Blue Earth Review is Minnesota State University, Mankato’s literary magazine. Before being wholly revamped and renamed in 2003, BER was published under such titles as Medicine Jug, The Muse, and Minnesota River...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Blue Lake Review is an online literary magazine looking for the best in fiction and poetry—literature that moves readers and makes them want to keep reading. They are interested in literary fiction and poetry of all types and topics....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry -
Blue Marble Review is an online literary journal showcasing the creative work of young writers ages thirteen to twenty-two. The editors are looking for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, as well as art and photography...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to May 1, Jun 1 to Jul 1, Sep 1 to Dec 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young Adult -
Blue Mesa Review is a literary magazine published by the creative writing department at the University of New Mexico. It accepts previously unpublished work in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, graphic novels, and...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
Blue Villa is an exclusively online art publication with a mission to keep art alive. Their dedicated editors curate top-notch content, offer editing services, and welcome your art, stories, and life experiences. Share your love, travel...
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Bluestem, a nationally recognized literary journal that publishes the brightest new, emerging, and established literary voices, has been published since 1966 and is produced by the English Department at Eastern Illinois University. The...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 15, Jul 1 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The Boiler was begun in 2011 by a group of writers at Sarah Lawrence College. It publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on a quarterly basis.
Reading Period: May 15 to Jul 15, Nov 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Bokeh Review is an international publication dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalized and underserved communities through art and writing, with a focus on youth and BIPOC creators. Submissions are completely free and will...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 10, Apr 10 to Jun 10, Jul 1 to Sep 10, Oct 1 to Dec 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry, Young Adult -
Founded in 1981, BOMB Magazine is dedicated to delivering the artist’s voice. The editors are looking for weird, unexpected, and exciting work. BOMB accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry and short fiction through Submittable.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 15Temporarily Closed to Submissions -
Bone Parade is a literary journal publishing quality works of magical realism, new weird, fabulist, uncanny, marvelous, and genre-bending fiction. The editors are partial to character-driven stories that sift through the mucky waters of...
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BoomerLitMag, an online quarterly magazine, has a home base in the Boomer generation but presents high quality and accessible writing from any writer on any theme. They’ve published college writers as well as internationally known ...
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Established in 2009, Booth publishes two print issues a year, usually in winter and summer. They invite submissions of art, poetry, prose, audio, lists, and literary comics. The editors welcome submissions by both...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 16, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Boston Review is a web and print magazine of ideas, politics, and culture—independent and nonprofit, committed to the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just world.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Translation -
Natural Bridge is committed to publishing the best new writing from established as well as emerging writers.
Reading Period: Nov 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Braided Way is a publication of the nonprofit Spiritual Quest Foundation, showcasing the faces and voices of spiritual practice. The editors publish beautiful, honest, wide-awake work by new and established writers. They seek pieces...
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The Branches is a journal of literature and philosophy based in New York City dedicated to exploring our beliefs, our influences, and our contexts. It provides a space for cultural criticism and personal essays that reach out for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 14, Jul 1 to Sep 13Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
A breakwater is a barrier of rocks or concrete, built out into a body of water to protect a coast or harbor from extreme weather and hazardous conditions. In a world that oftentimes feels shattered and broken, Breakwater Review seeks to...
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Bridge Ink publishes creative writing by young adults ages 13 to 18. All genres are accepted.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Brief Wilderness is a collection of independent writers and visual artists looking to explore the (seemingly empty) space between themselves and the other, whether it be another person, the natural world, or maybe even another plane of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Erotica, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Serialized Fiction -
Bright Flash Literary Review is an online journal for flash and short fiction and memoir. The editors strive to give a voice to the heard and the unheard across the globe.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Brilliant Flash Fiction is an online quarterly literary journal established in 2014 by Dawn Lowe and Laurie Scavo. Ed Higgins joined Dawn and Laurie in 2015. Kari Redmond has been with us for years, and Kara Bernard is our newest editor...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction -
Broad Ripple Review is an independent literary magazine publishing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry quarterly. The editors seek work that is finely crafted and deeply felt, balancing narrative movement with interior complexity...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
Broad River Review publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. It also encourages visual artists to submit possible cover art. In addition, the magazine sponsors two contests, the Rash Awards, with $500 first prizes in fiction...
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The Broken City is a semiannual literary magazine that deals in cutting-edge poetry, prose, illustration, and photography. Submissions from both new and experienced writers are welcomed.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Urgent, atmospheric narratives; deeply inhabited characters; formal invention; precision of language; self-aware humor; and generally polished, thoughtful stories. The editors typically publish stories between 3,000 and 7,000 words. Please send...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
