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Meet the Editors: Alison Brackett
In celebration of submissions opening, we are reintroducing ourselves! Get to know our editors—today with Fiction editor, Alison Brackett!
Meet the Editors: Cassie Calcaterra
In celebration of submissions opening, we are reintroducing ourselves! Get to know our editors—today with Art and Poetry editor, Cassie Calcaterra!
Meet the Editors: Gabriela V. Everett
In celebration of submissions opening, we are reintroducing ourselves! Get to know our editors better—today with Art, Fiction, and Nonfiction Editor, Gabriela V. Everett!
Meet the Editors: Katie Klear
In celebration of submissions opening, we are reintroducing ourselves! Get to know our editors—today with Art and Fiction editor, Katie Klear!
Meet the Editors: Taylor Corkill
In celebration of submissions opening, we are reintroducing ourselves! Get to know our editors—starting today with Art, Fiction, and Nonfiction Editor, Taylor Corkill!
Ashley Howell Bunn Talks Life, Death, and Poetry
Today, our editors chatted with Ashley Howell Bunn about their experiences with writing and physical movement, their poems “Ember” and “vision,” and what comes next.
“I do not write things I cannot love”—An Interview with Patricia Saunders
Today, our editors sat down with Patricia Saunders—playwright, poet, and teacher—to talk all about colors, nature, and Saunders’ latest project.
Geoffrey Heptonstall on “This Place was Mine”
This week we talked with Geoffrey Heponstall, the all-around writer and creative, about his piece “This Place was Mine,” what inspired him to be a writer, and what he’s on to next.
H. Lee Coakley Talks Inspiration for “the Capitol gives testimony”
This week we sat down with the wonderful poet, H. Lee Coakley, to talk about their poem, the inspiration behind it, and what drew them to poetry in the first place.
What’s New?
With submissions for Issue III on the horizon, we have some exciting news to share!
Interview with Contest Winner, Sandhya Vikram
This week we have the special treat of sharing an interview with Mulberry’s winner in our first-ever art contest, Sandhya Vikram.
Interview with Contest Runner-up, Christine L. Villa
For today’s interview we have the utmost pleasure of sharing an interview with one of Mulberry’s runner-ups in our first-ever art contest, the ever-talented Christine L. Villa. Check out the interview to learn more about Villa’s broad creative passions and how she got started with her mixed-media logo contest entry.
Interview with Contest Runner-up, Supriya Yenpure
This week we have the special treat of sharing an interview with one of Mulberry’s runner-ups in our first-ever art contest, Supriya Yenpure. We talked with Yenpure about the inspirations behind her submission and what got her into art.
Memory—An Interview with Amy Eaton
Today Mulberry has the pleasure of sharing an interview with the thoughtful writer and artist, Amy Eaton, to talk about her beginning as a writer, her experiences in the Chicago lit and performance scene, and what compelled her to write her essay, “My Brother was a Real Dog.”
Interdisciplinary Artist Ines Le Cannellier Talks Food as Art
This week, we sat down with the wonderful artist, writer, food-enthusiast, and dancer, Ines Le Cannellier, to talk about her travels, being a creative in quarantine, and how her broad creative interests weave themselves into her work.
Writing with Your Heart Open, with Lynne Reeder
Today we talked with the wonderful writer and teacher, Lynne Reeder, about how her students inspire her, how her perspective on writing has changed, and the writers she always finds herself going back to.
Inspiration and Craft, with Artist and Writer Gwen Hollins
This week, we interviewed artist and writer, Gwen Hollins, to talk about her writing practices, inspirations for “The Prayer Factory,” and her current projects.
Dominic Loise on the Love of Rewriting
This week, we talked with the insightful short story writer and poet, Dominic Loise about his mental health advocacy, his writing process, and how he got started with his piece, “the Season.”
“Life is Not a Laser Beam” — In Conversation with Margaret Smith
This week, we chatted with the brilliant writer, editor, and journalist, Margaret Smith, to talk about what drew them to flash fiction, their writing process, and their personal manifesto.