Muzzle was recently named in Library Journal's "Best Magazines 2010" list, published May 1, 2011. This list names the top 10 best new magazines of 2010, of which Muzzle is the only online literary magazine named.

Additionally, in January 2011, Steve Black gave Muzzle a starred review in Library Journal. In the review, Black notes that Muzzle "features excellent writing that is generally upbeat and thought-provoking" and "is a fine literary journal of creative writing by people of diverse backgrounds that deserves to be linked to from catalogs in libraries everywhere."