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Guidelines

"An independent literary journal that probes the nuances of our lives both in illness and health."

"An independent literary journal that probes the nuances of our lives both in illness and health."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

5 months / 147 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: Published authors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears, plus an additional 1-year subscription to BLR.

  • Examples online

    No

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

We do not publish genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, horror). We have only occasionally published flash fiction. While we are always interested...

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

We are looking for essays that reach beyond the standard ‘illness narrative’ to develop a topic in an engaging and original manner. Incorpor...

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

Fiction

Max words: 5000

We do not publish genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, horror). We have only occasionally published flash fiction. While we are always interested...

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

We are looking for essays that reach beyond the standard ‘illness narrative’ to develop a topic in an engaging and original manner. Incorpor...

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

Statistics

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Track submission

73

Total submissions tracked

147 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

19 days

Fastest response time

528 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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Rights for published work

The BLR acquires first-time North American rights, and the right to reprint in anthologies. After publication, all other rights revert to the author and the work may be reprinted as long as appropriate acknowledgement to the BLR is made.

Additional info

BLR pays $50 for poetry and $100 for prose. Published authors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears, plus an additional 1-year subscription to BLR. There is an author discount for purchasing extra copies.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2000 | United States

Bellevue Literary Review is an award-winning independent literary journal that probes the nuances of our lives in illness and in health. BLR publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that brings together the perspectives of patients, caregivers, family members, students, healthcare professionals, and the general public. BLR is committed to seeking a diversity of voices from all communities and all walks of life. The first literary journal to arise from a medical setting, BLR has published two print volumes of literature annually since 2001. As a literary arts organization, BLR offers a wide range of events at the intersection of the arts and the sciences. BLR maintains an active online and social media presence, and engages its community of readers and writers by offering public events, newsletters, reading guides, book reviews, literary contests, author interviews, roundtable discussions, and accessible digital content.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Danielle Ofri

Editor-in-Chief

Stacy Bodziak

Managing Editor

Suzanne McConnell

Fiction Editor

Sarah Sala

Poetry Editor

Damon Tweedy

Nonfiction Editor

Examples

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