Crime Fiction Magazines

A list of Crime Fiction magazine.

Black Denim Lit

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Black Denim Lit welcomes thoughtful writers, new and established. We are open to Genre fiction but favor "General", "Sci-Fi" and "Fantasy"... It's possible that we might also publish: Action/adventure, Western Mystery, Crime, Suspense or Thriller ...b
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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

  • Website: https://elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/
  • Print magazine: Yes
  • Size: Premier literary magazine ("the world's leading Mystery magazine")
  • Location: Norwalk, CT, US
  • Submissions: Accepts all types of mystery short stories including psychological suspense, deductive puzzles, private eye cases, police procedurals, and imaginative mysteries. Prefers stories between 2,500-8,000 words but accepts stories from 250 words up to 20,000 words. No explicit sex or violence, no true crime.
  • Other information: Founded in 1941. Has published more than forty Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. Established the Department of First Stories in 1949 for new writers. Has a global focus with the Passport to Crime department featuring translations.
  • Genres: Mystery, Crime, Suspense, Detective, Psychological Suspense, Hard-boiled, Cozy, Police Procedural, Noir, Classical Whodunit
  • Publication frequency: Not specified
  • Payment: 5 to 8¢ per word, sometimes higher for established authors
  • Founded: 1941
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Mystery Tribune

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Mystery Tribune

  • Website: mysterytribune.com
  • Print magazine: Yes (Print and digital)
  • Size: Independent publication
  • Location: Not specified
  • Submissions: Accepts previously unpublished fiction, non-fiction, art and photography, and flash fiction related to mystery, crime, noir, and suspense. Submissions should be between 3,000-6,000 words typically (though no strict limits). All submissions must be in English.
  • Other information: Publisher and Managing Editor: Ehsan Ehsani. Takes a multi-sensory approach to mystery, featuring content across various media. Provides honorarium for fiction and non-fiction published in print edition (amount discussed upon acceptance). Responds to submissions within approximately three months.
  • Genres: Mystery, Crime, Noir, Suspense, Fiction, Non-fiction, Art & Photography, Flash Fiction
  • Publication frequency: Daily online content; print frequency not specified
  • Payment: Honorarium for print contributors; online contributions generally unpaid
  • Founded: Not specified
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n+1

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Writers interested in contributing to n+1 should note that we come out only three times each year, and that most if not all of the slots available for a given issue will have been filled by the editors many months before publication. That said, if you would like to brave the odds, the best submissions guidelines are those implied by the magazine itself. Read an issue or two through to get a sense of whether your piece might fit into n+1.
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