Half Mystic Press

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

Last checked

Half Mystic Press publishes music-connected poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, hybrid work, and book-length literary manuscripts, with a strong emphasis on the relationship between music and language.

Response time info: Journal submissions: within four weeks; manuscript submissions: within eight months.

Read the full guidelines at halfmystic.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryUS$2 per submission; limited fee waivers available by request.Pays: US$20 per accepted piece.

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura”; each piece must link to music and the theme. Submit up to five pieces of up to 3000 words each; no previously published writing, but simultaneous submissions are accepted. Translations must be to or from English and require rights or public-domain confirmation.

fictionLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties.

Open manuscript submissions for novellas and full-length novels, with a strong interest in work that treats music as integral to language. Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages; at least three-quarters must be previously unpublished. Send the first half of the manuscript.

nonfictionLiteraryUS$2 per submission; limited fee waivers available by request.Pays: US$20 per accepted piece.

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura”; each piece must link to music and the theme. Submit up to five pieces of up to 3000 words each; no previously published writing, but simultaneous submissions are accepted. Translations must be to or from English and require rights or public-domain confirmation.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties.

Open manuscript submissions for essay collections and memoirs, with a strong interest in work that treats music as integral to language. Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages; at least three-quarters must be previously unpublished. Send the full manuscript for essay collections and the first half for other genres.

otherLiteraryUS$2 per submission; limited fee waivers available by request.Pays: US$20 per accepted piece.

Open for translations and hybrid work for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura”; each piece must link to music and the theme. Submit up to five pieces of up to 3000 words each; translations must be to or from English and require rights or public-domain confirmation.

otherLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties.

Open manuscript submissions for short story collections and hybrid work. Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages; at least three-quarters must be previously unpublished. Send the full manuscript for short story collections and the first half for hybrid work.

poetryLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties.

Open manuscript submissions for poetry collections. Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages; at least three-quarters must be previously unpublished. Send the full manuscript.

poetryLiteraryUS$2 per submission; limited fee waivers available by request.Pays: US$20 per accepted piece.

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura”; each piece must link to music and the theme. Submit up to five pieces of up to 3000 words each; no previously published writing, but simultaneous submissions are accepted. Translations must be to or from English and require rights or public-domain confirmation.

Find every market your piece fits.

Add your writing — make it private, or open it up for critiques — and Leafmines matches it against 1,000+ magazines and journals in one go, free.

Similar markets seeking submissions

Browse more: short fiction markets, poetry markets, nonfiction markets, literary markets, literary poetry markets, literary nonfiction markets

← All marketsBrowse A–Z