A reminder that we are  currently accepting submissions to the Spring 2026 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award competition for full-length short stories—1,500-10,000 words—on a supernatural or magical realism theme. Deadline is April 30, with the winner and two honorable mentions published right here on June 1. If you’ve got a piece you are thinking of submitting, please check the links at the top of our home page for guidelines, access to our electronic submissions system, and access to our most recent winning and honorable mention stories—as well as all the stories we’ve awarded and published over the past 11 years. Good luck!