Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine is interested in nearly every kind of mystery, however, stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. Word length: under 12,000 words. Pays .08 cents per word (sometimes higher for established authors).
View Submission GuidelinesEllery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine uses stories of almost every length. 2,500-8,000 is the preferred range, but occasionally use stories up to 12,000 words and feature one or two short novels (up to 20,000 words) each year. Shorter stories are also considered, including minute mysteries of as little as 250 words. Rates for original stories are from 5 to 8 cents a word, occasionally higher for established authors.
View Submission GuidelinesFate magazine
Fate magazine reports on a wide variety of strange and unknown phenomena. We are open to receiving any well-written, well-documented article. (Fate does not publish poetry or fiction.) Our readers especially like reports of current investigations, experiments, theories, and experiences. Features run 1,500 to 3,000 words. Standard payment for feature articles is $50 per article, and $10 for short fillers.
View Submission GuidelinesMystery Scene magazine
Mystery Scene magazine publishes a broad range of experienced writers-many of them mystery authors. The editor accept articles on a variety of topics within the crime and mystery genre. Length: 800 to 2,000 words. Payment is negotiated with the editor in advance; payment is upon publication.
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