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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.

01/06/2026

Read “Fathom” by Lauren Acampora in Issue 22!
Get your Copy here: https://www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn-issue-22-fall-2025/

Lauren Acampora is the author of four books, including the collection The Animal Room (Grove Atlantic, 2026). Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, New England Review, Guernica, Missouri Review, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships from MacDowell, Art OMI, Ragdale Foundation, Ucross, and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

01/05/2026

Just Posted: STORY Fiction Editor Chris Edmonds’s review of Autocorrect by Etgar Keret (Official) | Translators: Jessica Cohen and Sondra Silverston (Riverhead Books, 2025).

Read it here: https://www.storymagazine.org/etgar-keret-interview-autocorrect-review/

Author photo credit: Lielle Sand

01/02/2026

Stay warm this winter by curling up by the fire with a copy of STORY Issue 22, now available. Get your copy here: https://www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn-issue-22-fall-2025/ Subscribers, keep an eye on your mailbox.

Including stories by Lauren Acampora, Alexander Fredman, Stephanie Coyne DeGhett, Gwen E. Kirby, Maria Kuznetsova, Karin Lin-Greenberg, Annie MacConnel, Alexandra Magearu, Emily Nemens, Nicholas Petty, and Becky Tuch. Artwork by Kyla Zoe Rafert.

12/31/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we just want to take a moment to thank you for supporting what we do here at Story Magazine. 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]

12/23/2025

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

12/17/2025

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

Robert Ren is an English PhD graduate from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has a B.A. from The University of Chicago and a M.F.A. from Columbia University. His writing has previously appeared in CRAFT and Flumes Journal. As a former fiction fellow at the Black Mountain Institute, Robert previously served as the editor at Witness Literary Journal. He currently lives and teaches in Las Vegas.

12/15/2025

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

12/10/2025

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 ) submission window comes to a close. Submit now through Monday, December 15th at 11:59pm.

Heather Aronson's stories have appeared in American Short Fiction, CRAFT, Story, and Witness, as well as in other journals. Her work has been nominated for Best Small Fictions and selected as finalists for CRAFT's Flash Fiction Contest and the Story Foundation Prize, among others. Her story "The Side of the Road Forever" was the winner of Sonora Review's themed fiction contest ("Rage") in 2022. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Arizona and was an early Fellow in Fiction at the University of Wisconsin's Institute for Creative Writing. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband and some of their five children. She has been a contributing editor at Story since January, 2023.

12/03/2025

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Introducing the contributors of Issue 22! We’re so excited for you to read these fantastics stories.

Issue 22 includes “Fathom” by Lauren Acampora, “Catch and Release” by Alexander Fredman, “The Old Ethologist” by Stephanie Coyne DeGhett, “Tornado Warning” by Gwen E. Kirby, “Don’t Let It Snow” by Maria Kuznetsova, “Fakes” by Karin Lin-Greenberg, “Folly” by Annie MacConnel, “On the Edges of Sunlight” by Alexandra Magearu, “Asymptotes” by Emily Nemens, “Little Noises” by Nicholas Petty, and “Lose This Skin” by Becky Tuch.

Explore the issue here: https://www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn-issue-22-fall-2025/

11/26/2025

What are we thankful for this Thanksgiving? All of our readers, subscribers, contributors, and editors! Not subscribed yet?

Subscribe here: https://www.storymagazine.org/store/story-subscriptions/

11/19/2025

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

Justin Chandler is a writer and teacher currently dividing his time between Cincinnati, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and daughter. His creative work has appeared in epiphany and Hobart.

11/15/2025

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: https://www.storymagazine.org/submissions/

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