In these early days of the year with so many hours to each dark night, The Fiction Desk invites you to seek a home for your spooky scribblings by submitting an entry to their annual call for ghost stories.
They say: “’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.”
They pay £25 per thousand words for stories (i.e. £100 for a 4,000 word story, or £150 for a 6,000 word story). Contributors also receive two complimentary paperback copies. The stories we publish are also eligible to enter the Writer’s Award, a cash prize of £100 for the best story in each volume, as judged by the contributors.
Rules of this call for submissions
Entries should be between 1,000 and 10,000 words in length.
The deadline for entries is 31st January 2022. To cover admin costs, submission fees are £4 per story. Stories should be submitted online.
You might find it helpful to take a look at their previous ghost story anthologies.
Find full details of how to submit your ghost stories here.
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