Blackbird
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.
Last checkedBlackbird is an online literary magazine founded by Virginia Commonwealth University and New Virginia Review, Inc. that publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and plays.
Response time info: six months, longer if submitted just before the summer break
Read the full guidelines at blackbird.vcu.edu↗Submission calls
Primarily seeks short stories; self-contained novel excerpts are acceptable. Query before sending prose over 8,000 words. The reading period is open in Submittable.
Primarily seeks personal essays; self-contained memoir excerpts are acceptable. Unsolicited book reviews and criticism are not considered. Query before sending prose over 8,000 words. The reading period is open in Submittable.
Plays are accepted; query before sending a full-length play. The reading period is open in Submittable.
Accepts up to six poems and no fewer than two poems per submission; submit all poems as one document. The reading period is open in Submittable.
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