The BLR seeks high-caliber, unpublished* work, broadly
and creatively related to our themes of health, healing,
illness, the mind, and the body. (Please see footnote below for specific definition of “published.”)
2.
Prose should be limited to 5000 words.
Poetry submissions should have no more than 3 poems. Please include all poems in one document.
3.
BLR acquires first-time North American
rights. After publication, all rights revert to the author
and may be reprinted as long as appropriate acknowledgement
to BLR is made.
4.
We read submissions year-round, but make most editorial decisions in October and May. We strive to
provide several readers for each manuscript in order to
offer maximum exposure, but this takes time. We respectfully
ask for your patience and forbearance in this matter. We will consider simultaneous submissions, but request that you inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. If you have not
heard from us within six months, feel free to inquire
about your manuscript.
5.
Payment is in the form of copies. Published authors will receive two copies the issue in which their work appears, an additional
1-year subscription to the BLR, as well as a gift subscription
for a lucky friend. There is an author
discount for purchasing extra copies.
6.
To submit your manuscript (or to check on the status of a previously submitted manuscript) click here.
*For the BLR , “published work” means published in print in North America, or published on the Internet in electronic journals, e-zines, academic websites, and other “public” or “official” websites. Works posted on personal blogs or websites will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We ask that authors be honest about web postings. (If a work is discovered to have been posted or published elsewhere--and not openly acknowledged by the author in advance--we will remove it from consideration.)
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