The Yard: Crime Blog

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

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

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fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomancePays: No payment.

Publishes crime fiction and considers fiction involving crime across genres, including detective, noir, science fiction, fantasy, westerns, spies, superheroes, and romance. Fiction is accepted up to 30 pages; submissions over 30 pages incur a $10 reading fee, and over 50 pages are a very hard sell. Submissions are free, and the magazine does not currently pay writers.

flashScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomancePays: No payment.

Flash fiction should involve crime or fit the magazine’s crime-related remit and must be 100 to 1,500 words. Submissions are free, with an optional $10 fee for faster reading and editorial feedback if rejected. The magazine does not currently pay writers.

nonfictionMysteryPays: No payment.

Accepts nonfiction, including true crime, up to 30 pages. Submissions over 30 pages incur a $10 reading fee, and over 50 pages are a very hard sell. Submissions are free otherwise, and the magazine does not currently pay writers.

poetryHorrorMysteryPays: No payment.

Accepts 1 to 3 poems, preferably related to the magazine’s crime-focused remit. Submissions are free, with an optional $10 fee for faster reading and editorial feedback if rejected. The magazine does not currently pay writers.

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