By Town Crier judges have finally made up their minds on winners for this year's Halloween writing contest.

First prize, a pizza party for four at Round Table Pizza, goes to Ferris Jabr, 13, of Los Altos for “The Diary.” It was ironic that his story about characters with their world disappearing around them ended up vanishing from our initial selection of stories in the print edition of our Oct. 31 issue. But his story is now online at www.losaltosonline.com.

Second prize, a $10 certificate for Armadillo Willy’s in Los Altos, goes to Rebecca Luxton of Mountain View for her funny story about a ghost who likes the taste of clothes.

Third prize, a $5 certificate for Jamba Juice in Los Altos, goes to Raquel Korman’s “The Spooky Halloween,” a story of arguing witches who ultimately get counseling from the children they are trying to scare.