[
  {
    "id": "ellery-queen-s-mystery-magazine",
    "name": "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Must Read Books Publishing",
    "url": "https://elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "6–8¢/word (fiction); $25–50 per poem; 7¢/word nonfiction",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,500–8,000 preferred (700–20,000 considered)",
    "eligibility": "All mystery/crime subgenres; no explicit sex or violence. Must be unpublished in the US. Department of First Stories for writers never published professionally. .doc/.docx via online system.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "alfred-hitchcock-s-mystery-magazine",
    "name": "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "1 Paragraph, Inc.",
    "url": "https://alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Paid (rate not stated on guidelines page)",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Up to 12,000 (most much shorter)",
    "eligibility": "Any story about a crime or the threat of one; no stories based on real crimes. Online submission system; simultaneous subs OK if you notify.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "ahmm-mysterious-photograph-contest",
    "name": "AHMM Mysterious Photograph Contest",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine",
    "url": "https://alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/current-issue/mysterious-photograph/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$25 prize + publication",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "250 or fewer",
    "eligibility": "Flash mystery inspired by the photo in each issue; runs every issue.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "the-strand-magazine",
    "name": "The Strand Magazine",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "The Strand Magazine",
    "url": "https://strandmag.com/guidelines/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$100–150 per story",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,000–6,000 preferred (occasional 1,000-word shorts or short novellas)",
    "eligibility": "Mysteries, detective stories, tales of terror and the supernatural. Email submissions@strandmag.com with a short intro and credits.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "cold-caller",
    "name": "Cold Caller",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Cold Caller Magazine (Substack)",
    "url": "https://coldcallermag.substack.com/about",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$125 flat per story",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,000–6,000 sweet spot; up to 10,000",
    "eligibility": "Crime and mystery broadly: bad decisions, grifters, losers. First North American serial rights. Response 3–6 months.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "uncharted-magazine-thriller-mystery",
    "name": "Uncharted Magazine – Thriller & Mystery",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Uncharted Magazine",
    "url": "https://www.unchartedmag.com/submit/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$200 for original fiction",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free (optional paid editorial feedback)",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "See guidelines (1,000–5,000 per category)",
    "eligibility": "Thriller/mystery category now includes horror. Open year-round via Submittable; simultaneous subs OK.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "mystery-tribune",
    "name": "Mystery Tribune",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Mystery Tribune",
    "url": "https://mysterytribune.com/submissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Honorarium for print-edition fiction (amount discussed on acceptance); web/flash unpaid",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "No fixed limit; most 3,000–6,000; they rarely read past 10,000",
    "eligibility": "Crime, mystery, noir, suspense. Original, never-published material only. One story at a time.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "guilty-crime-story-magazine-flash-series",
    "name": "Guilty Crime Story Magazine – Flash Series",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Guilty Crime Story Magazine",
    "url": "https://www.guiltycrimemag.com/submissions.html",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Unpaid (web flash). Print magazine pays $10 but print is currently CLOSED",
    "pay_tier": "unpaid",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "500–1,000 (firm)",
    "eligibility": "Crime stories told from the criminal's perspective. Complete stories only; no simultaneous or multiple subs. Email guiltycrimemag@gmail.com.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "stone-s-throw-december-2026-prompt",
    "name": "Stone's Throw – December 2026 prompt",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Rock and a Hard Place Press",
    "url": "https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions",
    "deadline": "2026-11-04",
    "deadline_note": "Window opens Nov 1–4, 2026 only (prompt: 'Bing Crosby Was a Lying Bastard and We're Glad He's Dead')",
    "pay": "$25 for the single story chosen",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "1,000–2,000",
    "eligibility": "Dark fiction, crime and noir matching the monthly prompt. Winners can't resubmit in the same calendar year. No AI.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "punk-noir-magazine-narc-november-challenge",
    "name": "Punk Noir Magazine – 'NARC' November challenge",
    "type": "magazine",
    "organizer": "Punk Noir Press",
    "url": "https://punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/submissions/",
    "deadline": "2026-10-31",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Not stated",
    "pay_tier": "unpaid",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "500",
