Hangmen and Bullets: An Anthology of Western Noir

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

About

We are looking for hard western crime stories from 12 authors for a never-to-repeated Western noir anthology. We want the old west - nothing supernatural or set in the modern day.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: One-time publication

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Mystery/Crime Subgenres: Crime, Cross-Genre, Noir
Suspense/Thriller Subgenres: Crime, Cross-Genre, Noir
Western Subgenres: Classical Western, Cross-Genre

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,200 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026