From 1975 to 1985 there was a publishing-break. Since 1993 only first publications were edited and each issue had an overboarding part of graphics, paintings, cartoons and photographs. In 1999 Muschelhaufen was subtitled "Jahresschrift für Literatur und Graphik".Die Deutsche Bibliothek Among the permanent members of the editorial staff were artist Martin Lersch und writer Peter Klusen.
