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A Move and a Mystery

Posted on June 16, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Of the many changes COVID-19 has wrought in our lives, one of the most wide ranging has been the change from a physical to a virtual workplace. A year after the pandemic began, a majority of Americans were still working … Continue reading →

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“This Death Called Strangeness: Some Reflections on Cornell Woolrich” (by R.T. Raichev)

Posted on January 20, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

R.T. Raichev, mystery scholar and author of the Antonia Darcy and Major Payne series, has written previously on this site about Agatha Christie, P.D. James, Sherlock Holmes, and others. Here, he turns his attention Cornell Woolrich—continuing the theme of last … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Noir, Writers, Writing | Tagged author, fiction, history, magazine, mystery, noir, woolrich | 1 Comment

EIGHTY YEARS OF PERSEVERENCE

Posted on October 7, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

This week, the first issue of 2021—EQMM’s eightieth anniversary year!—will be released to the printer. It looks as if the beginning of 2021 will find the world still under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s perilous conditions have parallels … Continue reading →

Posted in Ellery Queen, History, Magazine | Tagged anniversary, eqmm, history, issue, magazine, publishing | 8 Comments

TO HAUNT OR NOT TO HAUNT?

Posted on October 30, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

With Halloween just hours away, I thought I’d try to answer a couple of questions that sometimes come up at the writers’ conferences and conventions we attend: 1) Does EQMM publish stories involving the supernatural? And 2) If not, why not? … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, Magazine, Supernatural | Tagged eqmm, halloween, magazine, mystery fiction, supernatural, writers, writing | 6 Comments

“Fifty Years After the Fair”: Josh Pachter—Author, Translator, and Dedicated Mystery Fan—Interviewed by Editor Janet Hutchings on His 50th Anniversary With EQMM

Posted on November 14, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Janet Hutchings: EQMM always takes pleasure in following the careers of writers who got their start in our Department of First Stories, but it isn’t often that we have the opportunity to look back on a fifty-year run of top-notch … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Interview, Magazine, Writers, Writing | Tagged career, ellery queen, Interview, josh pachter, magazine, print publishing, writer, writing | 4 Comments

CHANGES TO THE PROCESS

Posted on July 18, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In a recent interview for the blog SleuthSayers, I was asked, “What does a typical work day for you look like?” I replied that there is no typical day. And there really isn’t anymore. There are reading days and issue-release … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers | Tagged desktop publishing, editing, magazine, magazine publishing, periodical, production, publishing, writers, writing | 11 Comments

“Poster Child” (by Michael Bracken)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Michael Bracken is the winner of two Derringer Awards for his short fiction, and in 2016 he received the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement in Short Mystery Fiction. That award has special significance in regard to … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, Books, Conventions, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Magazine | Tagged crime, e-book, journal, lit mag, magazine, magazines, mystery, mystery fiction, newsstand, periodicals, short story | 8 Comments

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM EQMM!

Posted on July 4, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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“Collaborative Sleuthing: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stu Palmer’s and Craig Rice’s Withers/Malone Team-Ups in EQMM” (by Arthur Vidro)

Posted on January 18, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Many EQMM readers will know Arthur Vidro as the contributor of two online stories: “The Ransom of EQMM #1” and “The Mistake on the Cover of EQMM #1.” The latter formed the basis for our 75th Anniversary Contest of 2016. Both … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Characters, Editing, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers, Writing | Tagged crime, ellery queen, magazine, mystery, stuart palmer, suspense, writers, writing | 3 Comments

HOLIDAY WISHES FROM EQMM

Posted on November 23, 2016 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Happy Thanksgiving from our table to yours.

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