• By Christine Barrick / Michael Ackerman
• Posted Friday, January 20, 2023

Fall 2022 Short Story Contest Winners

We apologize for the delay, but our panel of judges finally read through all of the many wonderful submissions and after much deliberation, we are proud to announce the winners of the Fall 2022 Short Story Contest!

JUVENILE WINNER: “Carnival of Secrets” by Sloane Chafin

Honorable Mentions:

• “The Brave Sisters and the Bloody Witch” by Rosie Gumprecht
• “The Lisa-Chan” by Bella Joy Busch
• “The Apocalypse of Nevada” by Bridge Gallagher and Patton Falgout
• “The Girl in the Gray Sweatshirt” by Norah Hall and Vera Griffin

TEEN WINNER: “Varmint” by Alana Gill

Honorable Mentions:

• “Eternal Tuesday” by Mack Dishmon
• “I Love You” by Khaliah Eichelberger

ADULT WINNER: “Not So Far Away” by Darren Tayloe

Honorable Mentions:

• “Was It a Man?” by Annie Jenkins
• “Prime Meat” by Levi Zane Ford
• “Right, Wrong, and Vivan” by Sarah Fletcher
• “The Invisible Guest” by Charles Davenport Jr.

Of course we want to congratulate the winners, but we also want to thank each and every writer who submitted a tale and shared their delightfully twisted imaginations with us! Your stories ran the gamut from eerie and atmospheric to spine-tingling to downright shocking in nature, but they were all a lot of fun. Special thanks go out to Rosie Gumprecht for providing lovely illustrations to accompany “The Brave Sisters” and to the talented authors of The Spooktacular Anthology of Stories. Spooktacular indeed! Thank you all! Keep writing!