SMFS list member Brandon Barrows’ short story, Debt Owed, was published today at Guilty Crime Story Magazine: Flash!  The story was cowritten with Patrick Simpson. You can read the flash fiction story online for free here ..read more

SMFS list member John M. Floyd’s short story, Outfitters and Critters, appears in the July 29th issue of Woman's World. The issue is available in grocery stores, newsstands, and at Woman’s World ..read more

  SMFS list members are published in Black Cat Weekly #151. Published by Wildside Press, the issue is available here in digital format. The list members in the issue are:   Tracy Falenwolfe with “Jamming at Jollies.”   Teel James Glenn with “White Face/Blood Red.”   Veronica Leigh with “Divine Discontent.”     Publisher Description: This issue, we have five mystery stories, three of which are originals—tales by Tracy Falenwolfe (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Veronica Leigh, and Teel James Glenn—these last two names should be familiar to regular rea ..read more

SMFS list member Terrie Moran reports that her novel, Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder was nominated for the 2024 Scribe Award in the “Original Novel—General” category by The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. The full list of The 2024 Scribe Award Nominees is on their website ..read more

SMFS list member Bev Vincent’s short story, The Heart that Fed, is published in the recently released anthology, About That Snowy Evening...: Stories Inspired by Classic Poems, from Emily Dickinson to Walt Whitman & More. Independently Published, the read is available at Amazon.   Amazon Description: Poetry has inspired writers, artists, songwriters, and other artists for eons. About That Snowy Evening... offers 16 classic poems, and more than 20 short stories inspired by these poems, written by some of the most widely-published and highly-regarded writers working today ..read more

SMFS list member Frank Zafiro reports that he won the below recognition at the Public Safety Writers Association conference held earlier this month.   Best Book Cover for Hope Dies Last (designed by Eric Beetner) Mystery/Suspense (1st Place) for Hope Dies Last Thriller (2nd Place - Tie) for Some Kind of Hell Poetry (2nd Place) for When Something Slips (written as Frank Scalise... though I should have went with Zafiro, as it is a crime fiction poem...) Short Story - Unpublished (Honorable Mention) for "The Second Degree" (written as Frank Saverio... it is science fiction/crime fiction) P ..read more

SMFS list member Curtis Ippolito reported that his short story,  Something to Hold On To, is published in the recently released Dark Yonder: Issue 6. Published by Thalia Press, the read is available at Amazon.   Amazon Description: A Single Moment..... .... is all it takes to change a life forever. And a single life has such many such apocryphal moments in it. What will you do when the time comes for you? Stand up for yourself? Accept what fate has handed you? Or fight back against your destiny? Join us for Issue 6 of Dark Yonder as ten great neo noir authors explore ..read more

SMFS list member Ed Ridgley’s short story, Murder Houses, was published at Punk Noir Magazine. You can read the piece for free online here ..read more

SMFS list member Gregory Meece’s short story, Lifestyle Changes, is published in the recently released Thriller Magazine, Volume 5, Issue 1. The read is available at Amazon.   Amazon Description: Featuring established and new literary voices comes the ninth issue of Thriller Magazine! --- This issue features short stories that will leave readers on the edge of their seat. Showcasing a wide range of tales, everything from psychological thrillers, to brutal tales of murder, to political thrillers, and much more, this issue has it all! Authors included are: Arthur Davis, Peter DiChellis ..read more

  SMFS list member Teel James Glenn reported that his short story, Shadow Hunt, appears in Black Cat Weekly #150. Published by Wildside Press, the issue is available here in digital format.   Publisher Description: Welcome to our 150th issue. This time, we have terrific original tales by Neil S. Plakcy, Britin Haller & Shane Gericke, Bob Tippee, and Teel James Glenn ... plus novels by Natalie Sumner Lincoln and Gans T. Field, and classic stories by Jack Williamson, Nelson S. Bond, Jack Sharkey, and Larry Tritten ... plus a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles ... all jam-pack ..read more