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Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine

Closed
Length
At least 1,000 words, maximum not stated
Pay
Not stated
Fee
Not stated
Simultaneous
Not allowed
Reprints
Original only

What they accept

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, published by Wildside Press, is a home for traditional mysteries, detective stories, and cozies, and every fifth issue is devoted exclusively to Sherlock Holmes pastiches and parodies. It is currently closed to fiction submissions, with no reopening date stated; its guidelines give a best length of 1,000 to 8,000 words, with longer submissions considered, and a rate of three cents a word to a $250 maximum, with no currency named, plus two contributor copies.

Mystery & Crime
Anonymous reading
Not required
Query after
28 days
AI policy
No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.

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