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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).
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Types of Submissions Accepted
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Metered poetry (1-5 short poems or 1 long poem)
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 We do not publish fantasy, romance, horror, action-adventure, gratuitous violence, or inspirational/sentimental genres.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
Art
Max pieces: 5
Black and white artwork and photography are preferred, although we will also consider color work.
Interview
focus on metrical and formal poetry
Review
focus on metrical and formal poetry
Photography
Max pieces: 5
Black and white artwork and photography are preferred, although we will also consider color work.
Translations
No specific limitations
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Metered poetry (1-5 short poems or 1 long poem)
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 We do not publish fantasy, romance, horror, action-adventure, gratuitous violence, or inspirational/sentimental genres.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
Art
Max pieces: 5
Black and white artwork and photography are preferred, although we will also consider color work.
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
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Details
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
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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