    "eligibility": "Theme: narcissists (narco/narc-officer angles welcome). Only 4 stories picked. Word doc plus third-person bio to punknoirmag@yahoo.com.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "dirty-martini-fem-horror-noir-anthology",
    "name": "Dirty Martini: Fem Horror Noir Anthology",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Grimalkin Press",
    "url": "https://www.grimalkinpress.com/submissions",
    "deadline": "2026-12-31",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "8¢/word + 1 print copy (US) or ebook (outside US)",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "1,000–5,000",
    "eligibility": "Feminist noir with horror elements. No stock femme fatales or damsels in distress. No reprints; simultaneous subs OK. Email submissions@grimalkinpress.com.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "behind-the-tape-urban-crime-thriller-stories",
    "name": "Behind the Tape: Urban Crime Thriller Stories",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Twisted Dreams Press",
    "url": "https://twisteddreamspress.com/call-for-submissions-for-three-new-anthologies/",
    "deadline": "2026-12-31",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "One digital contributor copy (author-copy discount)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,000–10,000",
    "eligibility": "Hard-boiled detectives, corrupt cops, gangsters. Publishes 2027. Email submission.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "crime-without-corpses",
    "name": "Crime Without Corpses",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Level Best Books (ed. Gabriel Valjan)",
    "url": "https://www.levelbestbooks.us/anthologysubmissions",
    "deadline": "2026-12-31",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$25–50 (depends on number of stories chosen)",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,000–5,000",
    "eligibility": "Original, unpublished crime fiction with high stakes but NO homicide. Any subgenre. Projected publication fall 2027.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "stitching-up-death-cozy-anthology",
    "name": "Stitching Up Death (cozy anthology)",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Camden Park Press",
    "url": "https://www.camdenparkpress.com/stitchingdeath/",
    "deadline": "2026-11-15",
    "deadline_note": "Extended from Oct 31, 2026",
    "pay": "Royalty share via PayPal",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "6,000–8,000",
    "eligibility": "Contemporary cozy with an amateur sleuth in a fiber-arts/crafting setting. Reprints published before Jan 1, 2022 accepted. Release late Jan 2027.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "ominous-thrill-valentine-s-2027-spicy-horror-thriller",
    "name": "Ominous Thrill – Valentine's 2027 spicy horror/thriller",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Ominous Thrill (audio fiction anthology)",
    "url": "https://ominousthrill.com/submit",
    "deadline": "2026-12-15",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "5¢/word originals; 2¢/word reprints",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,000–6,000 (up to 8,000)",
    "eligibility": "Adult, sexy dark-feminist horror/thrillers for audio drama; first person preferred. No rejections sent.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "minotaur-books-mwa-first-crime-novel-competition",
    "name": "Minotaur Books / MWA First Crime Novel Competition",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America",
    "url": "https://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/st-martins/",
    "deadline": "2026-12-14",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$10,000 advance + Minotaur publishing contract",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "60,000+ (220+ pages), complete",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished first crime novel; murder or serious crime at the heart of the story. Writers with a previously published novel aren't eligible (self-published works don't count). One entry per writer.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "minotaur-books-malice-domestic-best-first-traditional-mystery-novel",
    "name": "Minotaur Books / Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Minotaur Books & Malice Domestic",
    "url": "https://us.macmillan.com/minotaurbooks/submitmalicedomesticmanuscript/",
    "deadline": "2026-11-30",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$10,000 advance + Minotaur publishing contract",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "~65,000+, complete",
    "eligibility": "Traditional mystery in the Malice tradition. Any nationality, 18+. Never published a mystery novel, self-published included. One entry.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "cwa-margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition-2027",
    "name": "CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Crime Writers' Association & Margery Allingham Society",
    "url": "https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition/",
    "deadline": "2027-01-29",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "£500 + one year CWA membership",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "£25",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Up to 3,500",
    "eligibility": "Open worldwide, published or unpublished writers. Story must be unpublished and not have won elsewhere. Closes 6pm GMT.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "cwa-emerging-author-dagger-2027",
    "name": "CWA Emerging Author Dagger 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Crime Writers' Association (sponsor: Fiction Feedback)",
    "url": "https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/emerging-author-dagger/",
