[ { "id": "ellery-queen-s-mystery-magazine", "name": "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Must Read Books Publishing", "url": "https://elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "6–8¢/word (fiction); $25–50 per poem; 7¢/word nonfiction", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "2,500–8,000 preferred (700–20,000 considered)", "eligibility": "All mystery/crime subgenres; no explicit sex or violence. Must be unpublished in the US. Department of First Stories for writers never published professionally. .doc/.docx via online system.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "alfred-hitchcock-s-mystery-magazine", "name": "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "1 Paragraph, Inc.", "url": "https://alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Paid (rate not stated on guidelines page)", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Up to 12,000 (most much shorter)", "eligibility": "Any story about a crime or the threat of one; no stories based on real crimes. Online submission system; simultaneous subs OK if you notify.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "ahmm-mysterious-photograph-contest", "name": "AHMM Mysterious Photograph Contest", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine", "url": "https://alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/current-issue/mysterious-photograph/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$25 prize + publication", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "250 or fewer", "eligibility": "Flash mystery inspired by the photo in each issue; runs every issue.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "the-strand-magazine", "name": "The Strand Magazine", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "The Strand Magazine", "url": "https://strandmag.com/guidelines/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$100–150 per story", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "2,000–6,000 preferred (occasional 1,000-word shorts or short novellas)", "eligibility": "Mysteries, detective stories, tales of terror and the supernatural. Email submissions@strandmag.com with a short intro and credits.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "cold-caller", "name": "Cold Caller", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Cold Caller Magazine (Substack)", "url": "https://coldcallermag.substack.com/about", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$125 flat per story", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "2,000–6,000 sweet spot; up to 10,000", "eligibility": "Crime and mystery broadly: bad decisions, grifters, losers. First North American serial rights. Response 3–6 months.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "uncharted-magazine-thriller-mystery", "name": "Uncharted Magazine – Thriller & Mystery", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Uncharted Magazine", "url": "https://www.unchartedmag.com/submit/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$200 for original fiction", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free (optional paid editorial feedback)", "fee_free": true, "words": "See guidelines (1,000–5,000 per category)", "eligibility": "Thriller/mystery category now includes horror. Open year-round via Submittable; simultaneous subs OK.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "mystery-tribune", "name": "Mystery Tribune", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Mystery Tribune", "url": "https://mysterytribune.com/submissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Honorarium for print-edition fiction (amount discussed on acceptance); web/flash unpaid", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "No fixed limit; most 3,000–6,000; they rarely read past 10,000", "eligibility": "Crime, mystery, noir, suspense. Original, never-published material only. One story at a time.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "guilty-crime-story-magazine-flash-series", "name": "Guilty Crime Story Magazine – Flash Series", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Guilty Crime Story Magazine", "url": "https://www.guiltycrimemag.com/submissions.html", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Unpaid (web flash). Print magazine pays $10 but print is currently CLOSED", "pay_tier": "unpaid", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "500–1,000 (firm)", "eligibility": "Crime stories told from the criminal's perspective. Complete stories only; no simultaneous or multiple subs. Email guiltycrimemag@gmail.com.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "stone-s-throw-december-2026-prompt", "name": "Stone's Throw – December 2026 prompt", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Rock and a Hard Place Press", "url": "https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions", "deadline": "2026-11-04", "deadline_note": "Window opens Nov 1–4, 2026 only (prompt: 'Bing Crosby Was a Lying Bastard and We're Glad He's Dead')", "pay": "$25 for the single story chosen", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "1,000–2,000", "eligibility": "Dark fiction, crime and noir matching the monthly prompt. Winners can't resubmit in the same calendar year. No AI.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "worlds-of-mystery-magazine-winter-2026-issue", "name": "Worlds of Mystery Magazine – Winter 2026 issue", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Worlds of Mystery Magazine", "url": "https://worldsofmysterymagazine.com/submissions-now-closed/", "deadline": "2026-11-23", "deadline_note": "Winter issue deadline; theme to be posted on the page", "pay": "Not stated", "pay_tier": "unpaid", "fee": "Not stated", "fee_free": true, "words": "Not stated", "eligibility": "Cross-genre, unusual mysteries. Publishes Dec 23. Check page for theme before submitting.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "punk-noir-magazine-narc-november-challenge", "name": "Punk Noir Magazine – 'NARC' November challenge", "type": "magazine", "organizer": "Punk Noir Press", "url": "https://punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/submissions/", "deadline": "2026-10-31", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Not stated", "pay_tier": "unpaid", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "500", "eligibility": "Theme: narcissists (narco/narc-officer angles welcome). Only 4 stories picked. Word doc plus third-person bio to punknoirmag@yahoo.com.