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Suspense/Thriller Fiction

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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

For over sixty years, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine has been one of the foremost publishers of mystery, crime, and suspense short stories, offering mystery fiction of the broadest range and the highest quality. Home to many renowned authors, including Martin Limón, Jane K…
Genres: Mystery/Crime, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: Unknown.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 376.0 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 3.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Black Hare Press Patreon Monthly Challenge Wildcard

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Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Winner's Prize: to Pays occasionally, up to Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: Payment will be either USD $0.04/word for the first 100 and $0.01 for each additional word OR a free copy of the paperback.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 48.0 days.

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Bookouture

We are a dynamic digital publisher of bestselling commercial fiction and a division of Hachette UK. We also publish commercial non-fiction under our Thread imprint. Our unique publishing model and transformative campaigns have created unrivalled international author brands. We connect stories, authors and readers globally, publishing books that reflect the diversity of the societies we live in…
Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Details: 45% of net receipts.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 12.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Brother Mockingbird Wildcard

At Brother Mockingbird Publishing, we believe in the power of connection—between writers, readers, and the stories that bring them together. We are a small, independent press dedicated to discovering talented authors and helping them bring their work to life. Every book we publish is the result of collaboration, care, and a shared love of storytelling. Our team combines years of traditional publishing experience with modern, innovative approaches to reach readers in fresh and meaningful ways…
Genres: General, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Western.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

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Dreamsphere Books Wildcard

Dreamsphere Books publishes genre fiction. Whether it's fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, thriller, horror, or more, our stories will have you gripped from the first page to the last.
Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 8.6 days.

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Inkubator Books Wildcard

Based in Dublin, Ireland, a city famed for its writers, Inkubator Books is a brand new digital publisher specialising in genre fiction – crime, mystery and thrillers. Our primary focus in on the Amazon eBook market, but we also publish print on demand paperbacks.
Genres: Mystery/Crime, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Free copy(ies). Details: 45% of net receipts.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 16.7 days.

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Literary Wanderlust Wildcard

Literary Wanderlust began in 2014 with the goal of helping new and experienced authors achieve their dreams of publishing. We are a coalition of editors and publishing professionals working together to make our authors successful, and our goal is to grow slowly but steadily by publishing books we love. We are a royalty paying, traditional publisher of print and digital books. We publish well-written novels in various genres.
Genres: General, Fantasy, Mystery/Crime, Suspense/Thriller, Western.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + Royalty rate varies No advance. Royalties vary. Details: For first-time authors, royalties are 10% for print and 25% for digital; for subsequent books, royalties are negotiated.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 32.0 days.

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Lowestoft Chronicle

Founded in September, 2009, Lowestoft Chronicle is an online literary magazine accepting flash fiction, short stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Preference is given to humorous submissions with an emphasis on travel. Our mission is to form a global “think tank” of inquisitive, worldly scribblers, collectively striving towards excellence and, if possible, world domination. We consider a variety of genres.
Genres: General, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Western.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 76.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

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LVP Publications

LVP Publications publishes horror, dark fiction, thrillers and pulp fiction with supernatural, paranormal, psychological or occult elements.
Genres: General, Horror, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 109.7 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 35.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Nat 1 Publishing

Here at Nat 1 Publishing, we like the strange, quirky, and unique. Our origins were the product of a string of jokes and shitposts that went too far; they went so far that half a dozen novellas later we thought, “Well, damn. Might as well legitimize this monstrosity.”
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novelette, Novella, Novel.
Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Details: 50% royalties on novelettes and novellas.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 17.2 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 52.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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