    "deadline": "2027-01-29",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "£500; shortlist sent to agents and publishers",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "£42",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Opening up to 3,000 + synopsis up to 1,500",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished novelists worldwide with no prose-fiction contract and no agent. Novel needn't be finished. Closes 6pm GMT.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "cwc-award-for-best-unpublished-crime-manuscript-2027",
    "name": "CWC Award for Best Unpublished Crime Manuscript 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Crime Writers of Canada (sponsor: ECW Press)",
    "url": "https://crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en/page/page-content/submission-rules",
    "deadline": "2026-10-31",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "CA$500; ECW Press reads all finalists",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "CA$45 (CA$36 members)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "First 5,000 + 500-word synopsis; complete MS 50,000–110,000",
    "eligibility": "Canadian citizens or permanent residents who haven't published a novel-length work. Every entrant gets scorecards back. Closes 11:59pm PDT.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "itw-best-first-sentence-contest-2027",
    "name": "ITW Best First Sentence Contest 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "International Thriller Writers (ThrillerFest)",
    "url": "https://thrillerfest.com/master-class/master-class-1/best-first-sentence-contest/",
    "deadline": "2027-03-15",
    "deadline_note": "Opened July 7, 2026. The page gives 11:59 p.m. Pacific in one place and 23:59:59 Eastern in another, so submit by the Eastern time to be safe.",
    "pay": "10-page critique from a 2027 Master Class instructor (the judges); winners read at the CraftFest Luncheon, April 28, 2027",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "No entry fee listed (ITW membership or ThrillerFest XXII registration required)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "One sentence (your opening line)",
    "eligibility": "ITW members (associate or full) in good standing and/or ThrillerFest XXII (2027) registrants. One entry. Your own original, non-AI first sentence from published or unpublished work you'd submit for the critique.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "cwc-awards-of-excellence-2027-published-works",
    "name": "CWC Awards of Excellence 2027 (published works)",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Crime Writers of Canada",
    "url": "https://crimewriterscanada.com/index.php/en/page/page-content/submission-rules",
    "deadline": "2026-12-15",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "CA$200–1,000 per category ($4,950 total)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "CA$30–55 (novel $55, novella $40, short story $30; 20% member discount)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Varies by category",
    "eligibility": "Canadian citizens/PRs. Work published Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026. Categories include novel, first novel, traditional mystery, short story, novella.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "killer-nashville-claymore-award-2027",
    "name": "Killer Nashville Claymore Award 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Killer Nashville",
    "url": "https://www.killernashville.com/the-claymore-award",
    "deadline": "2027-04-01",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Recognition, agent/editor exposure (no cash amount stated)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$77",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "First 50 pages",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished manuscript, play or screenplay in crime/mystery/suspense genres. Many categories (cozy, thriller, etc.). Deadline midnight Pacific.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "killer-nashville-silver-falchion-award-2027",
    "name": "Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award 2027",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Killer Nashville",
    "url": "https://register.killernashville.com/products/2027-silver-falchion-award-submission-entry",
    "deadline": "2027-04-01",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Award recognition",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$112 (free with a 4-day conference registration)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Published book",
    "eligibility": "Best books of 2026 in crime, mystery, suspense and related genres.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "edgar-awards-2027-works-published-in-2026",
    "name": "Edgar Awards 2027 (works published in 2026)",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Mystery Writers of America",
    "url": "https://mysterywriters.org/edgars/edgar-submission-information/",
    "deadline": "2026-12-07",
    "deadline_note": "Hard final date for Oct–Dec 2026 releases; earlier months had earlier suggested dates",
    "pay": "Edgar Award (no cash)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "See MWA",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Short story category: 1,000–22,000",
    "eligibility": "First US publication in 2026 by an MWA-approved publisher; publishers usually submit. Includes the Robert L. Fish Award for a debut short story.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "william-f-deeck-malice-domestic-grant-for-unpublished-writers",
    "name": "William F. Deeck–Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Malice Domestic Ltd",
    "url": "https://www.malicedomestic.net/grant",
    "deadline": "2026-11-01",
    "deadline_note": "Submission period is normally May 1 – Nov 1",
    "pay": "$2,500 + full Malice Domestic registration + 2 hotel nights",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "First three chapters + synopsis up to 200 words",
