Blue Press
Literary Magazine
Yearly print literary magazine featuring work from debut authors.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: Less than a week*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
Payssee Genres section for details
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
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
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Absurdist, Experimental, Gothic, Historical, Humor, Magical Realism, Mystery, Noir, Speculative, Thriller, wtf idk
Payment: £15-25
Fiction
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Payment: £15-25
Fiction
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Payment: £15-25
Nonfiction
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, , , , , , , ,
Payment: £15-60
Poetry
Payment: £ 15
No specific limitations
Hybrid
Payment: £15-60
No specific limitations
Review
Payment: £15-60
No specific limitations
Interview
Payment: £15-60
No specific limitations
Translation
Payment: £15-60
No specific limitations
Art
Payment: £15-25
No specific limitations
Photography
Payment: £15-60
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
The purpose of Blue Press is to get readers excited about your voice and the publication of your debut. We want to see this reflected in your author bio and your accompanying debut bio! Is your debut a novel? Is it a short story, poetry or essay collection? What are its main themes and what compelled you to write it? When can we expect its publication?
Eligibility
Debut authors of 2024Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
You are the author of your work and you retain your rights to it. However, we ask that Blue Press be the only place your submitted piece is published. This means making sure the work is original and unpublished on any other platform including personal blogs. Likewise, please ensure you are not in violation of your publishing contract with regards to the work you send to us.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
6
Total submissions tracked
26 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
20 days
Fastest response time
26 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
All genres
About
Blue Press is a new yearly print literary magazine that features work from debut authors. It is a place for debut authors to showcase their work prior to their debut and a place for readers to get to know them. It anthologises exciting debut work of that year from poetry to prose, fiction and non-fi...
Read moreFounded
2023
Country
GB
Masthead
Manon E. Sintès
Editor-in-Chief