Blood Tree Literature

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

Last updated

Blood Tree Literature is a biannual online magazine publishing evocative, experimental writing and book reviews, with a focus on pushing linguistic and genre boundaries.

Response time info: If you have not received a response on your submission within three months, please query us via email.

Read the full guidelines at bloodtreeliterature.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fiction$7 USD (contest fee)Pays: $15 USD per accepted piece; contest prizes: $75/$50/$25

Submit up to 1 piece of fiction (max 2500 words) for Issue 17 - The Climate Issue contest; work should explore natural beauty, disaster, growth, or environmental themes. Contest fee: $7 USD. Prizes: $75/$50/$25 plus standard honorariums. General submissions: experimental, boundary-pushing, and lyric

nonfiction$7 USD (contest fee)Pays: $15 USD per accepted piece; contest prizes: $75/$50/$25

Submit up to 1 piece of creative nonfiction (max 2500 words) for Issue 17 - The Climate Issue contest; work should explore natural beauty, disaster, growth, or environmental themes. Contest fee: $7 USD. Prizes: $75/$50/$25 plus standard honorariums. General submissions: experimental, boundary-pushin

other$7 USD (contest fee)Pays: $20 USD per accepted piece; contest prizes: $75/$50/$25

Submit up to 3 hybrid pieces (max 2500 words each) for Issue 17 - The Climate Issue contest; work should explore natural beauty, disaster, growth, or environmental themes. Contest fee: $7 USD. Prizes: $75/$50/$25 plus standard honorariums. General submissions: experimental, boundary-pushing, and lyr

otherPays: $15 USD per accepted review

Book Reviews: Submit reviews (max 2500 words) of books written by Blood Tree Literature contributors; reviews must not have been previously published elsewhere except in now-defunct publications or expanded from social media/non-review platforms. No fee to submit. $15 USD honorarium for accepted rev

poetry$7 USD (contest fee)Pays: $10 USD per accepted poem; contest prizes: $75/$50/$25

Submit up to 3 poems (max 2500 words total) for Issue 17 - The Climate Issue contest; work should explore natural beauty, disaster, growth, or environmental themes. Contest fee: $7 USD. Prizes: $75/$50/$25 plus standard honorariums. General submissions: experimental, boundary-pushing, and lyrical wo

Wondering if your story fits?

Leafmines can check your piece against any market's word limits and genres.

Other markets open for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry

← All marketsBrowse A–Z