Gumshoe Review
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Last updatedGumshoe Review publishes short mystery fiction and nonfiction essays about the mystery genre, focusing on stories with investigators and crime-solving.
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Read the full guidelines at gumshoereview.com↗Submission calls
Short mystery fiction, 1,000 words or less, with an investigator as protagonist or significant character; focus on solving a crime, getting someone out of a jam, or seeking justice; noir preferred but story is most important; one story published per month.
Nonfiction essays on topics of interest to readers, writers, and students of the mystery genre, 1,000 words or less; one essay published per month.
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