Blue Mesa Review has a rotating editorial board, so each issue is fresh and unique. They are seeking strong voices and lively, compelling narratives with a fine eye for craft. Their spring contest offers payment of $500, $100, and $25 for first, second, and third places in each genre.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 45 days after deadline*/Editor reported data113 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data3.14%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Of The Net, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Submittable
Cover letter
A brief cover letter should be provided.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submissions should be saved in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Prose submissions should be double-spaced. Poetry can be single-spaced. Please use a standard typeface and font size (12 pt). Pages should be numbered.
Author's rights
We ask for first North American serial rights and non-exclusive electronic rights for our website. Blue Mesa Review does not consider work that has been previously published in print or online. Rights revert to the author upon publication. Each piece will be published in one of our biannual online issues.
Additional info
ANNUAL SUMMER CONTEST: July 1 – September 31st. See the contest page for complete details. *Individuals previously affiliated with the University of New Mexico (students, staff, and/or faculty), should not submit to Blue Mesa Review until they have been unaffiliated for five full years. *Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, response time can be longer than our standard two-six months. Please be patient. If you have not heard from us in six months, you can email us at bmreditr@unm.edu. “Submission Query” should be the subject line. Rights: We ask for first North American serial rights and non-exclusive electronic rights for our website. Blue Mesa Review does not consider work that has been previously published in print or online. Rights revert to the author upon publication. Each piece is published in our online issue and considered for our Annual Print Issue. *Submissions should be saved in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Prose submissions should be double-spaced. Poetry can be single-spaced. Please use a standard typeface and font size (12 pt). Pages should be numbered and a brief cover letter should be provided.
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
113 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
5 days
Fastest response time
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About
Blue Mesa Review was founded by Rudolfo Anaya in 1989. Anaya, a Creative Writing instructor at the University of New Mexico at the time, wanted a space for New Mexican and Southwestern writers to publish their work. As a landscape of intersectionality and diversity, the Southwest is the perfect plac...
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1989
Country
US
Masthead
Gwyneth Henke
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Amy Dotson
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Paris Baldante
Nonfiction Editor
Lucas Garcia
Poetry Editor
John Hardberger
Fiction Editor
Áine McCarthy
Associate Editor
Marisa P. Clark
Faculty Advisor