The Thrilling Detective - A Short Story Month Link

The Thrilling Detective is a must read site for fans of mystery and detective fiction.  They have essays, lists of books and short stories written by nearly every author who has ever penned a detective story, and best of all is their fiction archive where you'll find stories by Ray Banks, Patti Abbott, Steven D. Rogers, Michael Bracken and Dave White, just to name a few.  Check it out here. 

Sad to say that they don't publish short fiction any more but they do keep the zine up for those who like to do research into the great past of detective fiction.  There's a rich history compiled on the pages of The Thrilling Detective.

Angie's Desk - Anthology Calls

Angie has posted up her monthly list of anthology calls.  You can check them out here.

Strand Magazine - More Shorts for Short Story Month

Strand magazine is one of the toughest short story markets for mystery writers.  While checking out the site today I discovered that they have short stories posted on their site.  So if you're wondering exactly what they're looking for go have a read.  There's some very familiar names on that page.

Christmas Mysteries - Short Story Month Reading

Yeah, I know it's Spring but I thought you might enjoy a bit of Christmas mystery with short stories by Bill Pronzini, Marcia Muller, and Edward D. Hoch.  You'll also find links to other mystery stories on the same page.

Lore - Call for Submissions

Lore is a print magazine and it's open for submissions in the genres of Horror, Sci-fi, and Fantasy or a good blend of the genres.  They need stories of 2000 to 6000 words, payment is 5cents a word for original stories and 2cents a word for reprints (you must query about reprints).  You can find the guidelines here.

A Pair of Flash Stories for Short Story Month

I meant to post the links to these stories yesterday, but got sidetracked.  Both are flash pieces about a woman but even in their brevity you can see their entire lives unfold, the good and the bad.  I loved them both!!

"Molly's Bed" by Bonnie Jo Campbell

"Joy" by Julia Madeleine

Nightmare Magazine - Date Change for Submissions

Yesterday Duotrope noted that Nightmare magazine was supposed to open for unsolicited submissions but on the Nightmare website they changed the date to June 20.  It's always a good idea to check the website and not rely totally on folks like Duotrope and me. :)