We’re happy to announce the winning stories for our annual horror short fiction contest Dead of Winter:

• 1st: “A Lovely Neighborhood: by Matthew Boyle
• 2nd: “The Wran Song” by Robert James
• 3rd: “Bittersweet” by John Howe

The first, second, and third place stories will be published in our March 2016 issue.

Dead of Winter 2016 opens October 1 and ends December 21 with theme and word count parameters to be announced. Our next contest is Three Cheers and a Tiger (Spring). As always, there’s no fee and there’s no registration required to enter any of our contests.

Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who entered!