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Deadline

Apr 1, 2024

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"Blood Orange Review's editors want writing that changes us and challenges us to redefine our sense of perspective. We look for compelling voices and work that demonstrates attention to the page."

"Blood Orange Review's editors want writing that changes us and challenges us to redefine our sense of perspective. We look for compelling voices and work that demonstrates attention to the page."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

4-6 months

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

personal essays, memoir scraps, philosophical investigations, and lyric interludes

Poetry

No specific limitations

Art

Max pieces: 5

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

personal essays, memoir scraps, philosophical investigations, and lyric interludes

Poetry

No specific limitations

Art

Max pieces: 5

Statistics

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Track submission

24

Total submissions tracked

125 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

41 days

Fastest response time

266 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

We request first North American serial rights; upon publication, rights automatically revert to the author.

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 2006 | United States

When H.K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox founded Blood Orange Review in 2006, they wanted to make an inclusive space in contemporary literature, “to create a home for emerging and established writers” where readers might discover narratives, voices, and forms that challenged expectations with bold and startling artfulness. They built the journal from their respective kitchen tables in Tempe, Arizona and Port Angeles, Washington, and quickly found an international reading audience. In 2008, Bryan Fry joined the editorial team and created an internship at Washington State University, establishing the journal as an educational tool and prompting the development of the English department’s track in editing and publishing. In 2015, Hummel and Lenox transferred the journal’s editorial operations to Washington State University, and they continue to serve as advisory editors. Meanwhile, Blood Orange Review maintains a penchant for boldness and a commitment to publishing historically and aesthetically underrepresented writers. The journal is now supported by a team of WSU creative writing faculty and students, with Bryan Fry serving as Senior Editor and Lauren Westerfield in the role of Editor-in-Chief. Blood Orange Review has published the work of respected writers such as Kim Barnes, Kwame Dawes, Camille Dungy, Brenda Hillman, Nathaniel Mackey, Diane Seuss, Brian Turner, and Joe Wilkins.

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 :)

Lauren W. Westerfield

Editor-in-Chief

Colin Criss

Poetry Editor/Web Editor

Annie Lampman

Nonfiction Editor

Grant Maierhofer

Fiction Editor

Julian Ankney

Fiction Editor