Genres & Theme
Mystery Suspense Open to all / most themes Because this is a mystery magazine, the stories we buy must fall into that genre in some sense or another. We are interested in nearly every kind of mystery: stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. We ask only that the story be about a crime (or the threat or fear of one). We sometimes accept ghost stories or supernatural tales, but those also should involve a crime. We are looking for stories that have not been previously published elsewhere, and among them for those that are fresh, well told, and absorbing. They should be entirely fiction: please do not send us stories based on actual crimes, for instance, or other real-life events.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words) Novelette (7,500 - 12,000 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 12 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff. Accuracy We have received 36 reports within the past 12 months, not including 5 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 111 days) and not including 1 ignored report (reports are ignored when the submitter has an unrealistic overall acceptance/rejection ratio). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Days Reported 39 | 104.2 | 242 (min | avg | max) Responses (100%) Acceptances: 5.6% (112 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 94.4% (103.7 days avg. per rejection) | 17.6% personal, 58.8% form, 23.5% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (0%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: - Other Information Most recent response reported was received on: 29 Mar 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 15 Jan 2008
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Best American Mystery Stories Derringer Awards
Market Added: 02 Aug 2005 Last Updated: 23 Jul 2007 Last Checked: 05 May 2008

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