    "eligibility": "Novel works-in-progress in the traditional (Christie-style) mystery mode. Author must never have published in the mystery genre. Email submission.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "uncharted-magazine-novel-excerpt-prize-2026",
    "name": "Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize 2026",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Uncharted Magazine",
    "url": "https://www.unchartedmag.com/2026-uncharted-magazine-novel-excerpt-prize-judged-by-liz-shipton/",
    "deadline": "2026-12-13",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Three co-winners each get $1,000 + publication + agent consult (Fuse Literary)",
    "pay_tier": "pro",
    "fee": "$20 reading fee",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Up to 5,000",
    "eligibility": "Any section of a novel-in-progress, all genres including thriller/mystery.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "level-best-books-novel-submissions",
    "name": "Level Best Books – Novel Submissions",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Level Best Books",
    "url": "https://www.levelbestbooks.us/submissions",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Royalties (terms not published)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "70,000–90,000",
    "eligibility": "Agented and unagented. Traditional, procedural, cozy, noir and other crime. Response within ~6 months.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "crooked-lane-books",
    "name": "Crooked Lane Books",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Crooked Lane Books",
    "url": "https://crookedlanebooks.com/submissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Advance + royalties (terms not published)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "60,000–100,000",
    "eligibility": "Agented and unagented crime fiction, all subgenres. Query via QueryTracker. They reply within two weeks only if interested.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "thriller-magazine-press",
    "name": "Thriller Magazine Press",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Thriller Media LLC",
    "url": "https://thrillermagazinepress.com/submission-guidelines/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$300 advance + 33% net royalties",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "$9.99 (includes personalized feedback)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Novels 50,000–90,000; novellas 25,000–50,000",
    "eligibility": "Unagented OK. Crime, psychological, mystery, domestic, noir thrillers. No supernatural monster stories. Response 4–6 weeks.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "blue-beech-press-murder-mysteries",
    "name": "Blue Beech Press – Murder Mysteries",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Blue Beech Press",
    "url": "https://www.bluebeechpress.com/novel-submissions.html",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Royalty share, no advance",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "50,000–115,000",
    "eligibility": "Any type of murder mystery, original and unpublished. Shunn format; DOC/DOCX/RTF. Takes first North American print and ebook rights for 5 years.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "severn-house-joffe-books-imprint",
    "name": "Severn House (Joffe Books imprint)",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Severn House / Joffe Books",
    "url": "https://severnhouse.com/submissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Terms on offer",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Minimum 60,000",
    "eligibility": "Commercial fiction, especially crime and mystery. Email full MS, 3-paragraph synopsis and 100-word bio to submissions@joffebooks.com.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "joffe-books",
    "name": "Joffe Books",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Joffe Books",
    "url": "https://joffebooks.com/submissions",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Terms on offer",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Minimum 60,000",
    "eligibility": "UK indie publisher of commercial crime and mystery. Email full MS, synopsis and bio.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "inkubator-books",
    "name": "Inkubator Books",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Inkubator Books",
    "url": "https://inkubatorbooks.com/submissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "45% of net receipts",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Full-length",
    "eligibility": "Crime, mystery, thriller, suspense, especially psychological/domestic, procedurals and legal thrillers. Unagented welcome.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "hera-books",
    "name": "Hera Books",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Hera Books (sister of Canelo)",
    "url": "https://www.herabooks.com/submissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Royalties on net receipts",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "80,000+",
    "eligibility": "Mystery and thriller (plus romance, sagas, horror). Underrepresented authors especially encouraged.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "bookouture-crime-thriller-cozy",
    "name": "Bookouture – Crime, Thriller & Cozy",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Bookouture (Hachette UK)",
    "url": "https://bookouture.com/submit-your-manuscript/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Digital-first royalties",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Full-length",
    "eligibility": "Online form; genres include Crime & Thriller and Cozy Crime. Unagented OK.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "down-out-books",
