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ANTHOLOGIES
Chimeraworld
http://www.horrorquarterly.com/chimericanabooks/cw5guidelines.html
A yearly anthology accepting September through December; they’re looking for stories about alternative moral states, and will accept mystery stories, if they fall within that theme
DarkHart Press
http://www.darkhart.com/submissions.html
They have periodic calls for anthology submissions, mostly horror/sci-fi/fantasy, but dark mystery is also accepted
Drollerie Press
http://www.drolleriepress.com/Submissions/
They are interested in all genres of work written with a mythic theme, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, erotic, romance, GBLT, and Young Adult.
Farspace
http://www.writing.com/main/forums/item_id/1306783
An anthology for speculative fiction
L&L Dreamspell
http://www.lldreamspell.com/Anthologies.html
They publish short story anthologies on various themes, mostly mystery-oriented
Level Best Books
http://www.levelbestbooks.com/Call.htm
They have published anthologies four anthologies thus far, most featuring crime fiction by New England short-story writers
Mystery Writers of America
http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/news/anthologies.htm
MWA has been publishing an annual collection of short stories on a specific theme, with a call for submissions from MWA members
Notorious Press
http://www.notoriouspress.com/?page_id=12
This is a relatively new venture, accepting short stories for their anthologies on an irregular basis
Omnidawn
http://www.omnidawn.com/fiction_submissions.htm
Publish anthologies of fabulist and new-wave fiction
Red Coyote Press
http://www.redcoyotepress.com/default.php
Accepts submissions on an irregular basis for their short-story anthologies
Ruins Metropolis
http://www.hadleyrillebooks.com/RuinsMetroSubs.html
This is an ongoing anthology looking for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Mainstream short stories up to 7,000 words, as long as they feature a story based on the chosen cover art for the issue
Samhain Publishing
http://samhainpublishing.com/submissions
This is primarily a publisher of romance books, but they have anthologies accepting short-story submissions as well, including romantic suspense and paranormal suspense
Scissor Press
http://www.jasonmarchi.com/GUIDELINESforANTHOLOGIES.htm
They accept entries in all genres for various themed anthologies
Shannon Road Press
http://www.shannonroadpress.com
A new venture which has published one anthology of mystery stories and may include more
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAGAZINES ONLINE
Criminal Justice Periodicals
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/per.htm
A long listing of miscellaneous criminal justice periodicals available on the world wide web. Some are mere advertisements. Others provide a sampler of articles in the hopes you will subscribe. Others provide the full text of each issue. They range from Acta Criminologica : Southern African Journal of Criminology (Full Text) to the VFIS News.
Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
http://www.albany.edu/scj/jcjpc/
Scholarly articles on the subject of justice and popular culture
PI Magazine
http://www.pimagazine.com/
Although not a mystery magazine per se, PI Magazine is the journal of the private investigator, and includes articles on various aspects of the trade.
MAGAZINE DATABASES & LISTS
Crime Fiction Index
http://www.philsp.com/cfi1.html
An attempt to provide an index to crime fiction magazines in the same style as the classic Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index compiled by Stephen T. Miller and William G. Contento. Although the book will be in print form, this site includes an index of crime fiction magazines with links.
Duotrope
http://duotrope.com/
Duotrope contains a database of over 1925 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections. You can search by various criteria and get results for publications that indicate the type of works the publication accepts, lengths, media, payscale, whether the publication accepts simultaneous or multiple submissions or reprints, and response times.
Mystery Readers International
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/period.html
The site includes a nice listing of mystery-related magazine and newsletters, not all of which have web sites.
MAGAZINES, MYSTERY (PRINT)
Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
http://www.themysteryplace.com
Each issue of this print publication includes at least seven new mystery short stories, varying in length from short-shorts to novellas, and one "Mystery Classic." There are also author interviews, profiles of mystery bookstores, and a mystery puzzle.
Baker Street Journal
http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/
A quarterly journal of scholarly articles about Sherlock Holmes
Cemetery Dance
http://www.cemeterydance.com/
A publication for horror, dark mystery, and suspense short stories up to 5,000 words
Clues, a Journal of Detection
http://www.cluesjournal.com
As the only U.S. scholarly journal on mystery fiction, the academic essays and nonfiction book reviews in Clues cover all aspects of mystery and detective material in print, television, and movies.
