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"The world’s leading mystery magazine"
"The world’s leading mystery magazine"
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Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
No
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
2 genres
Fiction
Max words: 8000
2,500-8,000 words is the preferred range, but we occasionally use stories of up to 12,000 words and we feature one or two short novels (up t...
Micro Fiction
Max words: 250
Shorter stories are also considered, including minute mysteries of as little as 250 words
Fiction
Max words: 8000
2,500-8,000 words is the preferred range, but we occasionally use stories of up to 12,000 words and we feature one or two short novels (up t...
Micro Fiction
Max words: 250
Shorter stories are also considered, including minute mysteries of as little as 250 words
Statistics
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9
Total submissions tracked
30 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
16 days
Fastest response time
46 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
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Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
If you have not been previously published, let us know that your story should be considered for our Department of First Stories Our rates for original stories are from 5 to 8¢ a word, sometimes higher for established authors We are especially happy to review first stories by authors who have never before published fiction professionally EQMM’s range in the mystery genre is extensive: Almost any story that involves crime or the threat of crime comes within our purview
About the Magazine
Founded in 1941 | United States
Masthead
We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)
Janet Hutchings
Editor-in-Chief
Examples
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