Blue Earth Review

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Blue Earth Review is a Minnesota State University, Mankato literary magazine publishing short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art in fall and spring issues.

Response time info: Can be long due to submission backlogs and volunteer staff

Read the full guidelines at blueearthreview.mnsu.edu↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryCloses Dec 31Pays: 2 contributor’s copies

Short fiction in any genre, including literary, science fiction, fantasy, horror, surrealist, and magical realism; submissions are capped at 4,000 words, with one story per submission.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 31Pays: 2 contributor’s copies

Creative nonfiction, including memoir and personal essay, under 3,000 words, with contemporary themes and metaphorical or layered meaning; no literary criticism and one piece per submission.

poetryCloses Dec 31Pays: 2 contributor’s copies

Poetry in any style; submit no more than five poems or 10 pages in one collection, with one collection per submission.

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