CrimeSpree
http://www.crimespreemag.com/
Articles, fiction, and reviews of books and DVDs; they have won the Anthony Award at Bouchercon for best magazine
Crime Stalkers Case Book
http://www.crimestalkers.com/
Founded in 1997 by Andrew McAleer and Edgar Allan Poe award-winning author, John McAleer, Austin Layman's Crimestalker Casebook (ALCC) is a semi-annual crime fiction publication of traditional mystery short shorts and P.I. stories.
Crime Time
http://www.crimetime.co.uk/
Articles, reviews, interviews, and profiles
Crime Wave
http://www.ttapress.com/
Each issue includes news, reviews, features, interviews, and profiles
Deadly Pleasures
http://www.deadlypleasures.com/
A fan-oriented mystery magazine published quarterly, focusing on mystery news and reviews
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
http://www.themysteryplace.com
EQMM has been publishing the crime and mystery fiction since 1941. Each issue also includes reviews and a crossword puzzle.
Future Mystery Anthology Magazine
http://www.fmam.biz/
FMAM publishes short stories of all types, including those with subplots of horror, romance, science fiction, or any sort of speculative fiction, even literary, as long as the main theme is mystery.
Great Mystery and Suspense
http://www.greatmysteryandsuspense.com/
Great Mystery and Suspense specializes in printing wholesome mysteries, usually cozies, whodunits, and romantic suspense.
Mouth Full of Bullets
http://www.mouthfullofbullets.com/
A free quarterly online mystery magazine that offers the best fiction and poetry from writers of all levels, as well as professional reviews, author interviews, informative columns, and more. Until recently, it was available only only, but with the Fall 2007 issue, there will be a print publication.
Murdaland
http://www.murdalandmagazine.com/
Murdaland: Crime Fiction for the 21st Century is a bi-annual literary journal devoted to writing that evokes the ethos and themes of classic crime fiction or film noir.
Mystery File
http://mysteryfile.com/
http://www.mysteryfile.com/blog/
The crime fiction research journal devoted to mystery and detective fiction: the books, the authors, and those who read, collect and make annotated lists of them. Includes an archived site and the current blog.
Mystery News
http://www.blackravenpress.com/
Published six times per year, Mystery News takes a look at the latest mystery books, writers, and events.
Mystery Readers International
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/
Mystery Readers Journal is a quarterly thematic mystery Journal. Each issue contains articles, reviews, and author essays on a specific theme, as well as special columns, a calendar of events, and other mystery related material.
Mystery Scene
http://www.mysteryscenemag.com/
Mystery Scene includes articles and reviews of novels, films, TV shows, audio-books, children's mysteries and more.
Out of the Gutter
http://outoftheguttermagazine.blogspot.com/
Out of the Gutter bills itself as the Only Pulp Magazine in Print, a completely independent, “upstart” publication with a limited print run.
Over My Dead Body
http://www.overmydeadbody.com/
Published quarterly, Over My Dead Body includes a wide variety of mystery stories, from cozy to hardboiled and everything in between. They also feature book and movie reviews, author profiiles, interviews, and features.
Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press
http://members.cox.net/sherlock1/scuttle.htm
Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press has been published monthly ink-on-paper, with occasional illustrations and enclosures, for thirty years, and tends to focus on Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.
Spinetingler
http://www.spinetinglermag.com/
Published four times a year with a special edition on Canadian writers, Spinetingler publishes stories that could be categorized as mystery, thriller, suspense, supernatural, ghost story, love, fantasy or science fiction.
The Strand
http://www.strandmag.com/
The Strand publishes mysteries, detective stories, tales of terror and the supernatural. This is a resurrection of sorts, of the original Strand publication which for sixty years (1891-1950) was a popular source for the best in fiction, featuring the works of some of the greatest authors of the 20th century including Graham Greene, Agatha Christie, Rudyard Kipling, G.K.Chesterton, Leo Tolstoy, Georges Simenon and, of course, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Thriller UK
http://www.thrilleruk.fsnet.co.uk
ThrillerUK is a small press fan magazine that celebrates pulp fiction both old and new. The magazine is a combination of articles on series characters and their creators and short stories by new and up and coming writers.
MAGAZINES, MYSTERY/CRIME (E-zines)
Back Alley Webzine
http://www.backalleywebzine.com/
The Back Alley is published four times a year, with each issue containing five new short stories by emerging or established authors.
