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"Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA in Creative Writing, Black Warrior Review is named for the river that borders the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. BWR publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and art twice a year, + an annual online issue."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

September 1, 2023

Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
1-6 months / 57 days
Average acceptance rate
1% / 1.89%

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

      Yes

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      Fee

      $3

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      yes

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      Examples online

      Yes

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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

7 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

literary

experimental

speculative

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Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

10 pages max

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Hybrid

Although we usually solicit one featured artist per issue, we do welcome submissions of striking visual narratives (think: graphic novel or memoir in short form). We are looking to publish one or two graphic essays/stories/poems, or pieces of sequential art per issue.

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Translations

We publish translations alongside their original texts. Authors ought to have secured publication rights for the works they are translating.

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Art

One Featured Artist per Issue (in full color) Art submissions taken on rolling basis (in black & white)

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Comics

Journal dimensions 6" x 9" Comics publish in Black & White

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Fiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

literary

experimental

speculative

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Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

10 pages max

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Hybrid

Although we usually solicit one featured artist per issue, we do welcome submissions of striking visual narratives (think: graphic novel or memoir in short form). We are looking to publish one or two graphic essays/stories/poems, or pieces of sequential art per issue.

Magazine

Founded in 1974 | 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 :)

Katie DeLay
Editor-in-Chief
Jeremy Rock
MANAGING EDITOR
Samantha Bolf
FICTION EDITOR
Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
NONFICTION EDITOR
Javier Sandoval
POETRY EDITOR
P.D. Edgar
ART & DESIGN EDITOR
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

130

Average acceptance rate

1.89%

Average response time

57 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

64/57 days

Fastest response time

9 days

Slowest response time

123 days

Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 805 days, 1057 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Jo O'Lone-Hahn avatar
1 pieces