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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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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Beat to a Pulp

Beat to a Pulp

"Offering stories in a variety of genres (from noir and hardboiled crime to Westerns, from science fiction to the undefinable), Beat to a Pulp is sure to have something for every pulp enthusiast."

Tough

 Tough

" A blogazine of crime stories and occasional reviews"

"Tough is a crime fiction journal publishing short stories and self-contained novel excerpts of between 1500 words and 7500 words, and occasional book reviews and essays of 1500 words or fewer. We are particularly interested in stories with rural settings."

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Switchblade

 Switchblade

"Switchblade is an outlaw fiction print anthology featuring authors writing in the hardboiled/noir genre, and nothing else. So think Richard Stark, Ross MacDonald, Jim Thompson, Don Winslow, Ken Bruen, James Ellroy, Lawrence Block, Iceberg Slim, Max Allan Collins, Christa Faust. (just to name a few) We don’t do cozies. We don’t do procedurals. We’re not a literary magazine, and we don’t do other genres. That said, we will consider noir/crime fiction ranging from the early twentieth century up to present day. Aside from that, we are a no limit hardboiled fiction journal—we publish the kind of stories no one else will consider."

"Our motto is quick and dirty: we're looking for short fiction: 2,000 to 4,500 words. We're also seeking flash fiction with a maximum of 1,000 words."

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Mystery Weekly Magazine

Mystery Weekly Magazine

"At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world’s best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty."

"Use the form below to send us your 2500-7500 word mystery. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but not multiple submissions; please send only your best available story. Submissions must be original works of short fiction that have never appeared online or in print in any form."

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Punk Noir Magazine

Punk Noir Magazine

"The Only Crime Is Getting Caught"

"Punk Noir Magazine  is purportedly an online arts and entertainment magazine that looks at the world at its most askew, casting a bloodshot eye over films, music, television and more. There are interviews, reviews, news, poetry, fiction, micro fiction, and flash fiction.  And some other stuff too, I’m sure. Indeed, a veritable cornucopia of carryings on."

 

Send submissions to: paulbrazill@yahoo.co.uk

Over My Dead Body

 Over My Dead Body

"Over My Dead Body! The Mystery Magazine publishes a wide variety of mystery-related manuscripts, from cozy to hardboiled and everything in between."

"NONFICTION: We're looking for mystery-related author interviews/ profiles and articles. Mystery-related travel pieces will also be considered. (For example: travel article about the Reichenbach Falls of Sherlock Holmes fame.) 500+ words. 
FICTION: We want to see taut, absorbing, original work. Keep dialogue and narrative consistent with characterization (unless you're using the discrepancy as a plot point). Don't waste words, and don't ignore facts to facilitate your plot. Most importantly, if you're going to break the rules, do it well. 750-4,000 words.  We rarely publish stories over 4,000 words. If you submit a story longer than our stated requirements it will not be read."

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