Behind the Black Mask
http://btbm.libsyn.com/
Interviews with writers of hard-boiled, pulp, mystery, and suspense
Black Mask
http://www.blackmaskmagazine.com/
A tribute to pulp fiction, with fiction pulled from the archives of Black Mask Magazine and other quality publications, with reviews, essays, photos, cover gallery, and downloads
Blazing Adventures
http://www.blazingadventuresmagazine.com
Specializes in pulp-style fiction
Central Crime Zone
http://centralcrimezone.blogspot.com/
The online version of Crimespree Magazine
Crime and Suspense
http://www.crimeandsuspense.com/
Crime Scene Scotland
http://www.crimescenescotland.com/
Until recently a print publication, they recently moved to a blog format and will no longer be accepting and printing short stories. However, they will continue to include articles, reviews, interviews.
Crime Zine
http://www.seismicfish.com/crimezine.html
An e-mailed e-zine accepting stories with varying word counts
Demolition Magazine
http://www.demolitionmag.com/
Demolition looks for and publishes stories that are violent, earth-shattering, and alter the landscapes of the characters.
Gumshoe Review
http://www.gumshoereview.com/
Columns, articles, and book reviews
Hard Luck Stories
http://www.hardluckstories.com/
Each issue has a different Guest Editor, and the taste and style of the stories selected will be depend on the editor. Only hard-boiled or noir stories are included.
Lunch Hour Stories
http://www.lunchhourstories.com/submissions_contests.html
Lunch Hour Stories are literary short stories written by authors all over the world. They are printed individually in small, easy to carry booklets, and then sent to subscribers 16 times per year, or about one issue every three weeks. The final issue of each year contains 10-12 short-short stories written by a variety of authors. They accept suspense, mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi, as long as the story can appeal to a general audience.
Mouth Full of Bullets
http://www.mouthfullofbullets.com/
A free quarterly online mystery magazine that offers the best fiction and poetry from writers of all levels, as well as professional reviews, author interviews, informative columns, and more
Muzzle Flash Fiction
http://www.muzzleflashfiction.net/
This site is dedicated to pulp fiction and degenerate literature, in 700 words or less
Mysterical-E
http://www.mystericale.com/
Mysterical-E is a quarterly literary journal of mystery and the mysterious, dedicated to publishing mystery stories of all types and stories of the mysterious including speculative fiction, fantasy, etc.
MysteryAuthors
http://mysite.verizon.net/mysteryauthors/
They publish stories on their web site from 100 to 1,500 words, four times a year, with each “edition” themed.
Nefarious Tales
http://www.nefarious-tales.com/
Nefarious: Tales of Mystery is focused on mystery and crime fiction usually under 1500 words.
Orchard Press Mysteries
http://www.orchardpressmysteries.com/
They publish short stories, mysteries, and poetry on a somewhat irregular schedule online.
Out of the Gutter
http://www.outoftheguttermagazine.com/
They prefer crime fiction with a “degenerate” attitude
The Outpost: Crime Down Under
http://www.crimedownunder.com/TheOutpost.html
A magazine for Australilan crime short stories
Plots With Guns
http://anthonyneilsmith.typepad.com/crimedog_one_the_internet/2007/11/plots-with-guns.html
(Temporary URL) This e-zine ceased publication in 2004 after five years; editor Anthony Neil Smith has decided to resurrect the e-zine as a quarterly, beginning over again with Issue #1. All stories include a gun as an element of the plot.
Powder Burn Flash
http://powderburnflash.blogspot.com/
Flash fiction stories on mystery and crime themes
Pulp Pusher
http://www.pulppusher.com/
Articles and stories on the subject of pulp fiction
Shots Magazine
http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/
Includes short stories, interviews, author profiles, book reviews, and a section on screen crime
Shred of Evidence
http://www.shredofevidence.com/
Shred publishes original short fiction, reprints, flash, and serials in the mystery, crime, and suspense genre, including the various subgenres as well as cross-genre stories.
Thrilling Detective
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/
A publication of private eye mystery stories in the classic hard-boiled, pulp, and noir traditions
Thuglit
http://www.thuglit.com/submissions.htm
Publishes mystery and noir short stories
MAGAZINES, PRINT, GENERAL, WHICH ACCEPT & PUBLISH MYSTERY STORIES
Artella
http://www.artellawordsandart.com/guidelines.html
Artella is both a print publication and e-zine which accepts submissions of any type, both published every other month. The print version is loosely centered around themes and requires illustrations with stories, which you can provide on your own or collaborate with someone else. The e-zine doesn’t have those restrictions.
