A magazine devoted to the in-between. Submissions are open through November 25! We pay $15 per accepted piece.

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Check out Sarah Turbin's "Capsule," if you like a story that, in the words of our Prose Editor, is "well layered with humor, resentment, and deliciously complicated intergenerational womanhood." mudroommag.com/sarah-turbin
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Make sure to read Josh Pearce's poem in Issue 22 if you like really great images and bracketed caesuras. mudroommag.com/josh-pearce
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MudRoom is open for submissions for Issue 23! Send us prose, poetry, and visual art. Submission guidelines here: mudroommag.com/submissions
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“Heart-Child” by Grace McGovern enters with a diabolical, delightful voice and then absolutely lands the ending. What a poem—read it in Issue 22 now. mudroommag.com/grace-mcgover…
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Issue 22 features a story by Nicholas León that makes a promise in its first sentence, and keeps that promise in its last. Read the incredible piece here: mudroommag.com/nicholas-leon
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Issue 22 is live! Check out incredible work by @marioneames, Kate Penvari, Sarah Turbin, Josh Pearce, Esra Jackson, Grace McGovern, Z. T. Corley, Nicholas León, and Salena Casha. mudroommag.com
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MudRoom is open for submissions through July 25! Send us your poems, prose, and visual art for Issue 22. Submission guidelines below: mudroommag.com/submissions
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Issue 21 is live! See work by @shontewrites, Khari Dawson, Ruby Davis, Jade Ferrante, Maria Golosnaya, Tariq Karibian, Noel Munguia-Moreno, Mather Schneider, and Sehee Oh. Plus, a review of Canon by Paige Lewis and an interview with the author! mudroommag.com
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Issue 21 drops tomorrow (!!!) so take a moment to read the closing poem of Issue 20 by Annie Grimes. The very first poem we accepted last submission period! mudroommag.com/annie-grimes
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It's the last day to submit to MudRoom for issue 21. Otherwise you have to wait, like, two months. mudroommag.com/submissions
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There is music to be heard in the unforgiving landscape of "Land of Unpromises." Here it for yourself in our latest issue. mudroommag.com/cathy-adams
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Read "Guidelines" by @charliernharris in our newest issue for a poem that will grab you and not let go mudroommag.com/charlie-harri…
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Read “A Musical in Winter” in our newest issue for exquisite phrasing, distinct personality, and moves that will agonize you. Plus there’s a musical. An immediately gripping piece by Meghan Dairaghi. mudroommag.com/meghan-dairag…
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See our contribution for your next favorite poem about memory in Issue 20 with "Leaves" by Gessica Sakamoto Martini. mudroommag.com/gessica-sakam…
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MudRoom is open for submissions! Send us your work through March 25. Check our submissions page for more info.
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“Spring” is full of images that repeat and change like a single lamp flickering. Check out Aaron Rachel Selby’s beautiful poem in Issue 20. You can also see more of their work on their substack, Dreamhorse Dispatch. mudroommag.com/aaron-rachel-…
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Kelly Murashige crafts a reversal full of feeling that deepens with every turn. Read the full story in Issue 20. mudroommag.com/kelly-murashi…
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Read the piece that opens our newest issue for a poem, that, as our Poetry Reader put it, makes you feel like it's reading your mind. A showstopping opener by Grace Alvino. mudroommag.com/grace-alvino
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Issue 20 is live! See work by @charliernharris, Teo Vasilescu, Meghan Dairaghi, Aaron Rachel Selby, Gessica Sakamoto Martini, Annie Grimes, Grace Alvino, Kelly Murashige, & Cathy Adams. And a review of Dana Diehl’s upcoming collection, The Earth Room! mudroommag.com
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Issue 20 goes live tomorrow. Prepare to be stunned.
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