The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog

SMFS list member Christina Boufis’ short story, The Game, is published at Reedsy. You can read the piece for free online here .

  SMFS list member Alan Orloff’s new book, Sanctuary Motel: A Mess Hopkins Novel is now out. Published by Level Best Books , this first r...

  Several SMFS list members have been published in  Black Cat Mystery Magazine #14 . Published by Wildside Press, the read is edited by SM...

  SMFS congratulates SMFS list member Barb Goffman for her Macavity Award 2023 win in the “Best Mystery Short Story” category. Her winning...

Several SMFS members are published in the recently released, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine: Issue 22 . Published by WMG Publishing, the read ...

  SMFS list member Kaye George’s short story, The Voices I Will Never Hear Again, is the featured cover story and published in Black Cat W...

  SMFS list member Pamela Ebel’s short story, The Swine Hunt, was published yesterday at The Yard: Crime Blog. You can read it online for ...

SMFS congratulates SMFS list member Jennifer Slee for her first place and fourth place wins in the “Genre Short Story” category in the 92nd ...

  Several SMFS list members have short stories in the recently released Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #32. Published by Wildside Press ...

  SMFS list member Kathryn Prater Bomey’s short story, The Competition, is published at Shotgun Honey. You can read the tale for free here...

  Several SMFS list members have stories in or are recognized in The Best American Mystery Stories 2023 edition. Edited by Lisa Unger and...

Today is publication day for Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles . Published by Down & Out Boo...

Today is publication day for SMFS list member Jeff Esterholm’s new book, The Effects of Urban Renewal on Mid-Century America and Other Crime...

SMFS list members are published in the just released Yellow Mama Webzine: Issue 100. The issue is online and a free read here . The SMFS lis...

Several of SMFS list member John Floyd’s short stories appear in the recently released, 2 Minute Mini- Mysteries: Murder & Mayhem . Publ...

  SMFS list members are published in the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: November/December 2023 issue. The issue is available at the pub...

Several SMFS list members are published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine: November/December 2023 issue. The issue is available at t...

    SMFS list member C.W. Blackwell’s short story, The Referee, is published at Shotgun Honey. You can read the tale for free here .

  SMFS list member Bern Sy Moss’ short story, The Perfect Patsy, is featured this week at Mysteryrat's Maze podcast. Produced by Kings...

SMFS list member Brandon Barrows short story, Glass Houses, was published yesterday at TOUGH.   You can read the story online for free here ...