Half Mystic Press

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

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Half Mystic Press publishes music-centered literary journals and books, accepting poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, hybrid work, and manuscripts that engage deeply with language and music.

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

Read the full guidelines at halfmystic.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryFee: US$2 per submissionPays: US$20 per accepted piece

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura.” Submit up to five pieces of up to 3,000 words each; each piece must link to music and the theme. Translations to or from English are accepted.

fictionLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties

Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages. Half Mystic Press accepts short story collections, novellas, and full-length novels; for genres other than short story collections, submit the first half of the manuscript. Competitive royalties are paid.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: US$2 per submissionPays: US$20 per accepted piece

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura.” Submit up to five pieces of up to 3,000 words each; each piece must link to music and the theme. Creative nonfiction and translations to or from English are accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties

Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages. Half Mystic Press accepts essay collections and memoirs; submit the full manuscript for essay collections and the first half for other genres. Competitive royalties are paid.

otherLiteraryFee: US$2 per submissionPays: US$20 per accepted piece

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura.” Hybrid work and translations to or from English are accepted; submit up to five pieces of up to 3,000 words each, and each piece must link to music and the theme.

otherLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties

Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages. Hybrid work is accepted; submit the first half of the manuscript. Competitive royalties are paid.

poetryLiteraryPays: Competitive royalties

Manuscripts must be complete and at least 60 pages. Submit the full manuscript for poetry collections. Competitive royalties are paid.

poetryLiteraryFee: US$2 per submissionPays: US$20 per accepted piece

Open for Opus II, Issue IV, themed “Fioritura.” Submit up to five pieces of up to 3,000 words each; each piece must link to music and the theme. Translations to or from English are accepted.

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