    "name": "Down & Out Books",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Down & Out Books",
    "url": "https://downandoutbooks.com/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Terms on offer",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "50,000+ (send first 10,000)",
    "eligibility": "Dark, raw, existential noir. No cozies, YA, domestic thrillers or standard procedurals. Email downandoutsubmissions@gmail.com. Response 6–12 weeks.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "close-to-the-bone-press",
    "name": "Close To The Bone – Press",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Close To The Bone",
    "url": "https://www.close2thebone.co.uk/submissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Case-by-case contracts",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Novels, novellas, collections",
    "eligibility": "Crime noir only. Send synopsis, first three chapters and bio. The magazine is currently closed; the press is open.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "next-generation-short-story-awards-2027-mystery",
    "name": "Next Generation Short Story Awards 2027 – Mystery",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Next Generation Short Story Awards",
    "url": "https://www.shortstoryawards.com/category.php?id=13",
    "deadline": "2027-01-28",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Grand prizes $500 / $300 / $200; category winners $75 + medal",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$25 first category; $20 each extra category",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Up to 5,000",
    "eligibility": "Original, unpublished English short story; open internationally including first-time authors. Late entries roll into the 2028 program.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "storm-publishing-crime-thriller-mystery",
    "name": "Storm Publishing – Crime, Thriller & Mystery",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Storm Publishing",
    "url": "https://stormpublishing.co/what-we-are-looking-for/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "No advance; 50% of net digital receipts",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Full-length",
    "eligibility": "Agented or unagented via online form. Crime, psychological thrillers, mystery and more. They say they reply within two weeks.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "lyrical-press-kensington",
    "name": "Lyrical Press (Kensington)",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Kensington Publishing",
    "url": "https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/lyricalsubmissions/",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Terms on offer",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Mysteries 75,000–100,000",
    "eligibility": "Cozy mysteries, psychological suspense and thrillers, among others. Email a query plus synopsis to ONE editor. No reply means no. Allow 3+ months.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
    "id": "mwa-barbara-neely-awards-2026",
    "name": "MWA Barbara Neely Awards 2026",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Mystery Writers of America",
    "url": "https://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/barbara-neely-scholarship/",
    "deadline": "2026-11-01",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$2,000 + one-year MWA membership (two awards: unpublished and published)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "300–500-word essay + 5-page mystery writing sample",
    "eligibility": "Black writers who are US citizens, 18+. MWA membership not required. Separate awards for unpublished and published (traditional or self-published) mystery/crime writers; past winners ineligible. Apply by email with form, essay, sample, bio and CV.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "sinc-desert-sleuths-2027-anthology-sowest-extreme-elements",
    "name": "SinC Desert Sleuths 2027 Anthology – SOWEST: Extreme Elements",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter",
    "url": "https://desertsleuths.com/anthologies/2027-anthology-guidelines/",
    "deadline": "2027-01-08",
    "deadline_note": "Closes 5 p.m. MST",
    "pay": "$25 or two print copies",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free (chapter membership required)",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Up to 5,000",
    "eligibility": "Members only: Desert Sleuths + SinC memberships must have been active before Oct 1, 2026. Arizona-set crime/mystery with an 'extreme elements' theme. Up to two unpublished stories; blind judging; no generative AI.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "black-beacon-books-lighthouses-2",
    "name": "Black Beacon Books – Lighthouses 2",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Black Beacon Books",
    "url": "https://blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html",
    "deadline": "2026-11-30",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "$30 + one print copy",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "3,000–9,000 preferred",
    "eligibility": "Dark tales of mystery, suspense or horror set in a lighthouse. One story per anthology; simultaneous subs OK; no reprints; no AI. Email submission; no rejection notices.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "the-fifth-black-beacon-book-of-mystery",
    "name": "The Fifth Black Beacon Book of Mystery",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Black Beacon Books",
    "url": "https://blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html",
    "deadline": "2027-02-28",
    "deadline_note": "Opens Jan 1, 2027",
    "pay": "$30 + one print copy",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "3,000–9,000 preferred",
