Cottage Crime Anthology

A project of Unnerving Books (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (February 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

I’m looking for crime and mystery stories (no horror and nothing speculative for this one) that take place at a private vacation property. Many possibilities here, but I don’t want stories about ski chalets, timeshares, or a character’s permanent residence unless it shares property lines with vacation property. Most anything else should work (shoot me an email if you’re unsure), but there’s the usual stuff I don’t publish: copaganda, religious stories, anything right-wing. For this title, I’m leaning a touch softer than typical; I don’t mean cozy, but it can get close, as long as there’s still suspense. The stories I pick will be suspense heavy, for the most part. Human authors only; stories written with AI aid will not be considered.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada

Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time publication
Print Publication Print Publication: One-time publication

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime

Lengths:

Short Story: 2,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment. Details: CAD $0.015/word.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Feb 2025