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Guidelines

"Bluestem is a national literary magazine, published continuously since 1966."

"Bluestem is a national literary magazine, published continuously since 1966."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

6 months / 1108 days

Acceptance Rate

1% / 0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

2 genres

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

creative nonfiction essay. Flash also accepted.

Comics

No specific limitations

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

creative nonfiction essay. Flash also accepted.

Comics

No specific limitations

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
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Track submission

31

Total submissions tracked

1108 days

Average response time

1% / 0%

Average acceptance rate

47 days

Fastest response time

2941 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

-

Cover letters

Please include a brief bio with your submission.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

We currently maintain a submission cap of 200 in every genre. During our open reading periods, we will stay open until the posted deadline or until the submission cap is reached, whichever comes first. Please submit no more than once per reading period. If you have been published by Bluestem within the past three years, please wait until that period has passed before submitting again.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1996 | United States

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 :)

COLLEEN ABEL

Editor-in-Chief

CAITLIN DIGIACOMO

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

MIKE MCCLELLAND

FICTION EDITOR

AARON WHITE

NONFICTION EDITOR

PHILIP CEPEK

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Examples

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