    "eligibility": "Fair-play detective puzzles with clues, red herrings and a final reveal. No supernatural; no crime stories without a mystery to solve. One story; no AI. Publication Dec 2027.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "sinc-eleanor-taylor-bland-crime-fiction-writers-of-color-award-2027",
    "name": "SinC Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Sisters in Crime",
    "url": "https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBland",
    "deadline": "2027-03-31",
    "deadline_note": "Annual window Feb 1 – Mar 31 (per SinC's award page)",
    "pay": "$2,000 grant",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,500–5,000 (story or opening chapters)",
    "eligibility": "Emerging crime writers of color with no more than two published novels or ten short pieces. SinC membership not required (free guest login). Unpublished work; no AI.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "sinc-pride-award-for-emerging-lgbtqia-crime-writers-2027",
    "name": "SinC Pride Award for Emerging LGBTQIA+ Crime Writers 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Sisters in Crime",
    "url": "https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride",
    "deadline": "2027-07-31",
    "deadline_note": "2027 submissions open Jun 1, 2027",
    "pay": "Award (amount not stated on the award page)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "2,500–5,000 (story or opening chapters)",
    "eligibility": "Emerging LGBTQIA+ crime writers with no more than two novels or ten short pieces published. SinC membership not required. Unpublished work; no generative AI at any stage.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "next-generation-short-story-awards-2027-crime",
    "name": "Next Generation Short Story Awards 2027 – Crime",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "ShortStoryAwards.com (Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group)",
    "url": "https://www.shortstoryawards.com/category.php?id=43",
    "deadline": "2027-01-28",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200 + medals; finalists $75",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$25 ($20 each extra category)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Up to 5,000",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished English-language short stories; open internationally, including first-time authors. Separate from the Mystery category already listed.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "the-crime-list-2027",
    "name": "The Crime List 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Rebel Seed Studio",
    "url": "https://www.rebelseedstudio.com/products/the-crime-list",
    "deadline": "2027-04-18",
    "deadline_note": "Tiered deadlines; final closing Apr 18, 2027 (Pacific)",
    "pay": "$3,500 to one winner",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$35 by Nov 22, 2026, rising to $85 at the closing deadline",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Any length",
    "eligibility": "Crime stories in any form: books, manuscripts, short stories, scripts, stage plays; published or unpublished; 18+. Entry via FilmFreeway. No fee waivers or feedback.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "harlequin-intrigue",
    "name": "Harlequin Intrigue",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Harlequin (HarperCollins)",
    "url": "https://harlequin.submittable.com/submit",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Advance + royalties (category romance contract)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "55,000–60,000",
    "eligibility": "Crime-driven romantic suspense: high-stakes thrillers and procedurals with a central romance and a resolved crime. Unagented submissions accepted via Submittable; full manuscript + 3–7 page synopsis. No cozies.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "love-inspired-suspense",
    "name": "Love Inspired Suspense",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Harlequin (HarperCollins)",
    "url": "https://harlequin.submittable.com/submit",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Advance + royalties (category contract)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "55,000",
    "eligibility": "Inspirational romantic suspense with a mandatory Christian faith element; suspense introduced in chapter one; no graphic violence. Series lines accept unagented submissions; full manuscript + synopsis.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "al-blanchard-award-2027",
    "name": "Al Blanchard Award 2027",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "New England Crime Bake",
    "url": "https://www.crimebake.org/event/2026CrimeBake/al-blanchard-short-story-award",
    "deadline": "2027-04-30",
    "deadline_note": "Annual window Jan 1 – Apr 30 (per the award page)",
    "pay": "$100 + publication in Best New England Crime Stories + Crime Bake admission",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Up to 5,000",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished crime story by a New England author, or set in New England. Mystery, thriller, suspense, caper or horror; no torture/killing of children or animals. Two entries max; email contest@crimebake.org.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "derringer-awards-2027-short-mystery-fiction-society",
    "name": "Derringer Awards 2027 (Short Mystery Fiction Society)",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Short Mystery Fiction Society",
    "url": "https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/p/derringer-awards-policies.html",
    "deadline": "2027-01-30",
    "deadline_note": "Submissions Jan 1–30, 2027; midnight Eastern",
    "pay": "Derringer award (no cash stated)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "Free (SMFS membership is free)",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Up to 20,000",
