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After a long absence, David Knadler has returned to EQMM’s pages with the story “Five-Hat Minimum” (September/October 2023). The tale stars series character John Ennis, who came to life twenty years ago in a story for our magazine. Ennis was … Continue reading →

Gabriela Stiteler’s first published fiction, “Two Hours West of Nothing,” appears in EQMM’s current issue (September/October), in the Department of First Stories. A writer and educator based in Portland, Maine, Gabriela grew up in Northwestern Pennsylvania. She came to love … Continue reading →

Amita Murray is the author of two series of mystery novels: Her Arya Winters series, begun in 2021, has been optioned for TV, and her historical series featuring the Marleigh sisters just debuted this year with the novel Unladylike Lessons … Continue reading →

Thomas K. Carpenter has been contributing stories featuring Magistrate Ovid, from Ancient Alexandria, to EQMM and AHMM since 2015. In our September/October issue (on sale now) Ovid’s most complex case comes to life in the novella “Death and Omens in … Continue reading →

Rob Osler made his fiction debut in the Department of First Stories of EQMM’s January/February 2021 issue with the story “Analogue,”  which went on to win the Robert L. Fish Award for best short story by a new American author. … Continue reading →

A popular novelist with two series (the Finn Teller spy novels and the Pinnacle Peak mysteries) to her credit, Twist Phelan is also a prolific contributor to EQMM. Her EQMM stories have won two ITW Awards and Canada’s Arthur Ellis … Continue reading →

Andrew McAleer is the author of 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists and co-editor (with Gay Toltl Kinman) of the mystery anthology Edgar & Shamus Go Golden, which has received three 2023 Shamus Award nominations from the Private Eye Writers of America. Andrew … Continue reading →

Essayist and short story writer Kevin Mims often reviews books from the 1970s, the decade in which many baby boomers came of age. This time he discusses fiction directly targeted at baby boomers, as he tries to determine which fictional … Continue reading →

Meghan Leigh Paulk’s first published fiction, the story “It’s Half Your Fault,” appears in EQMM’s current issue (July/August 2023) in the Department of First Stories. The Texas author has also written a novel entitled Hollywood Down Low, which is currently … Continue reading →

A recipient of a New Mexico fiction-writing award, Jennifer Black makes her debut as a professional fiction writer in the Department of First Stories of EQMM’s current issue (July/August 2023) with the story “Heatstroke.” Her day job, she tells EQMM, … Continue reading →