Big Muddy
Literary Magazine
A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley Big Muddy is an 8×8 perfectbound, color-cover, annual publication that explores multidisciplinary issues and events. We publish fiction, poetry, and essays on a number of topics.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: up to six months*/Editor reported data143 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 21.74%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
If your work is selected for the print issue, you will receive two copies for free.
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Max words: 1001
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Historical
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction
Max words: 1001
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 6
Review (Book Reviews, new and old)
Max words: 400
Max words: 800
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
We do appreciate work and topics dealing with the 10-state area that borders the Mississippi River, from the United States/Canadian border to Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, but ultimately, we just want work that resonates with us, no matter where it’s from or where it’s set. Payment. If your work is selected for the print issue, you will receive two copies for free.
Tracker statistics
23
Total submissions tracked
143 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
8 days
Fastest response time
1307 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2621 days
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Submission calls
All genres
General
We are open for submissions year round
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Dr. James Brubaker
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Susan Swartwout
Founding Publisher and Editor