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A magazine of poetry and prose. Submissions are open through March 25. We pay $15 per accepted piece.

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 2h

MudRoom is open for submissions for Issue 23! Send us prose, poetry, and visual art. Submission guidelines here: www.mudroommag.com/submissions

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“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. www.mudroommag.com/grace-mcgovern

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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: www.mudroommag.com/nicholas-leon

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Issue 22 is live! Check out incredible work by @fictionaljosh, Kate Penvari, Sarah Turbin, marion eames white, Esra Jackson, Grace McGovern, Z. T. Corley, Nicholas León, and Salena Casha. mudroommag.com

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

MudRoom is open for submissions through July 25! Send us your poems, prose, and visual art for Issue 22. Submission guidelines below:

Submissions — MudRoom

Submissions are currently closed. Our reading period for Issue 22 will open on June 1.

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Issue 21 is live! Check out the incredible work by @shontewrites.bsky.social, 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

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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! www.mudroommag.com/annie-grimes

REARRANGING, ANNIE GRIMES — MudRoom

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It's the last day to submit to MudRoom for issue 21. Otherwise you have to wait, like, two months. www.mudroommag.com/submissions

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Submissions are open! Send us your prose, poetry, and visual art through March 25.

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

There is music to be heard in the unforgiving landscape of "Land of Unpromises." Here it for yourself in our latest issue. www.mudroommag.com/cathy-adams

LAND OF UNPROMISES, CATHY ADAMS — MudRoom

Land of Unpromises

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Read "Guidelines" by Charlie Harris in our newest issue for a poem that will grab you and not let go

GUIDELINES, CHARLIE HARRIS — MudRoom

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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 @manateevanity.bsky.social . www.mudroommag.com/meghan-daira...

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

See our contribution for your next favorite poem about memory in Issue 20 with "Leaves" by @gessicasakamoto.bsky.social

LEAVES, GESSICA SAKAMOTO MARTINI — MudRoom

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

MudRoom is open for submissions! Send us your work through March 25. Check our submissions page for more info.

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

“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.

SPRING, AARON RACHEL SELBY — MudRoom

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Cavar 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 ✡️ @cavar.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

And you can find poems from the collection in @electricliterature.com, @passagesnorth.bsky.social, @mudroommag.bsky.social, and more! find some of the pieces here:

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The Infinite Doors at the Center of Myself - Electric Literature

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Kelly Murashige crafts a reversal full of feeling that deepens with every turn. Read the full story in Issue 20.

DOLL-AMERICAN GIRL, KELLY MURASHIGE — MudRoom

Doll-American Girl

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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 @graycious.bluesky.social. www.mudroommag.com/grace-alvino

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Dana Diehl @danadiehl.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Thank you, @mudroommag.bsky.social, for the kindest review of my book. "Here, nature is not a place of primordial awe or solitude, but the undeniable self. It is so intoxicating, staggering, it can only be captured by comparisons to itself." 🤩😊 www.mudroommag.com/book-reviews...

The Earth Room, A Review — MudRoom

The Earth Room "is a surreal, deeply immersive dive into a world unlike our own."

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Issue 20 is live! Check out the amazing work by Teo Vasilescu, @manateevanity.bsky.social, Aaron Rachel Selby, Charlie Harris, @gessicasakamoto.bsky.social, Annie Grimes, @graycious.bsky.social, Kelly Murashige, & Cathy Adams. And a review of The Earth Room by @danadiehl.bsky.social! mudroommag.com

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Issue 20 goes live tomorrow. Prepare to be stunned.

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

The caesuras in "Anti-Christ Architect" work to open the poem both physically and narratively. Read the beautiful piece by Ayesha Owais that closes Issue 19 here.

ANTI-CHRIST ARCHITECT, AYESHA OWAIS — MudRoom

Anti-christ architect

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

All Angie's hopes lie in the quest for a single flavor. Read Gabby Kiser's hilarious, deeply affecting story in Issue 19. www.mudroommag.com/gabby-kiser

SPORADIC AVAILABILITY, GABBY KISER — MudRoom

Sporadic Availability

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Watch what stays and what gets made as language disappears in "Burning Plastic Factories." Read Corey Miller's electric poem here: www.mudroommag.com/corey-miller

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Drifting on the bay, in the midst of grief and potential capsize, Joan makes an observation: "Grandma has pulled another freaky stunt." In "America Ding Hao," Christina Chiu crafts a story that is equal parts complex, humorous, and heart-breaking. www.mudroommag.com/christina-chiu

AMERICA DING HAO, CHRISTINA CHIU — MudRoom

America Ding Hao

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Submissions close on November 25. Just a reminder www.mudroommag.com/submissions

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

In "Hookup," Miss Jackson Newbern crafts an image that doesn't let go, making an incredible poem in the process. Read it here, along with the rest of Issue 19. www.mudroommag.com/miss-jackson...

