Error Submitting for Scary Story Challenge 2025

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   Greetings,
I have been trying to complete my submission for the Scary Story Challenge 2025.  I created an account on Submittable and populated the entire form.  I tried uploading my story three different ways (Word, RTF, Plain Text).  When I click on the 'Submit' button, I receive a message in a pink box with red text that says, "There was an error saving your form.  Please try again or contact support."

I have found a couple of other instances on this forum where a participant has encountered a similar issue.  I plan to e-mail my submission to NYC Midnight and keep my fingers crossed.  In the meantime, I would love to know if anyone has found a solution to the problem that will simply allow me to upload my story.

Sincere thanks,

Ted David

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Ted David Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Nov 2025 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ted David Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Error Submitting for Scary Story Challenge 2025 Posted: 02 Nov 2025 at 10:20pm
	Greetings, I have been trying to complete my submission for the Scary Story Challenge 2025. I created an account on Submittable and populated the entire form. I tried uploading my story three different ways (Word, RTF, Plain Text). When I click on the 'Submit' button, I receive a message in a pink box with red text that says, "There was an error saving your form. Please try again or contact support." I have found a couple of other instances on this forum where a participant has encountered a similar issue. I plan to e-mail my submission to NYC Midnight and keep my fingers crossed. In the meantime, I would love to know if anyone has found a solution to the problem that will simply allow me to upload my story. Sincere thanks, Ted David

NMiller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 15 Nov 2020 Status: Offline Points: 7844	Post Options Post Reply Quote NMiller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Nov 2025 at 10:52pm
	Was it submitted as a .docx?
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Ted David Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 Nov 2025 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ted David Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Nov 2025 at 10:57pm
	Yes - I tried .docx, .rtf., and .txt formats, all to no avail. By way of follow-up, a helpful administrator at NYC Midnight responded to my e-mail inquiry immediately and provided additional guidance on how to proceed. I couldn't get Submittable to take my upload, but I was able to use the late submission/technical difficulties link on the NYC Midnight website.