MYSTERY MAGAZINE

Short stories, mystery fiction, illustrations, crime, suspense tales, cartoons, writer's contests and book reviews constitute Futures MYSTERY Anthology Magazine!

"FUTURES Magazine is a welcome member to the small number of gallant publications open to the new and the more established mystery writers and artists. The magazine is well worth reading carefully. Every issue has gems that I would have been sorry to have missed. May they keep up the solid, supportive work of love." --- Stuart M. Kaminsky

- FMAM 2013 -

May 2013 FMAM COLUMNS and REVIEWS are now available for you.

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2012 Treasure Hunt Contest winners

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Fourth Place: Basket of 12 print books (Retail value $150.00+). ~ winner Yvette Ulloa

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An ebook sale for book lovers

We appreciate our readers. 100 ebooks with five star reviews are on sale from Twilight Times Books. Priced from $1.99 to $3.99 now via our ebook distributors:
Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, eReader.com, Fictionwise.com, OmniLit.com, Sony, etc. until Aug 15th. Historical, literary, mystery, SF, YA and more.

Lida E. Quillen, Publisher
Twilight Times Books

NEW RELEASES!

Twilight Times Books


American Crime Writers League: Murder Here, Murder There Edited by: R. Barry Flowers and Jan Grape With Introduction by John Lutz http://twilighttimesbooks.com/MurderHere_ss1.html	Equity of Evil by Rudy Mazzocchi ISBN: 978-1-60619-236-8 http://twilighttimesbooks.com/EquityofEvil_ch1.html Available at Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble

The Case of the Cosmological Killer: The Rendlesham Incident by Stephanie Osborn ISBN: 978-1-60619-193-4 http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/TheRendleshamIncident_ch1.html	For Keeps by Aaron Paul Lazar ISBN: 978-1-60619-174-3 http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/ForKeeps_ch1.html

FMAM Yearly Anthology

We received several great mystery short stories for the FMAM anthology. Unfortunately, the total word count for the stories that made the cut was less than the minimum needed to create a trade paperback which was the point of the project.

We will open again to submissions August 15 to September 5, 2010.

This will give you time to write and polish your stories.

Overall themes for the 2011 FMAM mystery anthology will be Americana, paranormal and a strong sense of place. You may combine one or more of the themes. Prefer stories 5k to 15k in length.

Twilight Times Books is committed to publishing a few top-notch mystery/suspense novels each year. Recent and upcoming releases include Mazurka by Aaron Paul Lazar, Murder in the Pit by Erica Miner, Shadows Over Paradise by Anne K. Edwards and Healey's Cave by Aaron Paul Lazar (August 2010, trade paperback).

Stories from Murder Past, Murder Present (November 2009, trade paperback), the AWCL anthology, were nominated as ITW short story finalists as well as submitted for the Edgar and Shamus Awards.

In addition, "A Jury of His Peers" by Jay Brandon (Murder Past, Murder
Present) will be included in Best Mysteries of 2010 edited by Lee Child (Houghton Mifflin).

Twilight Times Books is on the MWA list of approved publishers as well as the ITW list of recognized publishers.

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Query letters will need to be addressed to the editorial staff since Twilight Times Books will be publishing the anthology.

The above submissions information is also up at the Twilight Times Books site.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/subs.htm

or

FMAM SUBMISSIONS page.

Virginia Lo Monaco - Managing Editor of FMAM.
For all ediorial queries, Virginia can be reached at: virginia@fmam.biz

The Mar/Apr 2007 issue pdf is available for order.
Check out the lineup of stories in the Mar/Apr 2007 issue.
Several talented new writers are making their debut in this issue.

March/April Contents

This is our largest issue ever! You won't want to miss out on this one. We are now accepting orders for the Jan/Feb 2007 issue PDF version of FMAM. The cover price for the print version is $14.95 plus $3.00.

You can still ORDER a PDF or a PRINT DIGEST of the NOV-DEC 2006 ISSUE.

Back issues of FMAM Magazine published in 2005 or 2006 will be 10-20% off retail price plus $1.50 shipping.
Special back issue sale!

Check out the lineup of stories in the Mar/Apr 2007 issue. Several talented new writers are making their debut in this issue. The Mar/Apr 2007 issue pdf will be available for pre-order soon. Check back often.
March/April Contents

For a sneak preview, check out Futures Anthology MagEzine (FAME) -- just a taste of what you'll find in each issue of FMAM. With over 85 pages of short fiction, poetry, cartoons and more for only $4.50, you can't go wrong! Check it out today!

