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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."
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Acceptance Rate
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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24
Total submissions tracked
125 days
Average response time
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
Examples
3 pieces from Chill Subs people
