Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres:
Formats:
Online
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Periods:
Oct 1 to Oct 30
Apr 2 to Apr 30
Response Time:
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee:
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
Yes
Payment:
Cash
Issues per Year:
2
Issue Price:
Free
Subscription Price:
Free
Circulation:
1,000 to 2,500
Editorial Focus
Blood Tree Literature favors lyrical pieces despite genre that do not withhold depth or resonance. With that in mind, submit them your best, the box under your bed marked UNSHARABLE, the orphan poem, or black sheep fiction. Send them your experimentals: be vulnerable, be calculated.
Current Submission Period: Issue 17 contest "The Climate Issue" - open April 2026 for July 2026 release. Details on website & Submittable.
Tips From the Editor
Abusive or derogatory submissions are not allowed—not now, not ever. BTL is a pro-choice, trans-inclusive, anti-AI, anti-racist publication.
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Last updated: Mar 19, 2026