Crimeucopia

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Crimeucopia

18th June 2026

Crimeucopia is intended to be a First Filled - First to Publish anthology series of vaguely themed short fiction, designed to cover a broad spectrum of crime genres - though we do have a backstop in the form of an irregular Free-for-All edition depending on the amount of submissions received.

Submission window - Please Read Our Submissions Guide & Checks Before submitting

Crimeucopia is intended to be a series of anthologies series of vaguely themed short fiction, designed to cover a broad spectrum of crime fiction - though we do have a backstop in the form of an irregular Free-for-All edition depending on the amount of submissions received.

Multiple Submissions are acceptable (within reason) - due to several recent experiences Simultaneous Submissions are no longer being accepted

Reprints - Please, please, please leave a respectable amount of time between initial publication and offering them up to us.

The original publishers will want to generate sales, rather than having them undermined by yet another instance of the fiction appearing elsewhere.

Manuscript formatting - Please, please, please use a standard Manuscript format, with as little or ideally no 'personalised' formatting as possible as it sometimes plays merry Hell with typesetting.Shunn Modern is highly recommended - https://www.shunn.net/format/story/ )

Due to our Indie Small Press/Semi-Pro nature, MIP is not our full-time, salary paying job. This means we are not scanning for emails 24/7-366 (to take into account Leap Years), so please hold off for around 60 to 90 days before clicking the send button on that Why aren’t you bastards talking to me about my submission!?! email. We don’t intend to run a slushpile, however, we will accept material with a provisional publication date that may slide right if unforeseen circumstances raise their nasty little pointed heads. Your understanding in regard to this happening is much appreciated. To make this more palatable, we also to pay on acceptance, rather than on publication.

Submissions are via email attachments to submissions@murderousinkpress.co.uk with a subject line of SUBMISSIONS_Crimeucopia_<Your Name>_<Story Title>

Publishing will be through both Amazon (Online Paperback and Kindle) and IngramSpark (Bookshop Paperback and ePub/eBook distribution). If in doubt, or have difficulties with Amazon, then please use the ISBN and order from a local bookshop. Resellers, please talk to sales@murderousinkpress.co.uk in regard to mixed low run orders which we can supply at approximately 50% discount + shipping & tax.

Having originally worked with the standard UK Paperback size (129mm x 198mm), since the end of 2022 we have gone over to the US B-Format of 6 x 9 inches. We usually run with a matte cover, and around 250 to 280 pages.

Please Note:- We are not looking for pure Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, or work involving pre-existing characters (ie Fan Fiction).

The Up-Coming Crimeucopia Submission Windows Are Open As Follows

Shtigity-Boom? No, Mopity-Mope!

July 14 to 21

This is our usual Free-4-All - Everything from Cozy through to Grindhouse Noir

(aka the fiction genre which AHMM & EQHM don't print, because it has naughty words in it)

Planned Publication Date - January 2027

The 10k Club

July 21 to 28

This anthology's for pieces that are 10,000 words (or a tad & a smit over)

Obviously limited slots available due to page count/print cost restrictions

Planned Publication Date - March 2027

Storm Force 13

July 28th to August 4th

In a similar spirit to our Crank It Up! anthology from November 2023, we're looking for

fast paced, action orientated pieces that will make the readers say

"Now that was a hell of a read!"

Planned Publication Date - June 2027

Waikiki Beach Refugees

August 4 to 11

Surf's Up, Dudes & Dudettes!

We're looking for crime fiction that has a surfing/sailing/fishing/coastal connection - not necessarily set in or around O'ahu/Honolulu

So whether you're a grommet with a foamie, or a barnacle Kahuna still in love with their wall-hanger

Or a windjammer with a wealth of scuttlebutt and a taste for tramp steamers

We'd like you to pull up a bollard, share a tot, and spin us your dits

(Please Note - Suggesting pineapple as an acceptable pizza topping isn't criminal. It's an abomination.)

Planned Publication Date - September 2027

ANYTHING RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THOSE TITLES & DATES

WILL NOT (RPT) NOT BE CONSIDERED OR ACKNOWLEDGED