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Into the Weave (by Jennifer Black)A recipient of a New Mexico fiction-writing award, Jennifer Black makes her debut as a professional fiction writer in the Department of First...
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The Bot Did It: Should We Fear the AI Revolution? (by Pat Black)Glasgow, Scotland native Pat Black returns to EQMM in our current issue, July/August 2023, with “Twos on That,” a thrilling entry in his Lomond...
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Reading: Classified (by Kristopher Zgorski)Kristopher Zgorski debuted as the reviewer for EQMM’s Blog Bytes column (replacing Bill Crider) in our May/June 2018 issue, around the same...
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The Poetry of Mystery (by Mehnaz Sahibzada)This week EQMM ’s July/August 2023 issue went on sale. In it you’ll find “Death in the New Age,” a new story by Mehnaz Sahibzada . The author...
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Facing Reality (by Bev Vincent)Next week EQMM’s July/August issue goes on sale. It contains a new story by Bev Vincent, “His Fathers’ Son.” The Bram Stoker, Edgar, Ignotus,...
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In Defense of Crime Fiction (by Dominique Biebau)This week Thrillerfest is being held in New York City. The event includes master classes, seminars on the craft of writing, and advice from pros...
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Edward D. Hoch, the Accidental Poet (by Andrew McAleer)Andrew McAleer is the author of 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists and a co-editor of the anthology Edgar & Shamus Go Golden . In...
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A Lazy Trope of Contemporary TV Crime Shows (by Kevin Mims)An essayist, short story writer, and popular-fiction aficionado, Kevin Mims frequently contributes to this site. In this post, he reveals...
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Judge Crater, Call Your Office: The Curious Disappearance of a Prohibition Era Judge (by Kate Hohl)Kate Hohl makes her fiction debut in the Department of First Stories of our current issue (May/June 2023) with the evocative historical crime...
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EDGARS AND MALICE RECAP AND PHOTO GALLERY 2023It’s my pleasure this week to herald the return of our photo gallery of events surrounding the Edgar Allan Poe Awards in New York City and the...
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They Wrote Because EQMM Asked: C. Daly King (by Arthur Vidro)Arthur Vidro publishes the thrice-yearly journal Old-Time Detection , which explores mystery fiction of the past. He has special expertise...
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Rumpole and Columbo: Two Icons of the 1970s TV Mystery Scene (by Kevin Mims)Tomorrow, April 21, 2023, is the centenary of the birth of John Mortimer, the British barrister, novelist, dramatist, and short story writer who...
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Hard Knock Life: On the Films of Abel Ferrara (by Michael A. Gonzales)Harlem native Michael A. Gonzales is a culture critic, short-story writer, and essayist who has written for The Paris Review, The Village Voice,...
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Turn Forth Her Silver Lining (by Archer Sullivan)Pseudonymous author Archer Sullivan has had stories published in several literary and genre magazines, mostly under her own name, but her first...
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All the Ways We Have to Reach You (by Janet Hutchings)Last week’s post on this site generated a conversation about the need for writers to subscribe to publications to which they submit work....
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Expecting the (Un)expected (by Janet Hutchings)Ever since EQMM changed from monthly single issues to double bimonthly issues, a lot of my reading for the magazine has been concentrated...
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Head Trips (by L.S. Kunz)L.S. Kunz has received awards for her short stories and middle-grade fiction, including the Bronze Typewriter from the League of Utah Writers,...
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Out of One, Many (by Mike McHone)Detroit freelance journalist Mike McHone started writing short stories in the mid 2000s, but it was only in 2018, after picking up his first copy...
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Two Mysteries (Only One of Which Was Ever Solved) by Michael KardosMichael Kardos is the author of the story collection One Last Good Time and three novels, the most recent of which is Bluff (Mysterious...
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Hardboiled Poetry (by Michael Wiley)A Shamus Award winner and college professor Michael Wiley is one of the most innovative crime writers we’ve come across. He always seems to be...
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Why Agatha Christie Remains the Queen of Mystery (by Autumn Doerr)This week we have a post from a reader of this blog who was inspired to submit an essay to us by some earlier posts on this site. She’s a mystery...
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The Mystery of Writing Mysteries (by Terena Elizabeth Bell)Terena Elizabeth Bell’s work has appeared in The Atlantic, Playboy , The Yale Review , Juked , and other literary magazines, and she’s...
