Bluestem Magazine
Literary Magazine
Bluestem is a national literary magazine, published continuously since 1966.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 6 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 1% *Editor reported data
PaysNo
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
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
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Comics
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please include a brief bio with your submission.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
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.
Tracker statistics
40
Total submissions tracked
648 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
47 days
Fastest response time
335 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2941 days
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Submission calls
All genres
Masthead
COLLEEN ABEL
Editor-in-Chief
CAITLIN DIGIACOMO
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MIKE MCCLELLAND
FICTION EDITOR
AARON WHITE
NONFICTION EDITOR
PHILIP CEPEK
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT