The Ghost Story https://theghoststory.com/ Home of the Ghost Story Awards Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 75847862 NOVEL WEBSITE https://theghoststory.com/novel-website/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:59:34 +0000 https://theghoststory.com/?p=10050 The Ghost Story’s editor and publisher, Paul Guernsey, has published a new novel—his fourth—that’s been out for not quite two months. Rolling Back the River is an outdoor adventure story that contains strong elements of magical realism—including scenes and dreams that take place in both Maine and South America. A lot of things have been […]

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]]> 10050 BOOK GIVEAWAY! https://theghoststory.com/book-giveaway/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:36:10 +0000 https://theghoststory.com/?p=10036 TGS Editor and Publisher Paul Guernsey has a new book out in the world—his fourth novel. The title is Rolling Back the River, published by Stackpole Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot, and while it isn’t a ghost story, it contains strong elements of magical realism and is mostly set in Argentina, home country of […]

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]]> 10036 OPEN: THE SPRING 2026 SUPERNATURAL FICTION AWARD https://theghoststory.com/open-the-spring-2026-supernatural-fiction-award/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:05:19 +0000 https://theghoststory.com/?p=10025 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 […]

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]]> 10025 WINTER 2026 FLASH WINNERS https://theghoststory.com/winter-2026-flash-winners/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:16:51 +0000 https://theghoststory.com/?p=10007 It’s Valentines Day—which for us here at TGS is always the day when we post the winner and honorable mentions in the Winter Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition. Our 2026 winter winner is Ralph Wales Huntley, of Portland, Oregon, for his timely and topical sudden-fiction piece, “Influencer.” In addition, Ralph is also one of our […]

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]]> 10007 BOOK PUBLICATION FOR TGS EDITOR https://theghoststory.com/book-publication-for-tgs-editor/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:31:12 +0000 https://theghoststory.com/?p=9923 TGS Editor and Publisher Paul Guernsey has a new book coming out with a publication date of February 17. Rolling Back the River is a novel being published by Stackpole Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot, and while it isn’t a ghost story, it contains strong elements of magic realism and is mostly set in […]

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]]> 9923 OPEN: OUR WINTER FLASH FICTION CONTEST https://theghoststory.com/open-our-winter-flash-fiction-contest/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:15:01 +0000 https://theghoststory.com/?p=9881 The Winter 2026 Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition is now OPEN to submissions of sudden fiction—1,000 words or fewer—on a supernatural or magic realism theme. 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 […]

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