A word is one wing of the silence-Pablo Neruda

The masters of the art have said a lot about the writing process, and one significant point is that it is an attempt to give voice to an emotion, thought, or idea.

For our 54th Issue, we want nothing less than what you can wrestle out of your silence, and nothing more than the beauty and craft you can apply to it. We want you at your most honest, most artistic, most fragmented, most unfiltered; we want whatever trickle of your blood that you are able to ink on a blank page from the secret grooves of your creative DNA. We want you to give us the one wing of your wounds, your joy, your contemplations, your stories; because you never know, they may be the second wing someone may need to fly with. 

We are open to all themes and subject matters.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:

 1. Entries must be sent in as doc. or docx attachments in 12 pt of any legible font. (Preference includes Times New Roman and Garamond). Do not include your name in the body of the work.

2. Entries must be the original work of the author and must not have been published elsewhere.

    • Poetry (English/Pidgin): Submit a maximum of 3 poems of not more than fifty lines each.

    • Plays (One Acts) must not exceed 3000 words.

    • Short stories and CNFs should be anywhere up to 3000 words. Submit only a single entry for all prose works.

    • Flash Fiction submissions should be flashy. 1000 words, that is.

    • Critical Essays/Research Papers on any Literary/Language discourse must not exceed 3000 words.

    • Artworks and Photography should be scanned and attached as direct files in your email. JPG, PNG. No PDFs. Submit a maximum of 3 entries.

 3. Subject of the email should follow this format: SUBMISSION FOR THE MUSE 54: GENRE:TITLE.

 4. We love brief cover letters in the body of your email; should contain a bio of less than 100 words.

 5. Send your entries to themusejournal54@gmail.com 

WINDOW OPENS: CLOSED.

DEADLINE: CLOSED .

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Of course, send your work to other journals. If they beat us to the race, please let us know ASAP so we can wish you good luck. We are not able to pay our contributors for now, though there are available prizes across all genres to be awarded for the best works during the literary festival. We aim to respond to all submissions within one month after the deadline.

For more info, sponsorship, and enquiries, reach the EiC at chimezieremumeoka@gmail.com

We are the Muse. We hope to find you.