Mud Season Review

About

Mud Season Review is an international literary journal run by members of the Burlington Writers Workshop, a free writing workshop based in Vermont. We seek to celebrate the full process of artistic creation, from inspiration to publication—welcoming into our open and collaborative community wide-ranging voices that tramp and track in the mud of human experience.
Our staff is dedicated to creating a journal that mirrors the openness of these workshops. We aim to publish strong, skillful writing from far and wide. In doing so, we seek to discover voices new to us and new to publication.

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

Important: "Feedback" submissions are not considered for publication.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Mud Season Review's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: Mud Season Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Mud Season Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 6,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $50 for work that appears in an issue; $15 for work that appears in "The Take."

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 6 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Drawing.
Mixed media.
Collage.
Painting.
Photography.
Printmaking.
Sculpture.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Abstract, Conceptual, Realist, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $50 for featured artists; $15 for work that is paired with writing.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Mud Season Review Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy

We have received 128 reports from 106 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 58.3 mean avg | 55.0 median | 245 max days (119.8 std dev)

Responses

84.37 %

Acceptances:

1.56 % of submissions accepted (61.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.89 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

82.81 % (61.6 avg. days per rejection) | 4.7 % personal, 75.5 % form, 19.8 % unspecified | 0.8 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.78 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

0.78 % (98.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

14.84 % (29.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

13 responses are pending (70 min | 73.3 mean avg | 74.0 median | 76 max days waiting | 1,052.4 std dev) from 12 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (33.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (12.5 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:47 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Jul 2026

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