The Yard: Crime Blog - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
We publish Crime Fiction, True Crime and Horror. If crime is involved, we probably will look at it, no matter what genre. Detective, Noir, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Westerns, Spies, Superheroes, Romance, whatever. If someone is committing a crime, it’s in our wheelhouse. Don’t forget True Crime.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Horror
Mystery/Crime
Science Fiction
Western
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Non-Paying
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 6 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 52.20 | Median: 84 | Max: 91
Responded:
83.33%
Accepted:
66.66% - avg 65 days
Rejected:
16.66% - avg 1 days
(100.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
16.66%
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(174 min | 174.00 average | 174 median | 174 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.
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Listing added: 6 August 2025
Last officially checked: 6 August 2025