Malice Domestic 20:
Anthology Submissions
The Deadline to Submit Your Story
for Consideration is August 31, 2025
Mystery Most
Senior
Presented by
Jacqueline Winspear
Sen-ior - adjective - of or for older or more experienced people.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
-
Stories should a maximum of 5,000 words in length
-
Submission Deadline is August 31, 2025
-
Stories should have no Author identifying infomation
-
Stories must feature elements relating to older, more experienced characters
-
Stories cannot be previously published
-
Stories must be Traditional Mysteries
(no graphic sex or violence, please)
​7. All writing submissions must be the original work of the author. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate creative content is prohibited.
~ Story Selections will be made in the fall of 2025
~ Submissions will be judged blindly by a panel of readers
~ Publication Date will be April 2026
~We will only provide editorial feedback to writers whose stories are accepted for publication, subject to revision.
Malice Domestic is proud to announce the short story authors chosen for the 19th Malice Domestic anthology titled Mystery Most Humorous. Malice Domestic and Wildside Press have partnered again to produce another of its award-winning series of ‘Most’ anthologies.
​
The following were selected:
​
Stories by
​
Donna Andrews
Sarah Bewley
Hugh Lessig
T Phillip DePoy
Melissa Westemeier
Patricia Gouthro
Jean Macaluso
Victoria Dowd
Steve Shrott
David Bart
Jason Groce
Rebecca Brittenham
Gregory Meece
William Ade
Kathleen Kalb
M.S. Greene
Becky Clark
Brian Cox
Melinda Mullet
Nina Mansfield
Sylvia Warsh
Suzanne Flaig
Donna Clancy
Susan Love Brown
Ed Ridgley
Ashley-Ruth Bernier
Our Most Recent Anthology:
MALICE DOMESTIC PRESENTS
MYSTERY MOST HUMOROUS