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    Literary Magazine

    The Muleskinner Journal

    www.muleskinnerjournal.com

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    The journey is long, and the road is hard, but that’s why we love it. Whoever you are, whatever you want to send, whatever you are waiting to receive, we drive straight, and we drive true. We publish stories and poems that keep things moving. We deliver the goods.

    Highlights

    This magazine may have some eligibility requirements

    Please double-check before submitting.

    • Vibe:We're just chilling here
    • Response time:
      30 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      14 days*
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    • Acceptance rate:
      12%*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      25.00%*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Work acquired through solicitation: 1%

    Publication

    • Accepts simultaneous submissions

      What's that?

      When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

    • Accepts previously published

      From the editors

      Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media

      What's that?

      When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

    • Nominates for prizes

      From the editors

      Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart

    • Active on social media

    • Available in print

    • Provides contributor copies

    • Has examples online

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Submittable

    • Cover letter

      75 word max. Prefer less about where you have published, and more about what makes you you.

    • Eligibility

      Other
      Anyone. Everyone. All the time.

    • Formatting

      Prefer MS Word .doc or .docx

    • Author's rights

      First publication rights only. All rights revert to author upon publication.

    • Additional info

      No more than one active submission per category at a time.

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    About

    We are an independent, not-for-profit online literary magazine. Submissions are free, but we also have aspirations to launch a print version and pay writers, so we have a $4 donation option. We work in themes, though the themes are more prompt than subject. We approach publishing like a diary jour...

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    Founded

    2021

    Country

    US

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      Editor Gary Campanella avatar

      Gary Campanella

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Peter Andrews avatar

      Peter Andrews

      Editor

      Editor Thomas Phalen avatar

      Thomas Phalen

      Editor

      Editor Jeremy Proehl avatar

      Jeremy Proehl

      Editor

      Editor John Romagna avatar

      John Romagna

      Editor

      Editor June Stoddard avatar

      June Stoddard

      Editor

      Editor Julia Teweles avatar

      Julia Teweles

      Editor