Fiction
Black Cat Mystery Magazine
Closed
- Length
- 1,000 to 15,000 words
- Pay
- 0.03 USD per word
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Black Cat Mystery Magazine showcases short mystery fiction in all subgenres of crime fiction, with a best length of 1,000 to 8,000 words and material up to 15,000 words considered. The official page states the magazine is currently closed to submissions, that its guidelines were valid through September 30, 2021, and that simultaneous submissions and previously published work are not wanted. Its stated pay rate is three cents per word, $250 maximum, on or before publication, plus two copies.
Mystery & CrimeThriller & SuspenseNoir
- AI policy
- No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.
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