We are pleased to announce the shortlist of first ever PolterGeist Writing Contest!

• “The Box of Lost Souls” by Edith Speers
• “Less Than Shadow” by Rory Say
• “Paul's Tomb of Madness, Hopeness, Oneness, Repurposed Kosher Dill Jars, Good Luck Money Trees, Avoiding Osteoporosis, and Good Housekeeping—Which is to Say, Everything” by Tyler Finley
• “Unnatural High” by Shelley White
• “Holes” by Jennifer Robinson
• “Squeeze Me” by Hsien Chong Tan
• “Check Engine” by Kelsey Gilchrist
• “Are you there? I'm on a Date” by Andrea Winkler

The winners will be announced on our website and published in Geist No. 127, on newsstands September 2024.