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "dirty-martini-fem-horror-noir-anthology", "name": "Dirty Martini: Fem Horror Noir Anthology", "type": "anthology", "organizer": "Grimalkin Press", "url": "https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market/Index/22066", "deadline": "2026-12-30", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "8¢/word", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "1,000–5,000", "eligibility": "Feminist noir with horror elements. No stock femme fatales. Simultaneous subs OK, multiple subs not. (Listing confirmed on The Submission Grinder.)", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "behind-the-tape-urban-crime-thriller-stories", "name": "Behind the Tape: Urban Crime Thriller Stories", "type": "anthology", "organizer": "Twisted Dreams Press", "url": "https://twisteddreamspress.com/call-for-submissions-for-three-new-anthologies/", "deadline": "2026-12-31", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "One digital contributor copy (author-copy discount)", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "2,000–10,000", "eligibility": "Hard-boiled detectives, corrupt cops, gangsters. Publishes 2027. Email submission.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "crime-without-corpses", "name": "Crime Without Corpses", "type": "anthology", "organizer": "Level Best Books (ed. Gabriel Valjan)", "url": "https://www.levelbestbooks.us/anthologysubmissions", "deadline": "2026-12-31", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$25–50 (depends on number of stories chosen)", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "2,000–5,000", "eligibility": "Original, unpublished crime fiction with high stakes but NO homicide. Any subgenre. Projected publication fall 2027.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "stitching-up-death-cozy-anthology", "name": "Stitching Up Death (cozy anthology)", "type": "anthology", "organizer": "Camden Park Press", "url": "https://www.camdenparkpress.com/stitchingdeath/", "deadline": "2026-10-31", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Royalty share via PayPal", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "6,000–8,000", "eligibility": "Contemporary cozy with an amateur sleuth in a fiber-arts/crafting setting. Reprints published before Jan 1, 2022 accepted. Release late Jan 2027.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "ominous-thrill-valentine-s-2027-spicy-horror-thriller", "name": "Ominous Thrill – Valentine's 2027 spicy horror/thriller", "type": "anthology", "organizer": "Ominous Thrill (audio fiction anthology)", "url": "https://ominousthrill.com/submit", "deadline": "2026-12-15", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "5¢/word originals; 2¢/word reprints", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "2,000–6,000 (up to 8,000)", "eligibility": "Adult, sexy dark-feminist horror/thrillers for audio drama; first person preferred. No rejections sent.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "minotaur-books-mwa-first-crime-novel-competition", "name": "Minotaur Books / MWA First Crime Novel Competition", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America", "url": "https://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/st-martins/", "deadline": "2026-12-14", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$10,000 advance + Minotaur publishing contract", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "60,000+ (220+ pages), complete", "eligibility": "Unpublished first crime novel; murder or serious crime at the heart of the story. Writers with a previously published novel aren't eligible (self-published works don't count). One entry per writer.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "minotaur-books-malice-domestic-best-first-traditional-mystery-novel", "name": "Minotaur Books / Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Minotaur Books & Malice Domestic", "url": "https://us.macmillan.com/minotaurbooks/submitmalicedomesticmanuscript/", "deadline": "2026-11-30", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Minotaur publishing contract (advance per standard agreement)", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "~65,000+, complete", "eligibility": "Traditional mystery in the Malice tradition. Any nationality, 18+. Never published a mystery novel, self-published included. One entry.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "cwa-margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition-2027", "name": "CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2027", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Crime Writers' Association & Margery Allingham Society", "url": "https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition/", "deadline": "2027-01-29", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "£500 + one year CWA membership", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "£25", "fee_free": false, "words": "Up to 3,500", "eligibility": "Open worldwide, published or unpublished writers. Story must be unpublished and not have won elsewhere. Closes 6pm GMT.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "cwa-emerging-author-dagger-2027", "name": "CWA Emerging Author Dagger 2027", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Crime Writers' Association (sponsor: Fiction Feedback)", "url": "https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/emerging-author-dagger/", "deadline": "2027-01-29", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "£500; shortlist sent to agents and publishers", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "£42", "fee_free": false, "words": "Opening up to 3,000 + synopsis up to 1,500", "eligibility": "Unpublished novelists worldwide with no prose-fiction contract and no agent. Novel needn't be finished. Closes 6pm GMT.