I'm going to have a cup of tea and something to eat now – I feel I've earned it. Is it too soon for a mince pie?
Monday, 1 December 2025
The database of fiction guidelines for women's magazines is DONE!
I'm going to have a cup of tea and something to eat now – I feel I've earned it. Is it too soon for a mince pie?
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Well done Patsy! This is great. I'm not sure about Stylist mag though. If they do publish fiction, it's on their website, behind a pay wall and only available to subscribers.
This is so useful Patsy! Thank you for all the hard work.
Never too early for a mince pie… or two.
Dee
That's great work, Patsy, thank you & to all who contributed. I think we should all have a mince pie in celebration & you can have two!
Thank you, Patsy and everyone who helped. I'd have a large slice of that delicious looking Bakewell if I were you😋
HB
My rule is no mince pies before November 25th... and this is the second year running I've broken it, so who am I to say? Thank you for all that work, Patsy. Checking and double checking... I know how much effort goes into that!
Thank you for working on this, Patsy.
It's all a bit glum really, isn't it. Not many markets left at all...
I made mince pies this morning. Definitely not too early. They've been in the supermarkets for months.
Alyson
Thanks so much Patsy and everyone who contributed. I’m going to have a mince pie to celebrate all your hard work!
@ Sharon - The website provides guidelines, so presumably they do publish stories. You're right that these aren't visible without subscribing. Perhaps I need to sub something and see what happens?
If anyone else has subbed, or does sub, to this market, please let us know if you get any kind of reponse.
@ Dee - Two? Oh. *rearranges pies on plate in the hope it looks like only two are missing*
@ Sheelagh - That's two more, right?
@ HB - Unfortunately it's an old photo and there's now none left. I did have help eating it, honest!
@ Marguerite - *checks calendar* I'm willing to obey that rule this year.
@ Alyson - Quite a few of the ones I used to submit to have sadly gone, but there are some I've still yet to try. I'm attempting to be optimistic about those.
@ Fiona - I think I'll join you.
Thanks so much for this Patsy and anyone who has helped. I hope you enjoyed your mince pie/pies!
Thank you so much, Patsy and others. That's a lot of hard work, and so useful for all of us. Definitely worth mince pies all round!
I’m so sorry - it’s been a busy week, so I’ve only just read this. Thank you so much for all the hard work!
This database was one of the first places I took encouragement and guidance when I began submitting stories to the womags some years ago. I'm so glad that it will continue to be available, especially to new writers starting out. It must have been a lot of hard work, Patsy, but it will mean so much to many. Of course you have earned a mince pie (or two).
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