MUSE Literary Journal

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MUSE Literary Journal is a spring print journal publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers worldwide.

Response time info: Within three months of the close of submissions

Read the full guidelines at rcc.edu↗

Submission calls

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General submissions accept one short story up to 1,500 words. Submissions are generally open October 15–January 31, but the submission portal currently reports no open calls.

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General submissions accept one creative nonfiction piece up to 1,500 words. Submissions are generally open October 15–January 31, but the submission portal currently reports no open calls.

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General submissions accept up to three poems, no longer than 80 lines each. Submissions are generally open October 15–January 31, but the submission portal currently reports no open calls.

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Holden Vaughn Spangler Award submissions are open October 15–January 31 and seek up to three poems about a child or childhood; each poem may be no longer than 80 lines. The winner receives a $200 honorarium and publication in MUSE Spring 2027. Anyone with close ties to either final judge should not submit.

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