The Strand Magazine was founded in
1891 and, for the next sixty
years, published
the works of some the greatest authors of the
20th
century.
In the Summer of 1891, The Strand published two
stories by a then-unknown Scottish physician,
Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his ingenious
detective, Sherlock Holmes. As Holmes'
popularity grew, so did that of The Strand. In
the years that followed The Strand would feature
the works of other mystery greats, such as
Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Margery
Allingham, W. Somerset Maugham, Graham Greene,
P.G. Wodehouse, H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley and
many others. Unfortunately, in 1950, economic
difficulties in England caused a drop in
circulation, which forced The Strand to stop
publishing.
It would take nearly
half a century for The Strand Magazine to once
again appear on the scene, with a new
editor and publisher, whose main goal it is to
uphold the tradition of exceptional mystery
fiction for which The Strand was
known.
Our guidelines are
simple:
We are interested in mysteries,
detective stories, tales of terror and the
supernatural as well as short
stories.
Stories can be set in any time or
place, provided they are well written,
the
plots interesting and well
thought
We are interested in
stories of almost any length, but preferably the
2000-6000 word range. However, we may
occasionally publish short shorts of 1000 words,
and sometimes we may consider even a short
novella.
At the moment, our payment rate for
stories is $25-150. No submissions accepted by
e-mail.
We purchase first North
American serial rights.
All manuscripts
should be typed, double-spaced, on one side of
each page. For return of your manuscripts,
please enclose a SASE of suitable
size.
Average response time is 4-10
weeks.
We suggest before submitting that you
purchase a copy of The Strand. You may do so by
sending $10 or by visiting our web site
www.strandmag.com
We urge you to follow in
the footsteps of the greatest
writers of the
20th century by having your work published in
The Strand Magazine.
P.O. Box 1418
Birmingham, MI
48012-1418
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One year sub:
$19.95
Two year sub:
$34.95
