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Our magazine is packed with original mystery short stories varying from short-shorts to novellas. You will find every type of mystery fiction from classic whodunits to hardboiled tales to suspense, and everything in between! Each issue is packed with the best mystery has to offer. Plus you'll enjoy author interviews, writing contests, and our "Mystery Classic" — an outstanding tale from the genre's past.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1956

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 6 x per year.

Fiction Open

We are interested in nearly every kind of mystery: stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. We ask only that the story be about a crime (or the threat or fear of one). We sometimes accept ghost stories or supernatural tales, but those also should involve a crime.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime, Police Procedural, Private Investigator, Supernatural.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime, Espionage.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 12,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submission manager. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.


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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 43 reports from 41 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported85 min | 391.9 mean avg | 418.0 median | 516 max days (83.8 std dev)
Responses79.07 %
Acceptances2.33 % of submissions accepted (428.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.44 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections76.74 % (417.7 avg. days per rejection) | 21.2 % personal, 57.6 % form, 21.2 % unspecified
Non-Responses20.93 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded6.98 % (420.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals13.95 % (229.3 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending29 responses are pending (10 min | 170.8 mean avg | 140.0 median | 803 max days waiting | 179.0 std dev) from 28 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 Oct 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Nov 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Aug 2024
Last Audited: 14 May 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 02 Aug 2005

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