Boulevard
Literary Magazine
Boulevard strives to publish only the finest in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. While we frequently publish writers with previous credits, we are very interested in less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 4 months*/Editor reported data148 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.54%*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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
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 - 8000 words max
Max words: 8000
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $150-300
Nonfiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 8000
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $150-300
Poetry
Max lines: 200
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $50-250
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Cover letters with previous credits are not required.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please no handwritten submissions. Submissions must be in English. Please use a font other than Courier--it hurts our eyes!
Author's rights
Authors retain rights to their work from the time of publication in Boulevard.
Additional info
Pays! Prose minimum is $100, maximum is $300. Poetry minimum is $50, maximum is $250. Natural Bridge Online publication is a flat rate of $50.
Tracker statistics
352
Total submissions tracked
148 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
11 days
Fastest response time
909 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2017 days, 2777 days, 3504 days, 4166 days
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Submission calls
General
All genres
About
Boulevard was founded in 1984 in New York City and incorporated in 1985 as a nonprofit by writer Richard Burgin. Its first issue, published January 2, 1986, featured fiction by Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, poetry by Kenneth Koch, and interviews with renowned composers Philip Glass and Steve...
Read moreFounded
1984
Country
US
Masthead
Dusty Freund
Editor-in-Chief
Jessica Rogen
Publisher
Griffin Reed
Managing Editor
Kimberly Potthast
Natural Bridge Managing Editor
Peter Grandbois
Poetry Editor