2024 Fractured Lit Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize Shortlist

Twenty-five fresh and original takes on this contest’s themes are headed to our guest, Judge Aimee Bender! We can’t wait to reveal her selections!

1. Dear Goldilocks
2. Heart of Stone
3. The Incantation
4. The Nesting Doll Paradigm
5. The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep
6. Heterothermy
7. He is the River Monster
8. The Cycle
9. Her Little Animal
10. Narrative Seeds
11. Cordelia’s Ghosts
12. Our Lady of Clean Kitchens
13. Black with Ash, Red with Grinding
14. Second Sight
15. To Pay the Piper
16. The Last Time I Saw Frank
17. A Fairy Tale for Florida Girls
18. The Pebble and the Witch
19. To the Tower
20. Animal Nature
21. Thank You For Coming
22. Mama Bear
23. At Whistling
24. The Desert Sound
25. Let Down