Publishing News

Early this morning, I signed a contract with Mystery Weekly for my short story, "The Damn Rodents Are Everywhere." I have already received payment. Publication date is to be determined. 

I am stunned. I am also very grateful. 

This short story was the final one Sandi and I ever talked about as we went to her cancer treatments. It was the final story I ever worked on there as she slept through chemo. 

It means more than I can explain that this one finally has a publishing home. 

Update from Mystery Weekly Magazine

I recently posted a market call from Mystery Weekly Magazine. This is a new paying market that takes submissions up to 10k. They just sent this update.....

Mystery Weekly Magazine is now available on the world's largest and fastest growing digital multi-platform newsstand and magazine store, Magzter. Thanks to this partnership, we are now set to reach over 24 million global digital users. We present crime and mystery short stories by some of the world's best established and emerging mystery writers. The stories we select for each issue run the gamut from cosy to hardboiled fiction. Submissions are always welcome at http://MysteryWeekly.com/submit.asp

Market Call: Mystery Weekly

I received the below unsolicited and am passing it on as requested....

Hi Kevin,

Please consider this for inclusion in your Markets for Writers list.

Mystery Weekly is a new short mystery e-zine that is looking for stories between 1000-8000 words in length for publication in our email newsletter.  We offer a modest per-word compensation and only require exclusive online rights for a period of six months. Submission response time averages 1 to 2 weeks.

Website: http://mysteryweekly.com
Online Submission System: http://mysteryweekly.com/submit.asp

Sincerely,
Kerry Carter