***FAME includes previews of SEVEN past issues from 2005-2006!!!***
More issues will be posted soon!

P.S. Remember, back issues of the older print magazine
and FMAM's anthology, DIME, are still available.
Order a copy today!

FOUR ISSUES from 2005 and six 2006 issues are available to order in both PDF and Print Digest format. The current PDF issue price is $4.50 and the cover price for the print version is $11.95 plus postage. (2005 issues are $3.50 and $9.50).

You can check out the Table of Contents for each issue 2005 and 2006 by following the links below:
May-June 2005 , July-Aug 2005 , Sept-Oct 2005, Nov-Dec 2005, Jan-Feb 2006, Mar-Apr 2006, May-June 2006, July-August 2006, Sept-Oct 2006, Nov-Dec 2006

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The Nov/Dec 2005, Jan/Feb 2006 and Mar/Apr 2006 issues in PDF are also available for purchase via Fictionwise.

BUY BACK ISSUES AND SAVE!!!
Back issues of FMAM Magazine published in 2005 or 2006 are currently 10-20% off retail price plus $1.50 shipping. http://www.twilighttimesbooks.com/fmam/

Check out the Table of Contents for each issue 2007 by following the links below:
Jan-Feb 2007, Mar-Apr 2007

****IMPORTANT SUBMISSIONS NOTE****

FMAM is closed to submissions.

FMAM IS NOW A MYSTERY MAGAZINE! What does this mean to you?

Oh not so very much that is different. We’ve always had almost all of our stories the very finest of mysteries around with a touch of this and that. We may still sneak in a touch of this and that if it’s the greatest of this and that we’ve seen…HAHAHA! but, here’s what we really ARE. We want to publish the best mysteries written today, and if that means that the story has a subplot that is horror, romance, science fiction, or any sort of speculative fiction, even literary, well, so be it. The main theme should be mystery, and then spice it up with whatever you use for your spice! If you need clarification feel free to ask! Okay? FMAM is mysterious all the way!

Just Under the Nail - 3rd place Slesar's Twist - by Joseph R. Impicciche
Nominated for the 2004 Edgar Short Story Award
Slippery lawyers are not always who they seem to be ...
Illustration by GinELF
Future MYSTERY Anthology Magazine, Issue 36

We've put on a slightly new 'face' too, doncha think it's sexy? I do! our newest staff member, Art Director Ginnie Fenton, has already WOW'd you if you've seen any of her work on FAME or in the newest issue of FMAM (ready for mailing, so order it right NOW!)

As you'll see, Ginnie, who signs her work as GinELF, will tell you a little about our new MYSTERY babe.

Thanks, Babs. Tales of brave, strong women have been a mainstay of mystery fiction since the beginning of the genre. We have read lots of them in the pages of FMAM. Now we have our own little mystery. Let's have some fun with her.

Illustration by GinELF

When she arrived on my drawing pad, she had no memory of her past. Who is she? What is her name? Is she a intriguing spy, or a bored housewife? She speaks well, and looks very alluring. But why does she always wear that hat? What is she hiding? No one has ever seen her face. Write to us and let us know what you think. If you can write a really fun paragraph or two about our mascot, we will publish it here on the website. You don't have to be a professional writer to do this. Anyone can play.

Send your comments and ideas to artwork@fmam.biz. If you would like to apply as an illustrator, or have created some cool mystery or crime related cartoons for us, feel free to contact me, GinELF, FMAM Art Director, artwork@fmam.biz.

Now, back to our Fearless Leader - Babs -

I’m excited with our new and more sophisticated FMAM – not to mention the fact that we want to exude MYSTERY! HAHAHA! Shouldn’t the ‘fire to fly’ and Slesar TWIST awards be right up there with the biggest and the best a mystery writer can garner? We think so! nd if you have not yet entered one of our TWIST contests, don’t
miss out on the action! New guidelines coming soon

Have you noticed that we improve FMAM each issue? Do the same for us! Send us your very best and together we’ll make dreams come true! Here’s to a bounty of successful writers and artists! I tip my own hat to each one of you! BRAVA! I hope 2005 will be ready for ALL THIS TALENT! YAHOOO!

If you need help, DO feel free to email any of our staff and even better join our FMAM online list. We want to have you with us. Jump in and boss the group around, they love it! for info on FMAM's online list go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FMAMwriters-artists Now, let’s crank ‘er up and FLY! babbzzzzzzz

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