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Thank you so much for your patience — we’re finally ready to reveal the results of our 2025 Paranormal Flash Fiction Challenge!
We received over 900 entries this year, and the quality was absolutely exceptional — the highest standard we've ever seen in a contest. Our judges had a truly difficult time making their decisions.
That’s part of the reason for the delay — and we really appreciate your understanding. The entries were so strong that we made the decision to extend the prize pool and offer cash prizes to five additional runners-up in exchange for publication. (And honestly, if we could have extended it even further, we would have.)
🏆 Our Top Three Stories
We’re delighted to announce our winner, along with the first and second runners-up. You can read their incredible stories now on the Winners’ Page.
🎖️ Runners-Up
The runners-up will have their stories published next week and will also be added to the Winners’ Page.
Congratulations to our finalists. While it may seem like a lot of names on the page, they represent only the top 8% of entries — a real accomplishment in such a competitive field.
✍️ A Note for Workshop Participants
If you’re currently participating in our Writing Workshop, you’re welcome to submit your entry to this contest for feedback. As many entries as possible will also receive comments directly from us.
And if you’d like to join the workshop but haven’t yet, just reply to this email and we’ll send you the details.
Congratulations again to everyone who placed — and thank you to everyone who entered for making this such a thrilling and unforgettable challenge.
