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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Dell Magazines




Description
Because this is a mystery magazine, the stories we buy must fall into that genre in some sense or another. We are interested in nearly every kind of mystery: stories of detection of the classic kind, police procedurals, private eye tales, suspense, courtroom dramas, stories of espionage, and so on. We ask only that the story be about a crime (or the threat or fear of one). We sometimes accept ghost stories or supernatural tales, but those also should involve a crime.


Market Genres
Genres
Mystery/Crime
Suspense/Thriller

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
5 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
5 cents/word

Novelette
7500 to 12000 words
5 cents/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 54 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 385 | Average: 420.95 | Median: 421 | Max: 462
Responded:
87.03%
Accepted:
1.85% - avg 398 days
Rejected:
85.18% - avg 421 days (19.56% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
1.85%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
1.85%
Withdrawn:
11.11%

Pending:
There are 31 pending responses. (40 min | 158 average | 151 median | 342 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: 7 January 2013


Last officially checked: 29 November 2023


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