Byline
http://www.bylinemag.com/
They accept General short fiction, mainstream, literary or genre; no more than 3,000 words.
Cricket (Children’s Market)
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=25
A magazine for kids ages 9 to 14 that accepts stories up to 2,000 words
ESC! Magazine
http://www.escmagazine.com/
Although billed as a literary magazine, they are open to most themes and genres; stories run between 2,500 and 5,000 words. Longer works will be considered and may, with the author's permission, be split between two or more issues. Shorter works (300-1,000 words) will also be considered. The magazine publishes twice a year.
The First Line
http://www.thefirstline.com/index.htm
Published four times a year, each issue contains stories which must use a first-line prompt provided by the magazine. The prompt can be found on the magazine’s web site link above. They accept most genres, including mystery.
Highlights for Children (Children’s Market)
http://www.highlights.com/
Stories for younger readers (ages three to seven) should have 500 words or fewer and should not seem babyish to older readers.Stories for older readers (ages eight to twelve) should have 800 words or fewer and should be appealing to younger readers if read aloud.Frequent needs include humor, mystery, sports, holiday, and adventure stories.
Hotel Amerika
http://www.hotelamerika.net/
They welcome submissions in all genres of creative writing, up to about 7,000 words. Manscripts are only only considered between September and May 1.
Jack and Jill (Children’s Market)
http://cbhi.org/magazines/jackandjill/
A children’s magazine; at last report, they had a moratorium on new submissions due to a backlog
Portland Magazine
http://www.portlandmagazine.com/guidelines.html
They publish short stories in this regional magazine, including mysteries, but query first.
Postscripts
http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/postscripts_magazine.html
They prefer SF, Fantasy, Horror and dark Crime/Suspense; published four times a year in the UK
Sein und Werden
http://www.kissthewitch.co.uk/seinundwerden/sein.html
Despite the title, they accept English-language stories on their theme of that issue, especially experimental, non-gnre, erotica, horror, philosophical, noir, crime, hard-boiled, surreal.
Skyline Magazine
http://www.skylinemagazines.com/guidelines.htm
They look for “interesting, quality literature and art of all styles and genre”; 4,000-word maximum is the norm, however, for exceptional material they’ll publish up to 5,000 words
Storyteller
http://www.storytellermagazine.com
They accept stories in most genres, including mysteries, up to 6,000 words. It’s only published four times a year, and the rejection rate is very high.
Swimming Kangaroo Books Newsletter
http://www.swimmingkangaroo.com/submit.html
This publisher’s monthly newsletter includes one 1,000-word mystery in each edition; but that means only 12 stories are accepted each year out of scads of submissions.
Tabard Inn, Tales of Questionable Taste
http://talesofquestionabletaste.com/
Almost anything goes with their submissions, but the preferred genres are horror, sci-fi, and mystery up to 5,000 words.
Women’s World
http://www.hodrw.com/shortf.htm
They don’t have an official site with submissions information, but the above link has some details; mini-mysteries have a word count maximum of 1000 (no true violence, or grotesque horror); standard MS format, sent to Fiction Editor, Woman's World, 270 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. Indicate Mini Mystery or Romance on the envelope.
Zoetrope All Story
http://www.all-story.com/index.cgi
This magazine, started by Francis Ford Coppola, has a literary bent, although they accept stories from just about any genre. Note, however, that with 12,000+ submissions per year, it’s a very difficult market to break into. They do have an annual short story contest in the Fall.
MAGAZINES, E-ZINE, GENERAL, WHICH ACCEPT & PUBLISH MYSTERY STORIES
10x10x10
http://www.kcoldiron.com/10x10x10/
You must have written at least 10 stories, novels, or works of creative nonfiction, and you must have had 10 rejections or more; any genre welcome; under 10,000 words is OK, but under 5,000 is preferred
Amazon Shorts
http://www.amazon.com/amazon-shorts-digital-shorts/b?ie=UTF8&node=13993911
To be eligible to submit a story, you must be a published author with at least one book for sale on Amazon.com
Apollo’s Lyre
http://www.apollos-lyre.com/id3.html
They accept flash and short fiction, including genre (no erotica), up to 2,000 words
Bakers’s Dozen
http://bakersdozenreview.tripod.com/index.html
Baker’s Dozen Literary Review “does not discriminate against any form, style, or genre of literature or artwork.” Flash fiction is preferred, but short stories and book excerpts under 2,000 words will be considered
Boys Life (Children’s Market)
http://www.boyslife.org/
A magazine for young boys, with short stories running 1,000 to 1,500 words, one or two per issue
Coffee Cramp Magazine
http://coffeecrampmagazine.tripod.com/id2.html
They accept all genres except erotica
The Cynic
http://cynicmag.com/
All genre stories up to 5,000 words, although they’ll all consider longer works for serialization
Dark Discoveries
http://www.darkdiscoveries.com/
Accepts stories in the Horror / Dark Fantasy and Dark Mystery vein, up to 5,000 words
Eclectica
http://www.eclectica.org/
Eclectica is a quarterly World Wide Web journal devoted to showcasing the best writing on the web, regardless of genre. No restrictions on length.
