The Rye Whiskey Review

The Rye Whiskey Review

"We're the Ezine dedicated to all things barroom. We are slightly off what other's consider the norm and always the last to close the bar. If you prefer the local dive bar to the glitz of some overpriced club then you're our kind of people. So welcome grab a drink and enjoy."

"We are looking for all things barroom. Life's view from no matter if the glass is half full or half empty. We are pro drinking and there are no restrictions. For poetry send us up to four poems at a time. Fiction limit it to two writes previously published work is fine but we do prefer new work."

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Cheap Pop

Cheap Pop

"Cheap Pop is an online literary journal focusing on stories, 500 words or less, that pop—stories that, regardless of their short nature, stick with you. Stories that are unforgettable."

"While we started looking only for fiction, we soon realized that the line between fiction and nonfiction often blurs; we no longer differentiate between Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and anything in-between. (Please note, however, that we DO NOT ACCEPT POETRY.)"

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Pulp Modern Flash

Pulp Modern Flash

"A new flash fiction site for all pulp genres (crime/noir, horror, science fiction, fantasy, adventure, and western)"

"Stories should be 1000 words or less."

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Unlawful Acts

Unlawful Acts

"Unlawful Acts is a blog about crime fiction books filled with news and reviews. Over at Do Some Damage, Sam Belacqua said that Unlawful Acts is 'helping spread the word about other authors, and I give a shit about that.' Chris McGinley wrote, 'David Nemeth manages to cull from a host of publishers and online sites to deliver a truly comprehensive, and frequent, assessment of independent crime writing.'"

"Sometimes authors send us books, sometimes publishers, sometimes publicists. Other times we buy books or, heaven forbid, take them out of the library. We like books and we really like crime fiction books. No one tells us what to write, not even a suggestion, and we don’t make any money from this blog. As a matter of fact, our book addiction costs us money. So put that in your pipe and smoke it."

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The Five-Two

The Five-Two

"Crime poetry weekly"

"Submissions always open: Honest, powerful reactions to what you see as crime. 60 lines or fewer per poem. Open to any form or style, including free verse and prose poem. Open to any tone (dark, light, serious, humorous) that rings true.  The Five-Two's purpose is to bear witness to current and historical crime poetically, so the feeling behind the poem reaches countless readers, mirroring the tragic impact of any crime. With a new sense of this impact, may we go forward working peacefully to prevent crime.  Original, unpublished work only. No simultaneous submissions. No work that has appeared anywhere in print or online—including personal blogs, critique groups, message boards, and anything similar."

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Storyhack

Storyhack

"StoryHack is a modern fiction magazine in the style of the classic pulps. It features action and adventure stories in a variety of genres."

"To steal a joke, StoryHack Magazine publishes both kinds of fiction – action and adventure.  

"To be more clear, by action I mean that there should be characters actively engaged with an antagonist who represents imminent physical danger. Fistfights, car chases, vine swinging (alligators or spikes below), jungle insects, all that. But the protagonist must have an active role in the plot, rather than just having stuff happen at him/her.  

"By adventure, I mean the character does awesome things (is proactive) in a exotic (not mundane) situation. Heroics often enter in. The protagonist can be in a cool time period, a fantasy world, or have a bizarre profession, something about his/her situation should transport me, the reader, out of the mundane world. After reading, I should be able to say a main character 'had an adventure.'

"I’m open to any genre, as long as there’s action and adventure. And I’m serious when I say any genre. Space opera, spy thriller, sword & sorcery, lost world, high-seas swashbuckling, occult detective, treasure hunt / explorer, western, technothriller, you’re limited only by your imagination.

"Length-wise I’m looking for short stories and novelettes. 2,000 – 17,500 words."

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CrimeReads

CrimeReads

 

"CrimeReads is a culture website for people who believe suspense is the essence of storytelling, questions are as important as answers, and nothing beats the thrill of a good book. It’s a single, trusted source where readers can find the best writing from the worlds of crime, mystery, and thrillers—a literary culture that’s more robust than ever, but diffuse."

 

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