Story Magazine

Story Magazine Story is a triannual print literary magazine of short fiction based in Columbus, Ohio. Editorial: Travis Kurowski. Innovation: Vito Grippi. Telly: 717.815.2063.

Design & Illustration: Gabriel Dunmire. Editorial Assistants: Ashli MacKenzie and Tracy Chopek. Advisory Board: Frederick Barthelme, Jurgen Fauth, Roxane Gay, Jonathan Gottschall, Tao Lin, David Shields, Randi Shedlosky-Shoemaker, Jim Shepard, and Marion Winik. Special thanks to Debra Staley, Jaleasha Ruth, Daniel Helwig, Chad Linder, Sarah White Kurowski, Mary Dolheimer, and Bob Wolf. Published b

y York College of Pennsylvania, with the generous assistance of the Glatfelter Family Foundation. Printed by The Sheridan Press, Hanover, PA. Story is a biannual magazine devoted to stories of all kinds, focusing on a single theme each issue. Online: storymagazine.org. Office: 441 Country Club Rd., York, PA 17403. Email: [email protected]. Submissions are welcome year-round by mail and online via Submittable. Story is a proud member of CLMP.

Meet STORY fiction editor: Joe BaumannJoe Baumann is the author of six collections of short fiction, most recently A Thi...
04/22/2026

Meet STORY fiction editor: Joe Baumann

Joe Baumann is the author of six collections of short fiction, most recently A Thing Is Only Known When It Is Gone, from University of Wisconsin Press, and the novels I Know You’re Out There Somewhere and Lake, Drive. His fiction and essays have appeared in Third Coast, Passages North, Phantom Drift, and many others. He possesses a PhD in English from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He was a 2019 Lambda Literary Fellow in Fiction and currently directs the MFA in Writing at Lindenwood University. He can be reached at joebaumann.wordpress.com.

We are proud to announce the winner of our 7th annual Story Foundation Prize. Our judge, Deesha Philyaw, has selected “S...
04/07/2026

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 of Chicago, IL as this year’s prize winner. Her story will be featured in our summer 2026 issue, which will be released in July.

Congratulations as well to our finalists! This year we once again received more than 600 entries, which means we read more wonderful stories than ever before! We’re grateful to all the entrants for the opportunity to read and consider their work.

Meet STORY fiction editor: Sarah Lotfi Sarah Lotfi is from the outskirts of Montreal, Quebec. Her work has appeared in ...
03/11/2026

Meet STORY fiction editor: Sarah Lotfi

Sarah Lotfi is from the outskirts of Montreal, Quebec. Her work has appeared in PRISM international, The Ocean State Review, and Columbia Journal as the winner of their 2022 Print Contest - Fiction, judged by Jonathan Escoffery. Find her at sarahlotfi.com

How can it already be the last day at AWP?! Here at the book fair (booth T524) from 9-5. Come visit us!
03/07/2026

How can it already be the last day at AWP?! Here at the book fair (booth T524) from 9-5. Come visit us!

Day 2 at the AWP Conference in Baltimore! Come say "hi" to us at booth T524! Check out our most recent issue & then some...
03/06/2026

Day 2 at the AWP Conference in Baltimore! Come say "hi" to us at booth T524! Check out our most recent issue & then some!

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