Mystery Magazines, Ezines And Periodicals
There is just something about reading magazines (for its mystery magazines especially) that appeals to most of us. Flipping through the pages, discovering new authors, new short stories, reading reviews and blurbs make for a fun way to pass the time – and when they’re on subjects close to the heart, they take on a new meaning altogether, at least for me.
This list was long overdue. I keep lots of crime/mystery/noir/pulp magazine website addresses in my bookmarks, however having everything neatly in one place is so much easier to get access to all that information in one go.
Most of the magazines listed below are on crime, mystery, romantic suspense and related sub-genres, however you will find a few noteworthy magazines with a broader literature scope as well.
Of course magazines constantly go out of business, while new ones appear on a regular basis, so while I will try to keep the list up to date, it will not include everything at all times, as that is simply impossible. However it will include some of the most important, most popular ones, along with a few more obscure ones that I hope will become new favorite finds for many mystery book and magazine lovers.
If you know a good magazine which is not mention on this page, let us know in the Comments section and I will add it to the list.
The magazines are listed in alphabetical order.
A
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine – original short stories at 10x a year with 2 double issues – subscription based
Apocrypha Abstractions – non-profit digital Literary journal publishing short fiction
AudioFile Magazine – includes a regular column for mystery audiobooks – monthly issues
All Due Respect – online magazine and publisher of down and dirty literature
B
Beat To A Pulp – pulp fiction ezine, publishing stories regularly
The Big Click – online magazine of crime fiction with bimonthly publications
Black Mask Magazine – premier pulp magazine
Black Petals & Yellow Mama – Sci-fi/horror magazine
Blood & Tacos – quarterly online magazine of pulp fiction
The Blood Letter – non-profit literary/educational organization in Portland, Oregon which promotes educational study in all things mystery fiction
The Bottle Street Gazette – offline publication, in its 3rd series now
Sister Fidelma Society – magazine dedicated to Sister Fidelma, a religious heroine of novels from the 17th Century in Island
C
CADS (Crime and Detective Stories) – offline magazine, not free
CLUES: A Journal of Detection – print only subscription based, publishes twice a year
Crime Cafe – podcast video blog by author Debbie Mack with interviews of various authors
Crime Factory – Australian online ezine for crime mystery, and a publishing house
Crime Spree – bimonthly crime fiction magazine
Crime Time – UK based online crime fiction magazine (can buy hard copies from the site)
The Crime Vault Live – crime mystery podcast with Michael Carson and Mark Billingham and Harry Holgate
Crimewave – UK based magazine, subscription based, with some free stories on the site
D
DAST – Swedish crime fiction magazine
Deadly Pleasures – America’s premier fan oriented mystery magazine – 4x a year, subscription based
Dorothy L. Sayers Society Bulletin – publication available to members
E
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine – From the same people who publish the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
The Epistle – website and magazine dedicated to Simon Templar (awesome domain name, btw)
F
Fingerprints – online journal of flash crime non-fiction
Flashes In The Dark – magazine with horror stories
Foglio Giallo – Italian magazine for crime fiction
Futures Anthology Magazine – quarterly crime fiction online magazine
G
Gemini Magazine – online magazine on all things fiction and poetry
Grift Magazine – 3x yearly magazine of crime fiction, reviews, interviews and more
Gothic Journal – magazine for romantic suspense, gothic and paranormal mysteries
H
Hardboiled – crime and noir fiction magazine, subscription based
Hayakawa’s Mystery Magazine – Japanese monthly magazine
I
Il Gato Nero – Italian fanbased mystery magazine
Inkspill – free online UK magazine ‘for literary creatives’
J
James Bond Magazine – UK magazine dedicated to…James Bond, subscription based
Journal Of Criminal Justice And Popular Culture – research on the intersection of crime, criminal justice, and popular culture
K
Kiss Of Death – Newsletter of the Romance Writers of America Mystery & Suspense Chapter
L
The Legendary – fiction, poetry, literary news
Literary Orphans – online magazine with short fiction
M
Mason’s Road – online literary journal sponsored by Fairfiled University’s MFA in creative writing
Mixer – showcases mostly noir fiction, but not only
Mysterical-E – online free ezine on pulp fiction
Mystery File – crime fiction research journal
Mystery News – online crime fiction magazine (cannot longer subscribe)
Mystery Readers Journal – quarterly subscription based online magazine
Mystery Scene – online subscription based magazine
Mystery Weekly – paid monthly online publication also available on Amazon, Google Play and the App Store
N
The New Flesh – flash fiction online and print versions
Noir Nation – print and ebook journal regarding all things international noir crime fiction
O
Out Of The Gutter Online – pulp fiction magazine, book and movie reviews
P
PI Magazine – Bimonthly subscription based trade magazine for investigator (non-fiction magazine)
Paperback Parade – Magazine on vintage and collectable paperback, subscription based
Plan-B Magazine – publishes crime and mystery stories, biweekly
Pulp Metal Magazine – pulp/noir fiction magazine
Pure Slush – monthly flash fiction and non-fiction magazine, online and in print
Prose’n Cons Mystery Magazine – quarterly subscription based magazine for mystery, crime, suspense
R
Ruumiin kulttuuri – Finnish quarterly magazine
S
Seven – annual review focusing on seven Christian authors
Shot Gun Honey – short crime fiction online
Shots – online crime and thriller ezine from the UK
Spinetingler Magazine – crime fiction online, reviews
Strand magazine – quarterly magazine, subscription based
Suspense magazine – Monthly subscription based magazine. Has also free editions on site
T
ThugLit – 6x yearly short fiction magazine can buy each edition at Amazon
W
The West Online – magazine dedicated to the Old West, fiction, artwork, book reviews
The Whispered Watchword – magazine by the Society of Phantom Friends, publishing 10x per year
Mystery Readers Journal is still in business — the URL is https://mysteryreaders.org. Subscription-based quarterly in print or PDF. Articles, reviews, and author essays, no fiction.
Hi,
There is also Mystery Weekly Magazine (http://MysteryWeekly.com) which publishes monthly and is available on Amazon in print and digital, as well as through the App stores, Magzter and via subscription.
Thanks!
Thanks for the head-up, added it.