IHLR Long Story

Every summer, we publish a marathon-long short story or essay, the winner of the annual IHLR Long Story Competition.

Building 2667: A Story by Adam Straus
June 22, 2026
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Last Dye: An Essay by Amy Monticello
June 5, 2025
by Iron Horse Literary Review
F-I-N-E: A Story by Leslie Pietrzyk
July 15, 2024
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Heaven: A Story by Sarah Freligh
June 7, 2023
by Iron Horse Literary Review
The Place: A Story by Sara Fetherolf
May 9, 2022
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Falling: An Essay, by Jill Christman
June 4, 2021
by Iron Horse Literary Review
The Motherpeace, by Ruby Al-Qasem
December 29, 2020
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Silver Tongue, by Kate Blackwood
December 10, 2020
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Haw Flakes and Dried Squid, by Elissa C. Huang
April 17, 2020
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Four Before I Begin Again, by Susanna Childress
April 16, 2020
by Iron Horse Literary Review
The Light of Who We Are, by Sheryl St. Germain
July 6, 2018
by Iron Horse Literary Review
The Cello Part, by Danielle LaVaque-Manty
July 6, 2018
by Iron Horse Literary Review
A Letter from Bernie, A Letter from Ben, by Willa Schmidt
November 6, 2017
by Iron Horse Literary Review
The Twi-Lite, by C. J. Spataro
November 4, 2017
by Iron Horse Literary Review
From the Watchtower, by Nathaniel Barron
November 4, 2017
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Grand Avenue, by Sarah Pape
December 2, 2016
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Collateral Damage, by Kate Norris
October 14, 2016
by Iron Horse Literary Review
French for Weakling, by David Armstrong
May 31, 2015
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Conflict, by Dario Sulzman
May 31, 2015
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Fine Open Space, by H. Lee Barnes
November 3, 2014
by Iron Horse Literary Review
Dying in Red Dirt Country, by W.K. Stratton
August 22, 2014
by Iron Horse Literary Review