Comets and Criminals

This project is believed to be defunct. (December 2014)

About

Comets and Criminals is all about story. Rollicking, adventuresome, thought-provoking, disturbing. People love good stories, and our aim at C&C is to provide those to you. Each quarter C&C hopes to bring you enough prose and poetry across the genres it represents to temporarily sate your story appetites. So, if you love science fiction, adventure fiction, crime and mystery fiction, historical fiction, or western fiction (and their many sub-genres) then C&C will be right up your alley. Not only that, but C&C will endeavor to bring you stories that cross and straddle the boundaries of those genres.

Country of Publication

New Zealand

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General Subgenre: Historical
Action-Adventure Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Historical
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Western Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026