Mulberry Literary

About

Established in 2019, Mulberry Literary is an online literary and art magazine dedicated to showcasing boundless creative work in its every form. We publish art and lit that’s sweet, tart, and everything in between so long as it stays with you. We aim to provide a longstanding, international platform that is inclusive to all creative work, regardless of style, genre, or medium. We take the utmost pride in our maximalistic and eclectic leanings and believe that less is not always more.
Quite simply, we are a magazine without a niche, without a theme, just a goal to showcase the immense talent of our contributors.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for some submission periods (pay-what-you-can).

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2020

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 3 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 6,500 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 Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Provides free copy/copies Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $25 per piece accepted.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
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 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Essay: 1,000 - 6,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 6,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 30 lines; Up to 2 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) Provides free copy/copies Semi-pro payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $25 per piece accepted.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Provides free copy/copies Semi-pro payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $25 per piece accepted.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Mulberry Literary 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 26 reports from 25 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 | 62.2 mean avg | 52.0 median | 152 max days (79.1 std dev)

Responses

76.93 %

Acceptances:

3.85 % of submissions accepted (152.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.00 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

73.08 % (70.5 avg. days per rejection) | 5.3 % personal, 79.0 % form, 15.8 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

23.08 % (10.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

38 responses are pending (47 min | 74.0 mean avg | 64.5 median | 437 max days waiting | 313.3 std dev) from 37 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (23.1 % 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.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (46.4 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 38.5 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 07 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 20 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Jul 2026

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