Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2021

Imagine a new Twilight Zone episode. Write Rod Serling’s opening and closing narrations. Give it a title and send us your entry!

Watch the previous winners:

2020 winners   2019 winners   2018 winners  2017 winners

ENTER OUR CONTEST

2021—another year spent in the Twilight Zone. Convert some of your pent-up energy into a Twilight Zone episode that is worthy of immortality—via our video treatment. Let’s have some fun! Or…pick a villain or two (there’s no shortage) and give ’em what they deserve.

The first place winner in 2017, Split the Difference by Joseph Dougherty, is a near-perfect example to study: it contains a unique idea, a classic and easily understood Twilight Zone twist, and sentences that fit Rod’s rich baritone perfectly. It’s a delight to watch and read. Check out all of our winners, above, to see what works and what the judges like.

THE RULES

How to Win

Don’t write a treatment; this is more like a 60-second pitch. And it’s OK to leave some mystery: stimulate our imagination! Every previous entry—including all winners—is just a click away. See the buttons above. Warm yourself up by writing new narrations for an existing episode, and read them aloud to friends to see if they recognize which episode. Then write the narrations for your original idea.

• Maximum word count, excluding titles and labels: 150 words total, both narrations combined.
• Maximum entries: 2 per person.
• Title and Narrations only. Any additional content will be ignored.
• Deadline: Halloween 2021 (October 31)
• We will not consider a previous entry.
• Previous winners excluded. You did great!

Send your entries to:
Steve Schlich, RodSerling.com webmaster

NOTE: We will publish all the entries on our website. By entering, you are granting permission to publish your entry (with your byline and copyright notice attached) on the rodserling.com website.