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, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction online.

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomancePays: No payment

Crime fiction and horror are especially welcome, along with 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, and submissions over 50 pages are difficult to sell.

flashScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomancePays: No payment

Flash fiction should be 100-1,500 words and may be submitted by email as a Word document or in the email body.

nonfictionMysteryPays: No payment

True crime and other nonfiction are accepted up to 30 pages; longer submissions may incur a $10 reading fee, and submissions over 50 pages are difficult to sell.

poetryMysteryHorrorPays: No payment

Submit 1-3 poems by email as a Word document or in the email body for short pieces.

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