Kaidankai

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Kaidankai seeks fiction featuring ghosts or supernatural elements for its podcast and is currently running a December 2026 winter-themed contest.

Response time info: ~25 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at kaidankaistories.com↗

Submission calls

fictionHorrorFantasyCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment; the December contest offers a Pushcart Prize nomination for the winner and small gifts for three runners-up.

General submissions accept original fiction or reprints in any genre, provided the story includes ghosts or the supernatural; preferred length is 1,000–3,000 words, though longer or shorter stories may be considered. There is no payment. The December 2026 contest seeks original, winter-rooted stories about ghosts, spirits, or supernatural presence, limited to 1,000–2,500 words, with an October 15 deadline; the winner receives a Pushcart Prize nomination and three runners-up receive small gifts.

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