Call for Submissions

Michigan State University Libraries Short Edition, an innovative publishing platform affiliated with the international publisher Short Edition, seeks short work (8,000 character max, about 1,000 words) exploring themes around Haunt. Haunt, for our purposes, will be broadly interpreted and explored, including (but not limited to) interpretations on dwelling, nostalgia, persistence, and – of course – the supernatural. We seek work that demonstrates an understanding of craft and engages with fresh thinking on the subject. Selected work will appear online and in MSU Short Edition machines and may be considered for publication internationally. MSU-affiliated submissions may be considered for the Libraries’ forthcoming print edition.

Work will also be compiled in a themed issue available on the MSUL Short Édition site.

Please limit submissions to one story, one short essay, or up to five poems. Poems must be submitted separately. For example, if you are submitting five poems, each poem must be uploaded individually. Each submission should include a short biography directly beneath the work. If you do not receive an automatic confirmation email for each submission, we have not received your work.

Please do not submit previously published work for themed issues. Submissions accepted through December 1, 2025.

To submit, please visit the MSU Libraries Short Editions portal.