by Editor
on March 20, 2020
The Supernatural Fiction Award—A Message
Hi, writers. Lest you think we might be distracted from reading your work by current events —we are not. In fact, reading stories submitted to The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award competition is perhaps more important to us now than it’s ever been. Not only does reading your work help distract us from the non-supernatural horror going on around us, but it helps us focus on what is, and what always will be, the reason we do this thing: To showcase the best in supernatural short stories that the world has to offer. Thanks for listening. Kudos for continuing to produce art, though you might be frightened, and your heart might be breaking. We’ll get through this—maybe a little sadder, but also wiser and stronger. — Your Editor
by Editor
on March 14, 2020
The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award
Deadline: April 30 for The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award competition. We want exciting, thought-provoking short stories incorporating a supernatural theme or element. Contemporary magic realism is more than welcome. $1,000 for the winner; two honorable mentions receive $250. Midsummer’s Eve online publication for all three, plus print anthology publication in Volume II of “21st Century Ghost Stories.” (Volume I was published in 2018 by Wyrd Harvest Press of Durham, U.K., and is available for purchase.) 1,500-10,000 words. $20 submission fee. Visit our Guidelines page.
by Editor
on February 13, 2020
For Your Reading Pleasure
The winner and two honorable mentions in our annual Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition are now available for your reading enjoyment. This year, it’s a thoroughly international group of supernatural flash pieces, with a Canadian winner (for the second year in a row!) and two other fine stories from writers in England and the U.S. Have a look.
by Editor
on January 5, 2020
The Door Is Creaking Closed On The 2020 Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
Indeed . . . The sand in trickling through the hourglass, the sun is slipping below the horizon, the pendulum is swinging to the bottom of the pit . . . or whatever ominous metaphor you prefer . . . our supernatural story contest has just a few short weeks left to run. The winner gets $500, plus publication both online and in our print anthology, 21st Century Ghost Stories—Volume II. Two honorable mentions receive $100 each, along with online and print publication.
But the deadline is midnight on January 31. So if you’re thinking about submitting, you need to hasten over to our contest page!
