The Yard: Crime Blog

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

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The Yard: Crime Blog accepts crime-related poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and nonfiction submissions by email.

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fictionMysteryScience FictionFantasyRomancePays: No payment

The Yard publishes crime fiction, including detective, noir, science fiction, fantasy, western, spy, superhero, and romance stories involving crime. Fiction is accepted up to 30 pages; longer submissions may incur a $10 reading fee. Submissions are free otherwise.

flashMysteryScience FictionFantasyRomancePays: No payment

The Yard publishes crime-related flash fiction, including detective, noir, science fiction, fantasy, western, spy, superhero, and romance stories involving crime. Flash fiction must be 100–1,500 words; submissions are free, with an optional $10 fast-read and editorial-feedback fee.

nonfictionMysteryPays: No payment

The Yard publishes true crime and other crime-related nonfiction. Nonfiction is accepted up to 30 pages; longer submissions may incur a $10 reading fee. Submissions are free otherwise.

poetryMysteryPays: No payment

The Yard publishes crime-related poetry. Submit 1–3 poems as a Word document or in the email body for small works; submissions are free, with an optional $10 fast-read and editorial-feedback fee.

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