MudRoom Magazine

About

MudRoom is a journal of poetry and prose. Our mission is to provide every writer, emerging and established, the opportunity to both see their work published and engage with a larger literary community. We are committed to publishing underrepresented voices, especially BIPOC, Queer, Trans, women, and disabled writers.
In other words, we ourselves are queer and see queerness as expansive, compelling, and experimental. We don’t want to read a professor/student story unless it’s good, and we do want to read a sports poem, especially if it’s gay. We prioritize craft on the line over most else. Your work doesn’t need to be perfect, but it should be surprising, exciting, and constructed with care.
No two issues of MudRoom are alike. We curate each issue around the work we enjoy and admire most that season. The best way to know the mag is to read the mag: we encourage you to explore our past issues before submitting. Welcome. Shoes go on the right.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2019

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 3 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: MudRoom Magazine's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: MudRoom Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Responsive: MudRoom Magazine's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now)

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $15.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now)

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, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $15.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now)

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 $15.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now)

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $15.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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MudRoom Magazine 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 197 reports from 160 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 | 48.1 mean avg | 39.0 median | 392 max days (146.5 std dev)

Responses

91.88 %

Acceptances:

1.02 % of submissions accepted (48.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.25 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

90.86 % (41.3 avg. days per rejection) | 15.1 % personal, 64.8 % form, 20.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

2.54 %

Lost/Returned:

0.51 % (299.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)

Never Responded:

2.03 % (272.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

5.58 % (71.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

7 responses are pending (54 min | 81.5 mean avg | 80.0 median | 106 max days waiting | 443.2 std dev) from 7 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (8.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:30 UTC (7 hours, 16 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Jul 2026

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