Masque & Spectacle

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

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Masque & Spectacle is a biannual arts and literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultCloses Jan 31, 2027

Short fiction of all genres, including flash fiction; individual works may be up to 7,500 words. Submissions are accepted November 1-January 31 and May 1-July 31.

flashLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultCloses Jan 31, 2027

Flash fiction is welcomed, with shorter fiction preferred; individual works may be up to 7,500 words. Submissions are accepted November 1-January 31 and May 1-July 31.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Jan 31, 2027

Unpublished nonfiction essays, literary analysis, and personal essays or memoirs of up to 7,500 words are considered, with shorter pieces preferred. Submissions are accepted November 1-January 31 and May 1-July 31.

otherCloses Jan 31, 2027

Drama submissions should be unpublished 10-minute plays of up to approximately 10 pages; full-length plays are not considered. Innovative and interdisciplinary texts are particularly welcome. Submissions are accepted November 1-January 31 and May 1-July 31.

poetryCloses Jan 31, 2027

All forms of poetry, including formal and experimental work, are considered; send 3-5 poems per proposal. Submissions are accepted November 1-January 31 and May 1-July 31.

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