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Tough

Reading period not stated
Length
1,500 to 7,500 words
Pay
Not stated
Fee
Not stated
Simultaneous
Not stated
Reprints
Reprints welcome

What they accept

Tough is a blogazine of crime fiction, with a particular interest in stories with rural settings, publishing three times a month. It takes stories of 1,500 to 7,500 words through Submittable and pays a flat $50 per story, with no currency named; reprints are considered case by case, must not appear anywhere else online, and pay a flat $25.

Mystery & Crime
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