Blue Mesa Review
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Last checkedBlue Mesa Review is a biannual online literary magazine seeking poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with particular interest in Southwest-related work and writers from marginalized communities.
Response time info: Two to six months, though responses may take longer due to submission volume
Read the full guidelines at bmr.unm.edu↗Submission calls
Accepts fiction of no more than 6000 words. Submissions are accepted July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue and December 1–February 28 for the Spring contest issue. Payment is $25 per published story during the general reading period; contest issue winners receive $500, $100, or $25.
Accepts nonfiction of no more than 6000 words. Submissions are accepted July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue and December 1–February 28 for the Spring contest issue. Payment is $25 per published essay during the general reading period; contest issue winners receive $500, $100, or $25.
Accepts no more than three poems per packet. Submissions are accepted July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue and December 1–February 28 for the Spring contest issue. Payment is $25 per published poem during the general reading period; contest issue winners receive $500, $100, or $25.
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