Blackbird
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.
Last checkedBlackbird is a VCU-affiliated literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and plays online.
Response time info: six months for a decision, longer if submitted just before the summer break
Read the full guidelines at blackbird.vcu.edu↗Submission calls
Open to: Previously published work is not accepted.
Primarily seeks short stories; self-contained novel excerpts are acceptable. Query before sending prose over 8,000 words.
Open to: Previously published work is not accepted.
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.
Open to: Previously published work is not accepted.
Plays are accepted; query before submitting a full-length play.
Open to: Previously published work is not accepted.
Send two to six poems as a single document; set poems as they should appear on the printed page. A poem exceeding 10 pages requires a query before submission.
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