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Mystery & crime magazines accepting short stories

Magazines taking mystery, crime, noir and thriller short fiction. Dated entries are themed issues or reading windows; the rest accept submissions anytime.

10 listings, last checked October 17, 2026. Listings whose deadline has passed are hidden automatically.

Magazines (10)

Oct 31, 2026

Punk Noir Magazine – 'NARC' November challenge

Punk Noir Press

Magazine
Not stated
No fee

500

Nov 4, 2026

Stone's Throw – December 2026 prompt

Rock and a Hard Place Press

Magazine
$25 for the single story chosen
No fee

1,000–2,000

Nov 23, 2026

Worlds of Mystery Magazine – Winter 2026 issue

Worlds of Mystery Magazine

Magazine
Not stated
No fee

Not stated

Open anytime

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

1 Paragraph, Inc.

Magazine
Paid (rate not stated on guidelines page)
No fee

Up to 12,000 (most much shorter)

Open anytime

Cold Caller

Cold Caller Magazine (Substack)

Magazine
$125 flat per story
No fee

2,000–6,000 sweet spot; up to 10,000

Open anytime

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Must Read Books Publishing

Magazine
6–8¢/word (fiction); $25–50 per poem; 7¢/word nonfiction
No fee

2,500–8,000 preferred (700–20,000 considered)

Open anytime

Guilty Crime Story Magazine – Flash Series

Guilty Crime Story Magazine

Magazine
Unpaid (web flash). Print magazine pays $10 but print is currently CLOSED
No fee

500–1,000 (firm)

Open anytime

Mystery Tribune

Magazine
Honorarium for print-edition fiction (amount discussed on acceptance); web/flash unpaid
No fee

No fixed limit; most 3,000–6,000; they rarely read past 10,000

Open anytime

The Strand Magazine

Magazine
$100–150 per story
No fee

2,000–6,000 preferred (occasional 1,000-word shorts or short novellas)

Open anytime

Uncharted Magazine – Thriller & Mystery

Uncharted Magazine

Magazine
$200 for original fiction
No fee

See guidelines (1,000–5,000 per category)

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