BULL

About

BULL is dedicated to rewriting modern masculinity from the voices that most often get drowned out amongst the shouting and posturing—voices that often struggle in silence and shame.
We're looking for anybody with a story to tell about masculilnity. Whoever you are, whatever you identify as, and wherever you come from, we want to hear from you. If you’re hurting, if you’ve got things you need to let go of, things you need to let out, if you don’t quite know how you fit into all this we’ve been told we should fit into, if you think you’re the only one with such a weird, ugly, messed up, complicated story, we’re here to help you be heard.
We want stories that are raw, gritty, complicated, contradictory, ugly, and uncomfortable. We don't want easy answers, glorification, propaganda, proselytizing, patting each other on the backs, or shock value for the sake of shock value.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2009

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 365 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: BULL's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: BULL's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: BULL's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Males.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Sexuality/Gender: Men/Male issues.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Males.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Men/Male issues.
Travel.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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BULL Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Fiction Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 105 reports from 80 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 9.7 mean avg | 8.5 median | 30 max days (16.2 std dev)

Responses

92.38 %

Acceptances:

25.71 % of submissions accepted (8.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 32.50 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

66.67 % (10.7 avg. days per rejection) | 88.6 % personal, 5.7 % form, 5.7 % unspecified | 2.9 % rewrite requests

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

7.62 % (5.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

4 responses are pending (0 min | 30.3 mean avg | 22.0 median | 77 max days waiting | 2,146.7 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days.
The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (7.5 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 30 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 03 Sep 2026 06:17 UTC (48 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2026

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