The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition 2016 #Ghost #Story ##Competition #Writing #Seanocarolan.com

Most of the stories we publish at The Fiction Desk are more or less realistic, but we try to stray outside that from time to time: some genre fiction should be part of any balanced reading diet. One genre that we particularly like to feature is the ghost story.

This year, our ghost story competition has a first prize of £500, a second prize of £250, and a third prize of £100.

The competition is judged by Rob Redman, editor of the anthology series and founder of The Fiction Desk.

Sign up for our newsletter to keep updated on this and other Fiction Desk projects.
To enter

The 2016 competition is now open for entries, with a deadline of Thursday, 31st March, 2016. Entry costs £8, and stories should be submitted through our form here.
Note: what counts as a ghost story?

'Ghost story' can mean a lot of different things, from an encounter with an actual phantom to more unusual paranormal phenomena and unexplained events. All types are welcome, so feel free to experiment: we're very unlikely to disqualify a story for stretching the definition of a "ghost". Keep in mind that our general readership (and by extension our judge) may be more likely to respond well to psychological chills and unexplained mysteries than in-your-face gore.

You might find it helpful or inspiring to read previous winners and shortlisted stories, collected in our anthologies New Ghost Stories and New Ghost Stories II.