HOOKUP, MISS JACKSON NEWBERN — MudRoom

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Stephanie Powell takes a familiar form and makes a poem that reveals all the mechanics and anxieties that live beneath it. When we first read it, it haunted us. Check it out in our newest issue and let it haunt you too. www.mudroommag.com/stephanie-po...

SUBJECT: RE: MATERNITY LEAVE, STEPHANIE POWELL — MudRoom

subject: re: maternity leave

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

"After Hours" is intoxicating, mysterious, and a little bit scandalous. Read it here, then check out the rest of Issue 19.

AFTER HOURS, DANIEL MOHR — MudRoom

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Congrats congrats congrats to MudRoom's Best of the Net nominees! Read their contributions here: www.mudroommag.com/bestofthenet...

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

MudRoom is open for submissions through November 25! Send us your prose, poetry, and visual art for Issue 20.

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Submissions are open! Send us your work through November 25.

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Impossible to post any part of Bryan Thomas Daly’s incredible poem without spoiling it. Read to see why it opens Issue 19.

SLOUGH, BRYAN THOMAS DALY — MudRoom

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Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts [NEOMFA] @neomfa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

New poem by candidate Corey Miller up at @mudroommag.bsky.social 👟 www.mudroommag.com/corey-miller

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

In no particular order, eight moments from Issue 19. www.mudroommag.com

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Issue 19 is live! Check out incredible work by @IronBrewer, @bryanthomasdaly, Christina Chiu, Miss Jackson Newbern, Stephanie Powell, Ayesha Owais, Daniel Mohr, and Gabby Kiser. And beautiful cover art by Jacelyn Yap! www.mudroommag.com/no-19

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Issue 19 goes live on September 1 🐐

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social @crowkeys.bsky.social @dogteethlit.bsky.social @foglifterpress.bsky.social @gladeyepress.bsky.social @mudroommag.bsky.social @inanothertimemag.bsky.social @outcastpress.bsky.social ‪ Cont ⬇️

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

“Pudgy,” despite its forthcoming structure, gently pulls us off the expected path. The result? We reach the end and say “Of course, of course,” and immediately go back to the beginning to start again.

VAIDHY MAHALINGAM — MudRoom

Pudgy , Vaidhy Mahalingam

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Can you create a world without grief? Or does even its absence make it? Read I Echo's transformative, meditative poem in Issue 18. www.mudroommag.com/i-echo

I ECHO — MudRoom

“Lost,” I Echo

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Silverfish by Elisa Luna Ady is a poem that moves with speed and precision. Read the whole piece here along with the rest of Issue 18.

ELISA LUNA ADY — MudRoom

“Silverfish,” Elisa Luna Ady

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Somewhere in this family, Skinner senses a secret story. But how do we make stories out of other people? Check out Robert Stone's mysterious, compelling piece in Issue 19.

ROBERT STONE — MudRoom

Vacancy, Robert Stone

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Last day to submit to MudRoom for issue 19! Or else you have to wait until October (scary 🎃)

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

In case you’re curious what poetry we’re interested in for the next issue. 2 days left to submit!

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

9 days left to submit! Read to see what Kiera, our Prose Editor, looks for every period, as well as the logistics of sending us your stuff.

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Images in MR Layne's "Book of Jonah" shift, float, and dive—they knock against each other and drift. Read the full piece here: www.mudroommag.com/mr-layne

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MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

New party question just dropped by Elizabeth Wing in her piece “The Sirens.” Read the full (incredible) story on our website, along with the rest of Issue 18.

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

This poem by @chamm6.bsky.social‬ is “part of a series based on [her] studies of insane asylums for women in Great Britain and America during the late 19th century." Read the full poem here, as well as the rest of its context limited by the Bluesky word count. www.mudroommag.com/christine-e-...

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

In case you weren't aware, you should send us your art 👀 Submissions are open through July 25. Guidelines here: www.mudroommag.com/submissions

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

A preview of William Bortz's "When You Have to Shoot the Horse" from Issue 18. Read the full poem here. www.mudroommag.com/william-bortz

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 30/05/2025

Actually I enjoy trying to find and discover myself in hell. Become a writer

MudRoom | Submissions OPEN @mudroommag.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

MudRoom is open for submissions! Send us your prose, poetry, and visual art through July 25. $15 per accepted piece. Read our submission guidelines here:

Submissions — MudRoom

Submissions are open! Send us your work through July 25.