Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Guidelines summary

Pays

6–8¢ per word for original stories

Length

Prefers 2,500–8,000 words; less likely under 700 or over 20,000

Wants

Every kind of mystery: psychological suspense, deductive puzzles, private-eye cases, any story involving crime or the threat of crime

Simultaneous submissions

Not stated

Multiple submissions

One story per file

Reprints

No (must be unpublished in the US)

Response time

Up to 3 months for fiction

Submissions

No reading period stated

Submission or entry fee

None

Rights

Not stated on the guidelines page

Also note

Submissions to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine are handled separately.

Last checked

October 31, 2026