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

Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
5 months / 46 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $50-100

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      Fee

      $5

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

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

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      Examples online

      No

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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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We do not publish genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, horror).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 in creative explorations in style, we do lean toward classic short stories.

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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. Incorporate thoughtful and creative analysis that allows anecdotes to serve a larger purpose. (Please, no academic discourses or works with footnotes. )

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Poetry

Max pieces: 4

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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 in creative explorations in style, we do lean toward classic short stories.

nonfiction genre icon

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. Incorporate thoughtful and creative analysis that allows anecdotes to serve a larger purpose. (Please, no academic discourses or works with footnotes. )

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Poetry

Max pieces: 4

Magazine

Founded in 2000 | United States

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
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

34

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

46 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/46 days

Fastest response time

19 days

Slowest response time

94 days

Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 427 days