Guilty Crime Story Magazine

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About

Guilty publishes crime fiction.
The ideal is that of the golden age of crime fiction magazines, the 1950s, updated for the modern age. That means stories about criminals, committing crimes, their lives, their loves, their motivations.
There were many problematic attitudes and issues of the '50s, but the essence of crime storytelling that was perfected during that period hasn't changed: desperate people taking desperate actions to try and solve otherwise unsolvable problems.
That's the essence of noir: we all have some sort of doom hanging over our heads, often of our own creation. In other words, we're all guilty , it's just a matter of degree.
Guilty is edited and published by award-nominated crime writer Brandon Barrows.

Important: See our separate listing (linked below) for their flash fiction series.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Cozy, Police Procedural

Lengths:

Short Story: 3,500 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $10.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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5 min | 30.3 mean avg | 7.0 median | 79 max days (42.2 std dev)

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The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (33.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 27 Aug 2026

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