Dead Guns Press Presents

A project of Dead Guns Press (see other related projects).

This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus.

About

The genres we're looking for are: crime fiction, noir, apocalypse, western noir, sci-fi and horror. The catch here is that your stories have to be top-notch, well told and well edited. My biggest thing is having a strong opening paragraph, strong characters that we all can relate to and a nice finished ending that leaves me thinking on it for the rest of the week. I don't want stories involving discriptive language in hurting kids (I got grandkids okay?), political/personal points of view involving racial bigotry or sexuality.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Fiction On Hiatus

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Noir, excluding Extreme Horror
Mystery/Crime Subgenres: Crime, Hardboiled, Noir
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic
Suspense/Thriller Subgenres: Crime, Hardboiled, Noir
Western Subgenre: Cross-Genre

Lengths:

Novella: 20,000 - 40,000 words.
Fiction Collection: 20,000 - 60,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 60,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

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Dead Guns Magazine ON HIATUS
Dead Guns Press E-Zine BELIEVED DEFUNCT
A Glimpse of Heaven and Hell CLOSED

Hangmen and Bullets: An Anthology of Western Noir CLOSED
Hardboiled Anthology Series DNQ

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026