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"The world’s leading mystery magazine"

"The world’s leading mystery magazine"

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Response Time

3 months / 30 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • 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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Track submission

9

Total submissions tracked

30 days

Average response time

0%

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

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