Edge of Propinquity
http://www.edgeofpropinquity.net/library.asp?id=61
In order to be accepted for publication, stories must fit the webzine's theme (one theme is established for each calendar year) setting (the setting is a modern day story focusing on a character deep within the hidden world that surrounds mundane society.
Espresso
http://www.espressofiction.com/information_writers.php
This is a weekly e-mailed e-zine for subscribers. For their “Mocha” (18-24 years) and “Espresso” categories, (25+ years), the word count is between 1,000-3,500 words. For this category they will consider any genre (except science fiction or fantasy) as long as it is “well-written and engaging.”
Every Day Fiction
http://www.everydayfiction.com/
Every Day Fiction is a magazine that specializes in publishing a new short story of 1,000 words or fewer every day at 7:30am EST (4:30am PST). They accept all genres, including mystery.
The Externalist
http://theexternalist.com/Site/SubmissionGuidelines-670.html
Any style, any genre as long as the content is appropriate for The Externalist; 250-5,000 words
Flash Me
http://www.wingedhalo.com/
A quarterly magazine, accepting all genres of fiction, as long as the story is under 1,000 words
Flashquake
http://www.flashquake.org/
A literary Flash ‘zine that accepts mysteries of less than 1,000 words
Flashshot
http://www.gwthomas.org/flashshotindex.htm
Accepts mysteries up to 100 words (yep, that’s correct -- one hundred words).
Fun for Kidz (Children’s Market)
http://www.funforkidzmagazines.com/frameset2.html?target=ffk
Each issue is themed.
The King’s English
http://home.comcast.net/~wapshot1/summer07/submis.html
The King's English is an international online literary journal publishing novellae, personal essays, book reviews, and poetry. Innovative, traditional, and occasional genre work accepted, although they have a weakness for well-crafted detective, suspense, and sci-fi work.
Grim Graffiti
http://www.grimgraffiti.com/
Grim Graffiti seeks well-written dark fiction that is atmospheric and disturbing. While they are interested in stories with a dark edge, they are most partial to horror, non-cozy crime fiction, dark fantasy, and dark science fiction. Dark flash fiction is also welcomed. 500-4,000 words.
Heliotrope
http://www.heliotropemag.com/
They have interests in every corner and alley that encompasses Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror, 1,000-5,000 words
Horror Literature Quarterly
http://horrorlit.horrorfictionnews.com/
They publish three fiction stories a quarter and are looking for horror, dark mystery, and dark suspense
Microhorror
http://www.microhorror.com/microhorror/about-faq/
Mysteries only within the horror genre framework, under 666 words
Mytholog
http://www.mytholog.com/aboutus.html
They publish all genres as well as cross-genre work and look for a universality of theme (this is not a magazine that particularly specializes in fairy stories, though they do publish them).
Nth Degree
http://www.nthzine.com/submissions.html
They accept science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and well-crafted mystery and humor pieces, under 7,500 words..
On the Premises
http://www.onthepremises.com/
Stories published in On The Premises are winning entries in contests that are held every four months. Each contest challenges writers to produce a story based on a broad premise that editors supply as part of the contest.
Orchard Press Mysteries
http://www.orchardpressmysteries.com/Mysteries.html
They print a couple of stories a month, up to 5,000 words
Paumonok Review
http://www.paumanokreview.com/
The Paumanok Review is a quarterly Internet literary magazine accepting most genre stories up to 6,000 words
Peccary Magazine
http://www.peccarymagazine.5u.com/
Peccary is interested in stories of any genre (except erotica) as long as one or more animals play a central role in the story and as long as the story is no longer than 3000 words. Humor and stories about uncommon animals are preferred.
