Our New Permanent Four-Season Schedule
There’s a lot going on with The Ghost Story these days, now that we’ve added a summer edition of Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition (for which the deadline recently closed). Not only will we be announcing and publishing the winner and honorable mentions of our new flash contest on July 31—but the very next day, on August 1, we’ll be OPENING submissions to the Fall 2022 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award competition for full-length short stories (first prize $1,500 plus print and online publication; two honorable mentions each receive $300 plus publication.
Deadline for the Supernatural Fiction Award is September 30—with an October 31 announcement and publication of the winners.
So don’t forget to check back with us on August 1 to read the winners of the summer flash competition, and/or to enter your story in the Supernatural Fiction Award contest.
And if you’d like to see our complete and permanent deadlines and publications schedule . . . keep reading!
The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award
Fall—Opens to submissions August 1. Deadline: Sept. 30. Online publication date: Oct. 31
Spring—Opens to submissions Feb. 15. Deadline: April 30. Online publication date: Jun. 1
The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
Summer—Opens to submissions June 6. Deadline: July 15. Online publication date: July 31
Winter—Opens to submissions Dec. 1. Deadline: Jan. 31. Online publication date: Feb. 14
21st Century Ghost Stories—Volume III (our ever-expanding print anthology) is scheduled for publication in late 2024.
