We are back with more book and story recommendations- this time based on books written by our very own authors! Get your very own copy of STORY here: www.storymagazine.org/product-cate...

We are proud to announce the winner of our 7th annual Story Foundation Prize. Our judge, Deesha Philyaw, has selected “Shame Shame” by Reema Rao. Her story will be featured in our summer 2026 issue, which will be released in July. Congratulations to Reema and our finalists!

Looking for new book or story recommendations? Look no further! Check out some of these popular books and their popular STORY magazine counterpart. Get your very own copy of STORY here: www.storymagazine.org/product-cate...

Meet STORY fiction editor: Sarah Lotfi Sarah lives on the outskirts of Montreal, Quebec. Her work won Columbia Journal's 2022 Print Contest for Fiction, judged by Jonathan Escoffery. Read more at sarahlotfi.com.

Just Posted: STORY Fiction Editor Macey Phillips’s review of I Am the Ghost Here by Kim Samek (@kimsamek.bsky.social), The Dial Press Read, 2026 Read it here: www.storymagazine.org/samek-kim-in... Author photo credit: Jesse Dittmar

Come visit us at the 2026 AWP Conference Bookfair in Baltimore (booth T524)! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to Issue 20 contributor @kimsamek.bsky.social on the release of her short story collection, I Am the Ghost Here (The Dial Press)! Also, keep an eye out for Story Fiction Editor Macey Phillips's upcoming review of Kim's collection on our website in early March.

Come visit us next week at the 2026 AWP Conference Bookfair in Baltimore (booth T524)! Looking forward to seeing you there! #AWP #fiction

Read “Folly” by Annie MacConnel in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Meet STORY Fiction Editor Chris Edmonds! Chris is a writer and editor from Providence, Rhode Island and has been reading for Story since 2024. Also, make sure to check out Chris's recent STORY review of Etgar Keret's Autocorrect: www.storymagazine.org/etgar-keret-... #fiction #shortstories

Read “Tornado Warning” by @gwenekirby.bsky.social in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Read “The Old Ethologist” by @scdeghett.bsky.social in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Congratulations to Issue 22 contributor @emilynemens.bsky.social on the release of her newest novel, Clutch, published by @tinhouse.bsky.social! #fiction #novels #NewRelease

Read “Catch and Release” by Alexander Fredman in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Read “Fakes” by Karin Lin-Greenberg in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Read “On the Edges of Sunlight” by Alexandra Magearu in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Meet one of STORY's newest fiction editors: @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social! Also make sure to check out Patricia's new flash fiction collection, Pardon Me for Moonwalking (Unsolicited Press), available everywhere. #fiction #flashfiction #shortstories

Read “Lose This Skin” by @beckyltuch.bsky.social in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Read “Asymptotes” by @emilynemens.bsky.social in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Read “Don’t Let It Snow” by Maria Kuznetsova in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories

Read “Little Noises” by @nicholaspetty.bsky.social in Issue 22! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstories #litmag

Read “Fathom” by Lauren Acampora in Issue 22! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... #fiction #shortstory #litmag

Just Posted: STORY Fiction Editor Chris Edmonds’s review of Autocorrect by Etgar Keret | Translators: Jessica Cohen and Sondra Silverston (Riverhead Books, 2025). Read it here: www.storymagazine.org/etgar-keret-... Author photo credit: Lielle Sand

Stay warm this winter by curling up by the fire with a copy of STORY Issue 22, now available. Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn... Subscribers, keep an eye on your mailbox.

As 2025 draws to a close, we just want to take a moment to thank you for supporting what we do here @storymag.bsky.social. We simply couldn’t exist without you. Wishing you all the very best stories to come in 2026! Cheers! [Artwork: Simple Walls by Stephanie Rond]

Give the gift of a STORY subscription this holiday season. The perfect present for anyone in your life, including yourself! Learn more here: www.storymagazine.org/store/story-...

Winter is almost here! Stay warm by revisiting "Neon Genesis" by Robert Ren from Issue 21. Read more here: www.storymagazine.org/neon-genesis/

Submissions for STORY's 7th Annual Foundation Prize, judged by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, close tonight at 11:59 pm. Submit here: www.storymagazine.org/submissions/

Meet the Team: Heather Aronson. Heather is the Contest Editor for STORY and a vital part of our team, especially as the STORY Foundation Prize (Judged by @deeshaphilyaw) submission window comes to a close. Submit now through Monday, December 15th at 11:59pm.

Happy to share I have a new story in the new issue of @storymag.bsky.social! I hope you read "Asymptotes" and enjoy the whole issue: www.storymagazine.org/asymptotes/

New Issue Loading… Introducing the contributors of Issue 22! We’re so excited for you to read these fantastics stories. Explore the issue here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...

What is STORY thankful for this Thanksgiving? All of our readers, subscribers, contributors, and editors! Not subscribed yet? Subscribe here: www.storymagazine.org/store/story-...

Autumn is a season of transition. Feel the winds of change in Justin Chandler's story "Oklahoma" in issue 19. Read more here: www.storymagazine.org/oklahoma/

You have one month left to submit to our 7th Annual STORY Foundation prize! Submissions are open through December 15th. The winner will be chosen by the incredible Deesha Philyaw. Submit here: www.storymagazine.org/submissions/

New issue incoming! Bundle up and get ready for Issue 22. Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...

Just Posted: Story Fiction Editor Jacqui Reiko Teruya’s review of “Origin Stories” by Corinna Vallianatos. Read it here: www.storymagazine.org/corinna-vall...

It’s not a trick; treat yourself this Halloween with a subscription to STORY. Learn more here: www.storymagazine.org/store/story-...

Just Posted: Our Contest Editor @heatheraronson.bsky.social interviewed @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, the judge for the 7th Annual STORY Foundation Prize. Read the conversation here: www.storymagazine.org/a-conversati...

Submissions are still open for the 7th Annual STORY Foundation Prize, judged by @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social. Submit before December 15th to be considered.

Read “There's No One Quite Like Us” by Andrew Roe in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “Naked Man” by Max Kruger-Dull in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

The Story team wants to offer our congratulations to @angieellis.bsky.social and Laura Venita Green on the publication of their novels, “A Snake and A Feathered Bird” and “Sister Creatures,” respectively. Both are out today and available for purchase!

Read “Perfectly Disgraceful” by Molly Patterson in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “Seekret” by Scott Garson in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “Neon Genesis” by Robert Ren in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “Heuristic” by @mirarif.bsky.social in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “The Fires" by @angieellis.bsky.social in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “Girl Dinner” by Anthony Varallo in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “People of Consequence” by Zoe Ballering in Issue 21! Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...

Read “Seekers” by @robroensch.bsky.social in Issue 21! Get your Copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/summer...