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "cwc-award-for-best-unpublished-crime-manuscript-2027", "name": "CWC Award for Best Unpublished Crime Manuscript 2027", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Crime Writers of Canada (sponsor: ECW Press)", "url": "https://crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en/page/page-content/submission-rules", "deadline": "2026-10-31", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "CA$500; ECW Press reads all finalists", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "CA$45 (CA$36 members)", "fee_free": false, "words": "First 5,000 + 500-word synopsis; complete MS 50,000–110,000", "eligibility": "Canadian citizens or permanent residents who haven't published a novel-length work. Every entrant gets scorecards back. Closes 11:59pm PDT.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "cwc-awards-of-excellence-2027-published-works", "name": "CWC Awards of Excellence 2027 (published works)", "type": "award", "organizer": "Crime Writers of Canada", "url": "https://crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en/page/page-content/submission-rules", "deadline": "2026-12-15", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "CA$200–1,000 per category ($4,950 total)", "pay_tier": "prize", "fee": "CA$30–55 (novel $55, novella $40, short story $30; 20% member discount)", "fee_free": false, "words": "Varies by category", "eligibility": "Canadian citizens/PRs. Work published Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026. Categories include novel, first novel, traditional mystery, short story, novella.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "killer-nashville-claymore-award-2027", "name": "Killer Nashville Claymore Award 2027", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Killer Nashville", "url": "https://www.killernashville.com/the-claymore-award", "deadline": "2027-04-01", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Recognition, agent/editor exposure (no cash amount stated)", "pay_tier": "prize", "fee": "$77", "fee_free": false, "words": "First 50 pages", "eligibility": "Unpublished manuscript, play or screenplay in crime/mystery/suspense genres. Many categories (cozy, thriller, etc.). Deadline midnight Pacific.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "killer-nashville-silver-falchion-award-2027", "name": "Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award 2027", "type": "award", "organizer": "Killer Nashville", "url": "https://register.killernashville.com/products/2027-silver-falchion-award-submission-entry", "deadline": "2027-04-01", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Award recognition", "pay_tier": "prize", "fee": "$112 (free with a 4-day conference registration)", "fee_free": false, "words": "Published book", "eligibility": "Best books of 2026 in crime, mystery, suspense and related genres.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "edgar-awards-2027-works-published-in-2026", "name": "Edgar Awards 2027 (works published in 2026)", "type": "award", "organizer": "Mystery Writers of America", "url": "https://mysterywriters.org/edgars/edgar-submission-information/", "deadline": "2026-12-07", "deadline_note": "Hard final date for Oct–Dec 2026 releases; earlier months had earlier suggested dates", "pay": "Edgar Award (no cash)", "pay_tier": "prize", "fee": "See MWA", "fee_free": true, "words": "Short story category: 1,000–22,000", "eligibility": "First US publication in 2026 by an MWA-approved publisher; publishers usually submit. Includes the Robert L. Fish Award for a debut short story.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "william-f-deeck-malice-domestic-grant-for-unpublished-writers", "name": "William F. Deeck–Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Malice Domestic Ltd", "url": "https://www.malicedomestic.net/grant", "deadline": "2026-11-01", "deadline_note": "Submission period is normally May 1 – Nov 1", "pay": "$2,500 + full Malice Domestic registration + 2 hotel nights", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "First three chapters + synopsis up to 200 words", "eligibility": "Novel works-in-progress in the traditional (Christie-style) mystery mode. Author must never have published in the mystery genre. Email submission.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "uncharted-magazine-novel-excerpt-prize-2026", "name": "Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize 2026", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Uncharted Magazine", "url": "https://www.unchartedmag.com/2026-uncharted-magazine-novel-excerpt-prize-judged-by-liz-shipton/", "deadline": "2026-12-13", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Three co-winners each get $1,000 + publication + agent consult (Fuse Literary)", "pay_tier": "pro", "fee": "$20 reading fee", "fee_free": false, "words": "Up to 5,000", "eligibility": "Any section of a novel-in-progress, all genres including thriller/mystery.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "level-best-books-novel-submissions", "name": "Level Best Books – Novel Submissions", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Level Best Books", "url": "https://www.levelbestbooks.us/submissions", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Royalties (terms not published)", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "70,000–90,000", "eligibility": "Agented and unagented. Traditional, procedural, cozy, noir and other crime. Response within ~6 months.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "crooked-lane-books", "name": "Crooked Lane Books", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Crooked Lane Books", "url": "https://crookedlanebooks.com/submissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Advance + royalties (terms not published)", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "60,000–100,000", "eligibility": "Agented and unagented crime fiction, all subgenres. Query via QueryTracker. They reply within two weeks only if interested.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "thriller-magazine-press", "name": "Thriller Magazine Press", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Thriller Media LLC", "url": "https://thrillermagazinepress.com/submission-guidelines/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "$300 advance + 33% net royalties", "pay_tier": "paying", "fee": "$9.99 (includes personalized feedback)", "fee_free": false, "words": "Novels 50,000–90,000; novellas 25,000–50,000", "eligibility": "Unagented OK. Crime, psychological, mystery, domestic, noir thrillers. No supernatural monster stories. Response 4–6 weeks.