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Touch of Noir

Established: 2002

Frequency: Anthology

Accepts Email Submissions: Yes

Website URL: No Website Available

Description: An anthology of pulp-style detective/crime stories

Editor(s): K. G. McAbee & L. Joseph Shosty

Email: Toadville2@aol.com

Rights: First North American Serial Rights

Needs: Looking for gritty mysteries, crime noir, and especially 20s, 30s, and 40s period mystery, all with the lurid pulp style to it. While this genre is mainly intended to increase awareness and appreciation of this style of mystery, we will accept submissions with fantastic, futuristic, or erotic elements. Be advised, however, these types will be purchased selectively.

Length: 4,000 to 7,000 words. No more, no less.

Payment: A standard percentage of royalties plus one copy of the book.

How to Submit: Send subs to Toadville2@aol.com. In the subject line type Touch of Noir submission. Include in your cover letter contact information such as your name, mailing address, and email address. Also include word count and a short list of publication credits. Four blank lines below your closing paste the story. No email attachments will be accepted.

Response Time: No more than two weeks. Within that time you'll receive either a rejection or a request by us to hold the manuscript until the deadline. Deadline for manuscripts is December 1, 2002. After the deadlines we will review the ones we've asked to hold and will make final decisions on what we like. Final rejections and acceptances will be sent no later than December 15, 2002.

Tips for Writers: If submitting a period piece be sure to check your facts, paying special attention to fashion, dialogue, and technology. Have a good understanding of the period in which you write regardless of when it is. No anachronisms unless there is an excellent reason for it. No simultaneous submissions, no reprints. Multiple subs okay so long as you understand no author will have more than one story appearing in the anthology.

This listing was lated updated on Aug-12-2002.

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