Submission Guidelines

Muzzle Magazine publishes poetry, visual art, interviews, book reviews, and performance reviews. We are currently accepting general submissions for our Summer 2013 issue. The summer issue will not be themed.

Please use our online submissions form:
https://muzzlemagazine.submittable.com/submit.
 
Only previously unpublished work will be considered for publication. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Please include a 50-100 word bio in the "Cover Letter / Biography" field of the online submissions form. 

For questions about submissions, please email: muzzlemagazine@gmail.com (submissions sent via email will no longer be considered as of 1/16/2011; submissions must be sent via our online submissions form). 

• Poetry Submissions

                 Please send 3-5 poems at a time. Include all poems in one DOC or PDF file. 
          
                 Additionally, please make sure your name does not appear anywhere 
                 in the document or submission title; our editors like to view submissions blindly.
        
                 Upon acceptance of poetry submissions, poets will be invited to send audio 
                 recordings of their work. 

• Visual Art Submissions

                 All art submissions must be attached as JPEG files. Please send no more               
                 than 5 pieces in one submission. In the file name for each piece, please 
                 include the title of the piece (ex: Alight.jpeg). 

•  Interviews

                 Interviews should be less than 2000 words. Each interview must be attached 
                 as a PDF or DOC file.

• Reviews

                 Reviews should be less than 1500 words. Book Reviews should be of poetry         
                 books published within the past 2 years. Performance Reviews should be of         
                 poetry performances that occurred within the past 6 months. Each review        
                 must be attached as a PDF or DOC file. 

• Want a Muzzle Editor to Review Your Poetry Book?

                If you would like Muzzle to consider reviewing your book, please send a hard copy to:                                              
                           Muzzle Magazine                           
                           ICO Stevie Edwards                           
                           312 N. Geneva Street, #5                          
                           Ithaca, NY 14850   
              
                 PDF's for pre-release books may also be sent via email to muzzlemagazine@gmail.com. 
                 Please note that sending your manuscript does not guarantee it will be reviewed.         

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Terms and Conditions:

• Muzzle Magazine does not accept previously published work.
• You are giving permission to Muzzle Magazine to publish your work online in perpetuity.
• You will retain all ownership rights to the copyrights to your work. 
  
• Artists should be paid for their labor. We wish we could pay you. We cannot pay you.
  
• All published work will be copy-edited. 
• Should your work be presented elsewhere, subsequent to appearing in Muzzle Magazine, please mention that it appeared here first.