    "eligibility": "Mystery/crime short stories first published in English in 2026. SMFS members who joined by Dec 31, 2026 may submit two stories (anyone's); editors may submit from their venues. Categories: flash, short, long, novelette, anthology.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "foreword-indies-2026-mystery-and-related-categories",
    "name": "Foreword INDIES 2026 – Mystery and related categories",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Foreword Reviews",
    "url": "https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/awards/",
    "deadline": "2027-01-15",
    "deadline_note": "Registration closes Jan 15, 2027",
    "pay": "Medals/recognition; two $1,500 Editor's Choice prizes overall",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$119 first category, $99 each additional",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Published book",
    "eligibility": "Indie, university-press and self-published books published in 2026. PDF due by Jan 22, 2027. No AI-generated content.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "ippy-awards-2027-mystery-suspense-thriller",
    "name": "IPPY Awards 2027 – Mystery / Suspense-Thriller",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Jenkins Group (Independent Publisher Book Awards)",
    "url": "https://ippyawards.com/guidelines",
    "deadline": "2027-03-04",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Gold/silver/bronze medals (no cash stated)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$89 per category by Dec 16, 2026; $99 final",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Published book",
    "eligibility": "Independent and self-published books with 2025–2027 copyrights; authors may enter themselves. Categories include Mystery (24), Suspense/Thriller (25) and Mystery/Thriller eBook.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "american-fiction-awards-2027-mystery-suspense",
    "name": "American Fiction Awards 2027 – Mystery/Suspense",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "American Book Fest",
    "url": "https://www.americanbookfest.com/americanfictionawards.html",
    "deadline": "2027-05-31",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Winner/finalist recognition (no cash stated)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$77 per title/category through Oct 31, 2026, then $89",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Published book",
    "eligibility": "English books/e-books with an ISBN or ASIN published 2022–2027; pre-pub copies welcome. Mystery/Suspense subcategories: general, cozy, hard-boiled/crime, historical, multicultural, procedurals, romantic suspense.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "readers-favorite-international-book-award-contest-2027",
    "name": "Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest 2027",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "Readers' Favorite",
    "url": "https://readersfavorite.com/annual-book-award-contest.htm",
    "deadline": "2027-06-01",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Medals/recognition (genre awards; no cash stated)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$99 by Apr 1, $109 by May 1, $119 by Jun 1; $65 per extra genre",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Any length",
    "eligibility": "Manuscripts, published and unpublished books, e-books and audiobooks in English; no publication-date requirement; 150+ genres incl. mystery and thriller subgenres.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "the-wild-rose-press-crimson-rose-mystery-thriller",
    "name": "The Wild Rose Press – Crimson Rose (mystery & thriller)",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "The Wild Rose Press",
    "url": "https://wildrosepress.com/pages/submissions",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Royalties (no fees to authors)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "15,000–100,000 (45,000+ for print)",
    "eligibility": "Crimson Rose line: murder, mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, cozy mystery, action/adventure. Email query with synopsis and first pages per the query instructions.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "dundurn-press-mystery-thriller",
    "name": "Dundurn Press – Mystery & Thriller",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Dundurn Press",
    "url": "https://www.dundurn.com/about/submissions",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Terms on offer",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "Full manuscript (no partials for fiction)",
    "eligibility": "Prioritizes Canadian authors and those eligible for Canadian citizenship. Email submissions@dundurn.com with intro email, full manuscript, literary CV and 1-page synopsis.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "crimson-gate-books-crime-novel-submissions",
    "name": "Crimson Gate Books – Crime Novel Submissions",
    "type": "novel",
    "organizer": "Crimson Gate Books",
    "url": "https://crimsongatebooks.com/submissions",
    "deadline": "rolling",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Terms on offer",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "50,000–100,000 (ideally 60,000–75,000), complete",
    "eligibility": "Crime, mystery, suspense or thriller; no cozy or paranormal; no AI-written or AI-rewritten work; author must control all rights. Submit via the site's form.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "secrets-worth-killing-for-espionage-crime-anthology",
    "name": "Secrets Worth Killing For (espionage crime anthology)",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Crimson Gate Books (eds. Joe Goldberg & A.C. Frieden)",
    "url": "https://crimsongatebooks.com/submissions",
    "deadline": "2026-12-15",
    "deadline_note": "",
    "pay": "Compensation set in the contributor agreement (amount not published)",
    "pay_tier": "paying",