Pedestal Magazine
http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/
They “are receptive to high-quality literary fiction of all sorts, including traditional and experimental works. Genre fiction (such as science fiction, horror, mystery, and romance) is encouraged as long as it crosses or comments upon its genre and is both character-driven and psychologically acute.”
Raven Electrick
http://ravenelectrick.com/
They accept short stories and poems in the fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery genres. Raven's tastes are eclectic, with subgenres ranging from "cyberpunk" to "cozy" sleuth, sword and sorcery to hardboiled "noir," space opera to vampire yarn, and anything in between.
Reflection’s Edge
http://www.reflectionsedge.com/
The focus of the fiction section of RE is on marginalized fiction - genre fiction which many "literary magazines" do not accept (i.e., sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, the supernatural, westerns, adventure, magical realism, erotica [not pornography], fables - non-mainstream fiction). The stories run between 500 and 10,000 words
Residential Aliens
http://residentialaliens.blogspot.com/
Residential Aliens is a monthly online magazine devoted to quality speculative fiction with a spiritual foundation (but not necessarily religious in nature).
Rose and Thorn
http://www.theroseandthornezine.com/
They accept many genres, up to 2,000 words
Savage Kick
http://www.murderslim.com/sksubmissions.html
They’re looking for stories outside the mainstream, up to 6,000 words, but they only accept 3-4 stories per quarterly issue.
Semaphore
http://www.freewebs.com/semaphoremagazine/submissions.htm
They primarily look for pieces in the fantasy and detective genres, with four reading and submission periods each year.
Shalla Magazine
http://www.shallamagazine.com/about.php
An e-zine which mainly publishes reprints; they accept genre submissions.
Spacesuits and Six Guns
http://www.spacesuitsandsixguns.homestead.com/
They accept contemporary pulp fiction - simple, straightforward storytelling with an emphasis on action
Spinnings
http://www.spinningsmagazine.com/spinningsguidelines.htm
They accept most genres, including mystery, detective, and thriller, 2,500 to 5,000 words
Stories for Children (Children’s Market)
http://storiesforchildren.tripod.com/index.html
They have several categories of stories for children, with word counts varying, accordingly.
Story Station (Children’s Market)
http://www.viatouch.com/learn/Storystation/Storystation_main.jsp
A children’s magazine looking for stories with at least one protagonist in the 6-12 year old age range.
Thug Works
http://www.cowhidedecor.com/
As the title indicates, hardboiled and noir submissions accepted
Twisted Tales
http://www.twistedtongue.co.uk/
They are looking for stories with a twist, and are open to all genres, but those with science-fiction/fantasy/horror elements are preferred
UR Paranormal
http://www.urparanormal.com/
They accept horror, speculative, psychological thriller, dark fiction
Vestal Review
http://www.vestalreview.net/guidelines.html
Flash fiction, including mystery, 500 words maximum
Virtual Tales
http://www.virtualtales.com/submissions.html
They are are looking for complete novels/novellas (of at least 20,000 words) to serialize through the Virtual Tales website and sell as eBooks thereafter. Theywill also consider short story collections with a strong central theme; reprints of previously published works, including previously published print versions.
Web Del Sol
http://www.webdelsol.com/InPosse/
They look for inventive, imaginative, well-crafted work by writers who take risks and are well-acquainted with the craft of their genre. Up to 7,500 words.
Yellow Mama
http://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/index.html
Accepts cutting edge, erotica, hardboiled, horror, literary, noir, psychological/horror, up to 3,500 words
MISCELLANEOUS
Aspen Mountain Press
http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/submissions/info_6.html
Aspen Mountain Press is an e-book, royalty paying publisher, accepting stories in all genres from 10,000 to 90,000 words; they especially like tales that cross genres; for example a science-fiction mystery.
Burst
http://www.terra-media.us/burst/index.html
A magazine for handheld and audio devices, Burst accepts flash fiction under 700 words
Chippewa Publishing
http://www.chippewapublishing.com/information.php?info_id=4
They specialize in ebooks, all genres; their new line of short stories from 5,000 words to 9,999 are paid 30% royalty on all stories
CrimeWave
http://ttapress.com/category/crimewave/
Crimewave is a multi-format ebook; open to submissions of new crime and mystery stories of up to about 10,000 words in length.
