
OR
MAIL
Mail your child's entry, along with their name and full address, to:
Young Writers Monster Mayhem
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody, MA 01960
Mail your child's entry, along with their name and full address, to:
Young Writers Monster Mayhem
77 Walnut Street
Unit 11
Peabody, MA 01960
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Rules
To make sure your entries are valid, please follow the rules listed below:
THE ARTWORK
• Your child’s drawing must be their own work.
• They can use pencils, pens, felt-tip pens, crayons, paints, chalks, pastels, etc. to create their picture.
YOUR ENTRY
• There is one entry per child.
• Make sure your child’s name, age, and address are included on the entry.
WHO CAN ENTER?
• Open to 4–12-year-olds.
• Open to US entrants only.
GOOD TO KNOW
• Free to enter.
• No purchase is necessary to win.
• Copyright remains with the artist.
If you are unsure on any rules or have any queries, please don't hesitate to Contact Us.
Prizes
10 WINNING ARTISTS
A creative goody bag each
Become a published young artist
Children have the chance to see their Trick or Treat artwork published in a real book.
Children have the chance to see their Trick or Treat artwork published in a real book.
Their artwork could become a book cover
Our favorite Trick or Treat drawing from each book will become the book’s title and front cover.
Our favorite Trick or Treat drawing from each book will become the book’s title and front cover.
10 artists will win
From the front cover pictures, we’ll choose 10 winners who will each receive a creative goody bag.
From the front cover pictures, we’ll choose 10 winners who will each receive a creative goody bag.
PLUS: Something for every entrant
Every entrant receives a strip of stickers, and children whose artwork we’d love to publish will also receive a certificate.
Every entrant receives a strip of stickers, and children whose artwork we’d love to publish will also receive a certificate.
Winners will be chosen from entries received Sept-Nov 2026, and independent entrants are eligible to win. No purchase necessary.
Goody bag image is for illustration purposes only.
Goody bag image is for illustration purposes only.