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "blue-beech-press-murder-mysteries", "name": "Blue Beech Press – Murder Mysteries", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Blue Beech Press", "url": "https://www.bluebeechpress.com/novel-submissions.html", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Royalty share, no advance", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "50,000–115,000", "eligibility": "Any type of murder mystery, original and unpublished. Shunn format; DOC/DOCX/RTF. Takes first North American print and ebook rights for 5 years.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "severn-house-joffe-books-imprint", "name": "Severn House (Joffe Books imprint)", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Severn House / Joffe Books", "url": "https://severnhouse.com/submissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Terms on offer", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Minimum 60,000", "eligibility": "Commercial fiction, especially crime and mystery. Email full MS, 3-paragraph synopsis and 100-word bio to submissions@joffebooks.com.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "joffe-books", "name": "Joffe Books", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Joffe Books", "url": "https://joffebooks.com/submissions", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Terms on offer", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Full-length", "eligibility": "UK indie publisher of commercial crime and mystery. Email full MS, synopsis and bio.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "inkubator-books", "name": "Inkubator Books", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Inkubator Books", "url": "https://inkubatorbooks.com/submissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "45% of net receipts", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Full-length", "eligibility": "Crime, mystery, thriller, suspense, especially psychological/domestic, procedurals and legal thrillers. Unagented welcome.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "hera-books", "name": "Hera Books", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Hera Books (sister of Canelo)", "url": "https://www.herabooks.com/submissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Royalties on net receipts", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "80,000+", "eligibility": "Mystery and thriller (plus romance, sagas, horror). Underrepresented authors especially encouraged.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "bookouture-crime-thriller-cozy", "name": "Bookouture – Crime, Thriller & Cozy", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Bookouture (Hachette UK)", "url": "https://bookouture.com/submit-your-manuscript/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Digital-first royalties", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Full-length", "eligibility": "Online form; genres include Crime & Thriller and Cozy Crime. Unagented OK.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "down-out-books", "name": "Down & Out Books", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Down & Out Books", "url": "https://downandoutbooks.com/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Terms on offer", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "50,000+ (send first 10,000)", "eligibility": "Dark, raw, existential noir. No cozies, YA, domestic thrillers or standard procedurals. Email downandoutsubmissions@gmail.com. Response 6–12 weeks.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "close-to-the-bone-press", "name": "Close To The Bone – Press", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Close To The Bone", "url": "https://www.close2thebone.co.uk/submissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Case-by-case contracts", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Novels, novellas, collections", "eligibility": "Crime noir only. Send synopsis, first three chapters and bio. The magazine is currently closed; the press is open.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "next-generation-short-story-awards-2027-mystery", "name": "Next Generation Short Story Awards 2027 – Mystery", "type": "contest", "organizer": "Next Generation Short Story Awards", "url": "https://www.shortstoryawards.com/category.php?id=13", "deadline": "2027-01-28", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Grand prizes $500 / $300 / $200; category winners $75 + medal", "pay_tier": "prize", "fee": "$25 first category; $20 each extra category", "fee_free": false, "words": "Up to 5,000", "eligibility": "Original, unpublished English short story; open internationally including first-time authors. Late entries roll into the 2028 program.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "storm-publishing-crime-thriller-mystery", "name": "Storm Publishing – Crime, Thriller & Mystery", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Storm Publishing", "url": "https://stormpublishing.co/what-we-are-looking-for/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "No advance; 50% of net digital receipts", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Full-length", "eligibility": "Agented or unagented via online form. Crime, psychological thrillers, mystery and more. They say they reply within two weeks.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" }, { "id": "lyrical-press-kensington", "name": "Lyrical Press (Kensington)", "type": "novel", "organizer": "Kensington Publishing", "url": "https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/lyricalsubmissions/", "deadline": "rolling", "deadline_note": "", "pay": "Terms on offer", "pay_tier": "royalty", "fee": "Free", "fee_free": true, "words": "Novellas, serials or full-length", "eligibility": "Cozy mysteries, psychological suspense and thrillers, among others. Email a query plus synopsis to ONE editor. No reply means no. Allow 3+ months.", "date_verified": "2026-10-17" } ]