We are now OPEN for all submissions to Nine Muses Review’s second issue until May 15th!!!
Nine Muses Review accepts general submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and art for our quarterly publication. We are open to all genres and themes, and ask for creative and inspired works! Please send all submissions to our email, editors@ninemusesreview.com.
For poetry and art submissions, include up to five pieces in the body of the email or as one singular attachment. For fiction and creative non-fiction, please include up to two pieces, each under 3000 words, in either the body of the email or as one singular attachment. If you’re submitting micro-flash works, feel free to submit up to five pieces, as long as the total word count is below 3000.
We accept poetry, prose/short fiction, creative non-fiction, and art (in any combination and anything in between)! In terms of genre, we want it all; we love whatever you're passionate about and inspired by. Be creative! Be imaginative! Give us something we can think about.
Unfortunately, we are only able to accept unpublished pieces. However, we do accept pieces published only on personal blogs and websites! If you're unsure if your piece counts as unpublished, feel free to ask!
You can submit all works to our email, Editors@NineMusesReview.com with "submission" in the subject line! Send as an attachment (PDF or word) or in the body of the email!
Feel free to include an author bio of around fifty words or less with your submission! It's not required; if your work is accepted, you will be given the opportunity to send or revise your bio!
A cover letter is not required, and will not impact the status of your submission, although a short one is appreciated :) There's no need to address the editors by name: "dear editors" or even "hello, here's my submission" work fine!
We try to respond to all submissions within a week! During our annual contests, response rates to general submissions may be slower as we also process the contest submissions. If it has been more than two weeks, feel free to email us to inquire about the status of your piece. :)
Yes, absolutely! If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please do let us know so we can take it out of consideration and say congrats :)
Guidelines differ by category: please send up to five poems or artworks, and up to two pieces of short fiction or creative nonfiction, both under 3000 words.
Yes! Feel free to submit to all categories. If you've already submitted to a category, please do wait until next open submission period to submit to that category again.
We have four open reading periods: in the winter, spring, summer, and fall. Each reading period usually remains open for two months. Additionally, we read twice a year for contests (one fiction and one poetry, both generally towards the end of the year). For more information on contests look for our separate contests page!
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