    "fee": "Free",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "5,500–7,500",
    "eligibility": "Original espionage crime fiction (intelligence, covert ops, false identities, betrayal). Not cozy or paranormal; no AI. Reviewed on a rolling basis; 15–20 authors. Guidelines PDF linked from the submissions page.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "itw-thriller-awards-2027",
    "name": "ITW Thriller Awards 2027",
    "type": "award",
    "organizer": "International Thriller Writers",
    "url": "https://thrillerwriters.org/thriller-awards/",
    "deadline": "2026-10-31",
    "deadline_note": "Final deadline; no entries after Oct 31, 2026",
    "pay": "Thriller Award (no cash stated)",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "Not stated on the awards page or FAQ",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "Novels; short stories under 35,000",
    "eligibility": "Works first published in English in 2026 by an ITW Recognized Publisher or an ITW Active Member (self-published OK if Active). Categories: standalone, series, first novel, YA, short story, audiobook. Author or publisher may submit; final deadline for works published Aug 1 or later.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-27"
  },
  {
    "id": "sinc-north-dallas-lone-star-lawbreakers",
    "name": "Lone Star Lawbreakers (SinC North Dallas Anthology Vol. 6)",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Sisters in Crime North Dallas",
    "url": "https://www.sistersincrimenorthdallas.com/anthology",
    "deadline": "2027-01-31",
    "deadline_note": "Closes 12 p.m. (noon) Central",
    "pay": "No author pay stated; any advances and royalties accrue to the chapter",
    "pay_tier": "unpaid",
    "fee": "None stated (SinC + SinC North Dallas membership required)",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "4,500–6,000",
    "eligibility": "Members of national Sisters in Crime and SinC North Dallas only. Mystery story set in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; entirely fictional, unpublished; one story per person. No graphic violence or explicit sex. Blind judging; .doc by email.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-30"
  },
  {
    "id": "dragon-soul-press-the-killing-spree",
    "name": "The Killing Spree (Dragon Soul Press anthology)",
    "type": "anthology",
    "organizer": "Dragon Soul Press",
    "url": "https://dragonsoulpress.com/shortstorycalls/",
    "deadline": "2027-03-31",
    "deadline_note": "Publication planned June 23, 2027; no extensions",
    "pay": "30% royalties for the first year from publication (per the publisher's guidelines checklist)",
    "pay_tier": "royalty",
    "fee": "None stated",
    "fee_free": true,
    "words": "3,000–20,000",
    "eligibility": "Rated R anthology: any story with murder, crime, mystery, suspense or thriller. Up to two submissions per author; reprints accepted if you hold full rights. Query/summary, third-person bio (100–150 words) and DOC/DOCX by email.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-30"
  },
  {
    "id": "writory-thriller-writing-competition-nov-2026",
    "name": "Writory Thriller Writing Competition (round closing Nov 30, 2026)",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Writory",
    "url": "https://writoryofficial.com/thriller-writing-competition",
    "deadline": "2026-11-30",
    "deadline_note": "Closes 11:59 PM IST; results Dec 5, 2026. Rounds repeat quarterly.",
    "pay": "1st $100 + free entry to next round; 2nd $50; 3rd $20",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "$8 (two stories $14; five $25)",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "100–6,000",
    "eligibility": "Original stories in any language and any genre; thrillers judged against a published 100-point rubric, blind. Writers 13+. Writers keep all rights. Every entrant gets a score and certificate.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-30"
  },
  {
    "id": "hayakawa-agatha-christie-award-17",
    "name": "Agatha Christie Award (17th, Hayakawa Publishing – Japanese-language)",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Hayakawa Publishing & Hayakawa Kiyoshi Literary Foundation",
    "url": "https://www.hayakawa-online.co.jp/literary_prize/christie",
    "deadline": "2027-02-28",
    "deadline_note": "Postal entries must be postmarked by Feb 28, 2027",
    "pay": "¥1,000,000 + Christie-themed plaque; winner published in book form by Hayakawa",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "No entry fee stated on the official page",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "300–800 manuscript pages of 400 Japanese characters, plus ~5-page synopsis",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished mystery novels in the broad sense (including suspense, spy and adventure) written in Japanese. Open to anyone. One entry per person; no simultaneous entry to other prizes. Generative-AI use must be disclosed.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-30"
  },
  {
    "id": "shincho-mystery-grand-prize-14",
    "name": "Shincho Mystery Grand Prize (14th, Shinchosha – Japanese-language)",
    "type": "contest",
    "organizer": "Shinchosha (supported by Toei)",
    "url": "https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/prizes/mystery/",
    "deadline": "2027-03-31",
    "deadline_note": "Submission window Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2027 (postmark)",
    "pay": "¥3,000,000 for the grand prize",
    "pay_tier": "prize",
    "fee": "No entry fee stated on the official page",
    "fee_free": false,
    "words": "350+ manuscript pages of 400 Japanese characters, plus ~2,000-character synopsis",
    "eligibility": "Unpublished, story-driven mystery novels in Japanese; amateurs and professionals welcome. Mailed entries. No simultaneous entry to other prizes. Generative-AI use must be disclosed.",
    "date_verified": "2026-10-30"
  }
]