Submissions

Submissions are Closed for our Summer 2023 Issue! We received many great submissions and are currently reviewing them. 

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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS ISSUES

Due to the volume of submission, please allow us 4-5 weeks to review your work. Thank you. 

Fiction Guidelines:

Thank you for thinking about submitting your creative work to us! To get a sense of our publication, we highly encourage you to grab a copy of our latest issue HERE!

Our publication centers around thrillers (whether it be action thrillers, horror thrillers, crime thrillers, etc). As long as your work somehow connects to the thriller genre, feel free to submit it. We aim to publish a mix of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry.

Below is some basic information regarding rules for submissions:

Short Stories (1,000 – 3,000 words):

  • We accept short stories up from 1,000 – 3,000 words.
  • Please only submit ONE short story per reading period.
  • Please include a one-paragraph summary of the story in the body of your email.
  • We DO ACCEPT previously published work as long as it’s not under contract with a different publication.

Flash Fiction (Less than 1,000 words): 

  • We publish flash fiction year-round on our blog, and we also publish a few flash fiction pieces in each issue. You can submit flash fiction any time, even when our reading periods are closed.
  • You can submit up to 2 flash fiction pieces (each under 1,000 words) at a time.
  • We DO ACCEPT previously published work as long as it’s not under contract with a different publication. 

Poetry:

  • Poetry may be up to 35 lines.
  • You may submit up to 2 poems per reading period.

We only ask for one time publishing rights if we accept your work. Simultaneous submissions are more than welcome, but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Here are a few final tips for submissions:

  • Please include a short author bio in the body of your email.
  • If you are including a longer short story, please include a one-paragraph summary of the story in the body of your email.
  • If you have read any of our previous issues, feel free to let us know why you think your piece connects to our publication. 
  • Please only send your most polished work.

We aim to respond to submissions as soon as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. We look forward to reading your work!

Please email your submissions as a Microsoft Word attachment to magazinethriller@gmail.com.

Compensation for Contributors:

At this time, we are able to offer our contributors either a contributor’s copy OR a small payment of $15 for short stories and $10 for poetry and flash fiction. As we grow our readership, we hope to increase our compensation for contributors.

Author Interviews:

Though we currently do not offer any sort of book review service, we aim to feature author interviews with thriller/mystery/suspense writers on our blog. If you are an author interested in being interviewed for our blog, please email us at magazinethriller@gmail.com