Each year, Suspense Magazine receives thousands of short stories and around twenty-five hundred books to consider. The sheer
volume of items to review makes it impossible for us to read everything, but each is given ample consideration. All short stories are
reviewed and considered for the magazine and the contest unless otherwise noted by the author or unless they do not meet our
specific guidelines for story submission. Suspense Magazine does not respond back to every short story author, there simply is no
time to do so. Every year our short story contest winners are announced in March in the magazine and on our Radio show www.
blogtalkradio.com/suspensemagazine.
If you submit a book to be reviewed, we cannot guarantee that you will receive a review. There is a queue and therefore we will try
and read them in order, but there no promises yours will make it to the top of the pile. One of the biggest reasons that some are
unable to get the attention they deserve is the books-to-be-read vs. the overwhelming receipt ratio. Suspense Magazine only has a
certain number of reviewers and we can’t read every book that is sent. For those that are read, it must be stated again that we will
never send or post a negative review. If we feel that a book is not the best quality, we will let you or your publisher know that we
simply can’t offer a review. Negativity serves no one. If you have any questions about our review policy that is not answered here
or below, you can email us at editor@suspensemagazine.com.
Where to send books:
Suspense Magazine
26500 Agoura Rd. #102-474
Calabasas, CA 91302
All books are placed in a queue for review, but again, not all books will be reviewed. To save us time, we require you to include with
the submission your full contact information, including email address so we contact you if your book is one of those reviewed.
If you are interested in being a reviewer all you need to do is send in samples of your work (previous reviews and the like) to
reviews@suspensemagazine.com and put on the subject line “Review Sample” (the subject is very important so it doesn’t get sent to
another department) and explain in your email that you would like to become a reviewer. If selected, we will then take you through
the final steps.
We review all formats, e-books, hard covers, paperbacks and mass market. If you are sending an e-book, please send it in PDF
form or the link to where we can get it. We are able to take all formats for e-books.
In conclusion, being a reviewer is some of the most rewarding work a writer/reader can do. You get the opportunity to read
someone’s work first. If you like what you see, you can become an integral part of helping them get a leg up in the literary world
just by writing a positive review that might move a person to pick up a book they may have ordinarily ignored.
Thank you.
volume of items to review makes it impossible for us to read everything, but each is given ample consideration. All short stories are
reviewed and considered for the magazine and the contest unless otherwise noted by the author or unless they do not meet our
specific guidelines for story submission. Suspense Magazine does not respond back to every short story author, there simply is no
time to do so. Every year our short story contest winners are announced in March in the magazine and on our Radio show www.
blogtalkradio.com/suspensemagazine.
If you submit a book to be reviewed, we cannot guarantee that you will receive a review. There is a queue and therefore we will try
and read them in order, but there no promises yours will make it to the top of the pile. One of the biggest reasons that some are
unable to get the attention they deserve is the books-to-be-read vs. the overwhelming receipt ratio. Suspense Magazine only has a
certain number of reviewers and we can’t read every book that is sent. For those that are read, it must be stated again that we will
never send or post a negative review. If we feel that a book is not the best quality, we will let you or your publisher know that we
simply can’t offer a review. Negativity serves no one. If you have any questions about our review policy that is not answered here
or below, you can email us at editor@suspensemagazine.com.
Where to send books:
Suspense Magazine
26500 Agoura Rd. #102-474
Calabasas, CA 91302
All books are placed in a queue for review, but again, not all books will be reviewed. To save us time, we require you to include with
the submission your full contact information, including email address so we contact you if your book is one of those reviewed.
If you are interested in being a reviewer all you need to do is send in samples of your work (previous reviews and the like) to
reviews@suspensemagazine.com and put on the subject line “Review Sample” (the subject is very important so it doesn’t get sent to
another department) and explain in your email that you would like to become a reviewer. If selected, we will then take you through
the final steps.
We review all formats, e-books, hard covers, paperbacks and mass market. If you are sending an e-book, please send it in PDF
form or the link to where we can get it. We are able to take all formats for e-books.
In conclusion, being a reviewer is some of the most rewarding work a writer/reader can do. You get the opportunity to read
someone’s work first. If you like what you see, you can become an integral part of helping them get a leg up in the literary world
just by writing a positive review that might move a person to pick up a book they may have ordinarily ignored.
Thank you.
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Submission/Review Policy