Blue Mesa Review
Literary Magazine
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.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2-6 months*/Editor reported data99 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 3.75%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Submission fee: $ 2
Payment: $ 25
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 2
Payment: $ 25
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Submission fee: $ 2
Payment: $ 25
Art
Submission fee: $ 2
Payment: $ 25
How to submit
Processs
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
115
Total submissions tracked
99 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
5 days
Fastest response time
203 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 4312 days, 4600 days
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Submission calls
All genres
Masthead
EVELYN OLMOS
Editor-in-Chief
RUBEN MIRANDA-JUAREZ
MANAGING EDITOR
CYRUS STUVLAND
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
TYLER MORTENSEN-HAYES
Editor
KYNDALL BENNING
Editor
ANTHONY YARBROUGH
Editor
MARISA P. CLARK
FACULTY ADVISOR