Curious Volumes
http://www.curiousvolumes.com/
They publish ebooks for adults and young adults in several genres, including fantasy, horror, dark humor, mystery, thrillers, and suspense. Word counts up to 150,000.
Short Story Radio
http://www.shortstoryradio.com/
Chosen stories will be recorded by a professional voice actor and published on their website. There is no restriction on period or style but the story must be fictional and maximum 3,000 words
Sniplits
http://sniplits.com/
This is an audio story ‘zine, which accepts submissions from 50 to 10,000 words
Well-Told Tales
http://www.welltoldtales.com/
This is a podcast fiction market, accepting edgy fare, 2,000 to 4,000 words (give or take), in the horror, sci-fi and hardboiled (ie: crime or detective) genres.
SHORT STORY DATABASES & REVIEWS
Mystery Short Fiction from 1990
http://www.philsp.com/homeville/MSF/0start.htm
An Index to Mystery Magazines, Anthologies, and Single-Author Collections
Nasty, Brutish and Short
http://nastybrutishshort.blogspot.com/
Short reviews of short stories for those with short attention spans.
TRADE MAGAZINES
Booklist
http://www.booklistonline.com/
Booklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials. It is geared toward libraries and booksellers and has both print and online subscriptions. It’s published twice monthly September through June and then monthly in July and August. It’s one of the “Big Four” review publications.
Editor and Publisher Magazine
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/subscriptions.jsp
Available in both online and print subscriptions, Editor and Publisher focuses on industry trends, with commentary and analysis.
Kirkus Reviews
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/about_us/submission.jsp
Kirkus Reviews was founded in 1933 and is published 24 times annually with reviews printed three to four months pre-publication of approximately 5,000 titles per year. It’s one of the “Big Four” review publications
Library Journal
http://www.libraryjournal.com/
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians (founded by Melvil Dewey of Dewey decimal fame), and features news from the library world, with articles about aspects of library standards and practices. In its 132nd year of publication, Library Journal is the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field. Considered to be the “bible” of the library world, LJ is read by over 100,000 library directors, administrators, and staff in public, academic, and special libraries.
Literary Marketplace
http://www.literarymarketplace.com/
Has both print and online publications featuring listings on more than 30,000 companies, books, periodicals, awards, courses, or events
Publishers Weekly
http://www.publishersweekly.com/
Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents, with print and online versions. It’s one of the “Big Four” review publications
NEWSPAPERS ONLINE
Boston Globe
www.boston.com/news/globe/
Free articles from the paper; you don’t have to register for the first few, after that, you’ll have to set up a free account; a fee is required for archived articles prior to 2003; the archives go back to 1979.
Chicago Tribune
www.chicagotribune.com/
Like most online newspaper, the Trib requires registration, which allows access to contemorary articles for free and a fee for archived articles, which date back to 1985; there are various purchasing plans for articles
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/
The Monitor has an archives dating back to 1908. Articles from 1908 to 1980 have fees. Articles from 1980 to the present are free and require no registration.
LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/
Until recently, registration was required to read any articles, even daily ones; however, that seems to have changed. Their archives dates back to 1985 and requires fees.
Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Current articles are available free, without registration; archives from 1982 have fees.
NewsLibrary
http://nl.newsbank.com/
Searching through NewsLibrary's collection of newspaper archives from close to 1700 newspapers is free and unlimited. You will be offered payment options only after you select to download the full-text of any article.
Newspaper Archives
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/
As a member of NewspaperARCHIVE.com, you can search through 2000+ newspaper titles, the largest newspaper collection available online,with 2.5 million new pages every month. Daily archives are free; others require membership.
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com
You are required to register for daily articles, which are free. Until recently, articles back to 1981 are fee-based, but the Times is changing their policy. No, the entire site will be free to all readers, and the archives from 1987 to the present will be available without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will be free.
Paperboy
http://www.thepaperboy.com/
A searchable database of links to online newspapers from all U.S. states and around the world
Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/
Current articles are free, no registration. Their archives include the Phildelphia Inquirer dating back to 1981 and the Phildelphia Daily News, datinb back to 1978, both of which incur fees.
US Newspaper List
http://www.usnpl.com/
Organized by state, alphabetically, then by city
USA Today
http://usatoday.com/
Current articles are free, no registration.
Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/
You can access a few articles without registration; otherwise, you’ll have to register for the articles, which are free for the past 14 days. Archives from 1877 have fees.
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