The Yard: Crime Blog

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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The Yard: Crime Blog publishes crime fiction, true crime, horror, and related genres, accepting poetry, flash fiction, fiction, and nonfiction submissions with a focus on crime-related content.

Response time info: We will try to get to you in a timely manner.

Read the full guidelines at theyardcrimeblog.com↗

Submission calls

fictionMysteryHorrorScience FictionFantasyRomanceOptional $10 for fast read and editorial feedback; $10 reading fee for fiction over 30 pages; $15 AI fee if submitting AI-generated workPays: No payment

Fiction up to 30 pages (over 30 pages requires $10 reading fee; over 50 pages is discouraged); crime-related themes (detective, noir, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns, spies, superheroes, romance, etc. if crime is involved); simultaneous submissions allowed; no AI unless $15 AI fee is paid; no…

flashMysteryHorrorScience FictionFantasyRomancePays: No payment

Flash Fiction 100 to 1500 words; crime-related themes (including horror, sci-fi, fantasy, westerns, romance, etc. if crime is involved); simultaneous submissions allowed; no AI unless $15 AI fee is paid; no payment; submit as Word doc or in email body.

nonfictionMysteryOptional $10 for fast read and editorial feedback; $10 reading fee for nonfiction over 30 pages; $15 AI fee if submitting AI-generated workPays: No payment

Nonfiction (true crime) up to 30 pages (over 30 pages requires $10 reading fee; over 50 pages is discouraged); simultaneous submissions allowed; no AI unless $15 AI fee is paid; no payment; submit as Word doc.

poetryPays: No payment

Poems 1-3 per submission; crime-related themes preferred; simultaneous submissions allowed; no AI unless $15 AI fee is paid; no payment; submit as Word doc or in email body.

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