Introducing Our Autumn Fiction Award Winners

As I write this, in New York City two teams are playing in The World Series—AKA, “the fall classic.” But here at The Ghost Story, we’ve had our own fall classic since 2015, when we launched The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award Competition for full-length short stories incorporating a supernatural theme or element. We’ve always announced and published our winner and two—occasionally three—honorable mentions on October 31. So here we are, on the eve of October 31, and here they are: three new chilling, thought-provoking stories for your reading pleasure. Please have a look.

And, if you’re a writer . . . our next supernatural story contest, The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition (for uncanny stories of 1,000 words or fewer) opens to submissions on December 1. Happy reading, happy writing.

For Fall 2024 . . . is Now CLOSED To Submissions

We will announce and publish the winners here on Halloween

Our contests have been running since 2015. Our next contest is The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition, for sudden stories of 1,000 words or fewer. You’ll find our guidelines here.

Happy writing, happy reading.

The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award

As we’ve done every spring and fall since 2015, The Ghost Story is running a competition for full-length short stories on a supernatural or magic realism theme—and we are now accepting submissions. The deadline is September 30 at 11:59 PM ET—less than three weeks from this posting.

The winner receives $1,500 plus publication, and we also publish two honorable mention pieces, the authors of which each get a $300 cash award.

If you’re thinking of entering, please read the complete guidelines. The guidelines page also includes a link to our electronic submissions system.

And, if you’d like to read some of our past winners and honorable mentions, they’re all available for your reading pleasure here.

Cheers — The Editor