Winner, Fall 2022
And now . . . The winner of the Fall 2022 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award: “Transcribed,” by Finnish writer Heidi Marjamäki. Click here to read “Transcribed.”
Honorable Mention, Fall 2022
Over the course of Halloween, we’ll publish the winner and three honorable mentions in the Fall 2022 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award contest. The honorable mention pieces—of which American writer Demetrius Buckley’s “Heard Of A Power” is one—are not ranked. They’re all equal, and all equally riveting. Mr. Buckley is an incarcerated writer, and his unsettling magic realism story takes place within the walls of a prison. Click here to read “Heard Of A Power.” And, as we have now published all three honorable mentions, check back with us in a couple of hours for our announcement and publication of . . . . our fall contest’s top tale.
Honorable Mention, Fall 2022
Over the course of Halloween, we’ll publish the winner and three honorable mentions in the Fall 2022 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award contest. The honorable mention pieces—of which English writer Iqbal Hussain’s “Look Not Backwards” is one—are not ranked. They’re all equal, and all equally riveting. This story is set in rural Pakistan, and deals with a particularly horrifying—and vengeful—folkloric entity. Click here to read “Look Not Backwards.” And keep checking back with us through the Day on Halloween for the remaining unpublished honorable mention piece—and our fall contest’s top tale.
Honorable Mention, Fall 2022
Over the next 20 hours or so, we’ll publish the winner and three honorable mentions in the Fall 2022 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award contest. The honorable mention pieces—of which Wesley Schaller’s chilling piece “That’s Never Happened Before” is one—are not ranked. They’re all equal, and all equally riveting. Wesley, by the way, also had an honorable mention piece—”What About You?”—in our Fall 2021 competition, making him one of only a handful of people who have made it into our top three—or occasionally, four—since we launched this contest in 2015. Click here to read Wes’s story . . . and keep checking back with us through the Day on Halloween for the other winning stories, including the fall contest’s top tale.
