Susan Oleksiw's "Picture This"appears today in New Fiction Friday at Saturday Evening Post.
From the group keeping mystery & crime stories in the public eye since 1996
Friday, April 30, 2021
Member Publication News: Susan Oleksiw
Member Publication News: John M. Floyd
John M. Floyd's story "Punch and Judy: is in the May 3 issue of Woman's World. His "An Hour at Finley's" is featured in Barb Goffman Presents: Black Cat Mystery and SF Ebook club.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Publication News: How to Write a Mystery
The Mystery Writers of America have published How to Write a Mystery. It features essays by many well-known writers, interspersed with tips from many others, including Mysti Berry, Leslie Budewitz, and Robert Lopresti.
Publication News: Mini Mysteries
This week Bauer Media Group published Mini Mysteries, a book of solve-it-yourselfs reprinted from Woman's World.
They include Stacy Woodson's "The Crust of the Matter," "Udderly Mystified," by Michele Bazan Reed, and six from John M. Floyd: "A Cinematic Cipher,” “Disorganized Crime,” “Poetic Justice,” “The Coldest Case,” “The Robin Hood Case,” and “Cracking the Code.”
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Publication News: Only the Good Die Young
Today Untreed Reads published Only the Good Die Young: Crime Stories Inspired by the Songs of Billy Joel. Edited by Josh Pachter, it includes stories by John M. Floyd ("Easy Money"), Barb Goffman ("James"), and Robert Lopresti ("Why Judy Why").
Member Publication News: Dave Hendrickson
Issue 11 of Pulphouse has dropped and it features "The Amazing RBG" by Dave Hendrickson.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Member Honors: Crime Writers of Canada Excellence Awards
The Crime Writers of Canada have announced the short list for their Excellence Awards. In the short story category Marcelle Dubé is nominated for "Cold Wave," (from Crime Wave: A Canada West Anthology) and Sylvia Warsh is included with "Days Without Name" from Grave Diagnosis.
Friday, April 23, 2021
Member Publication News: Annie Reed
Issue 11 of Pulphouse is out today and it features "Honor Thy Father" by Annie Reed.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Member Publication News: John M. Floyd
The Spring 2021 issue of The Strand Magazine is out. John M. Floyd is there with "The Road to Bellville."
Member Publication News: Jacqueline Seewald
Jacqueline Seewald's story "The Crayon Kid" has just been published in Short Edition. Read it for free here.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Member Publication News: Paul Barra
The Mystery Writers of America anthology When A Stranger Comes to Town was released today. ONe of the stories included is Paul Barra's "Assignment: Sheepshead Bay."