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Murder On Her Mind Anthology

A project of Wicked Shadow Press (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (February 2023). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Whenever someone speaks of a murderer, we tend to imagine that the perpetrator is a man. This bias leans towards the truth since, even statistically, there are far more male murderers compared to Women who Kill. Sometimes, a woman is simply forced to pick up a weapon, to defend themselves against an abusive partner, or to fend off a creep. Women, a prototype for every Goddess in mythology, also kills to protect. A mother can never go too far to protect their children. Sometimes, it is a spontaneous act. Sometimes, it can be a cold blooded scheme to gain freedom from a complicated situation. In other cases, the reason could be as simple as revenge! Then there is the femme fatale, the woman with a licence to kill who doesn't mind getting her hands dirty for national security, or maybe a bag full of cash. Finally, there are the anomalies - the closet sadists or full blown psychopaths, whose taste for a kill can be satisfied in no other way. We are looking for stories where the central character is a woman who commits/has committed a murder.

Country of Publication & Year Established

India
Established in 2023

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:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 50 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 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 allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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