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"Able Muse publishes metrical poetry and poetry translation, along with art, fiction, and nonfiction (essays, book reviews, and interviews that focus on metrical and formal poetry)."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

July 15, 2023

Table of contents

Introduction

Able Muse publishes metrical poetry and poetry translation, along with art, fiction, and nonfiction (essays, book reviews, and interviews that focus on metrical and formal poetry).

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Types of Submissions Accepted

8 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Metered poetry (1-5 short poems or 1 long poem)

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

We publish literary fiction. We do not publish fantasy, romance, horror, action-adventure, gratuitous violence, or inspirational/sentimental genres.

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

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Art

Max pieces: 5

Black and white artwork and photography are preferred, although we will also consider color work.

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Interview

focus on metrical and formal poetry

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Review

focus on metrical and formal poetry

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Photography

Max pieces: 5

Black and white artwork and photography are preferred, although we will also consider color work.

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Translations

No specific limitations

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Metered poetry (1-5 short poems or 1 long poem)

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

We publish literary fiction. We do not publish fantasy, romance, horror, action-adventure, gratuitous violence, or inspirational/sentimental genres.

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

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Art

Max pieces: 5

Black and white artwork and photography are preferred, although we will also consider color work.

Need to know for submitting

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    Details

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    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 1999 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Alexander Pepple
Editor-in-Chief
Carina Fernandes
Assistant Editor
Stephen Kampa
Poetry Editor
Karen Kevorkian
Fiction Editor
N.S. Thompson
Nonfiction Editor
Brooke Clark
Book Review Editor
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