Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
Literary Magazine
The world’s leading mystery magazine
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3 months*/Editor reported data31 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.02%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 2500
Max words: 8000
Sub Genres: Mystery
Fiction - 250 words max
Max words: 250
Sub Genres: Mystery
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
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
Tracker statistics
116
Total submissions tracked
31 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
16 days
Fastest response time
46 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 92 days
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Janet Hutchings
Editor-in-Chief