Blue Mesa Review

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Blue Mesa Review publishes poetry and prose, with a particular interest in marginalized writers and work from or about the Southwest.

Response time info: two to six months, though responses can take longer due to high submission volume

Read the full guidelines at bmr.unm.edu↗

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fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 31Pays: $25 per published short story during the general reading period; contest issue prizes are $500 for first place, $100 for second place, and $25 for third place.

Open to: Authors previously published by Blue Mesa Review must wait two years before submitting; people previously affiliated with the University of New Mexico must wait five years after becoming unaffiliated.

Accepts fiction of no more than 6,000 words during July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue and December 1–February 28 for the Spring contest issue. The contest issue awards $500, $100, and $25 for first, second, and third place; general-period publication pays $25 per story.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 31Pays: $25 per published essay during the general reading period; contest issue prizes are $500 for first place, $100 for second place, and $25 for third place.

Open to: Authors previously published by Blue Mesa Review must wait two years before submitting; people previously affiliated with the University of New Mexico must wait five years after becoming unaffiliated.

Accepts nonfiction of no more than 6,000 words during July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue and December 1–February 28 for the Spring contest issue. The contest issue awards $500, $100, and $25 for first, second, and third place; general-period publication pays $25 per essay.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 31Pays: $25 per published poem during the general reading period; contest issue prizes are $500 for first place, $100 for second place, and $25 for third place.

Open to: Authors previously published by Blue Mesa Review must wait two years before submitting; people previously affiliated with the University of New Mexico must wait five years after becoming unaffiliated.

Accepts no more than three poems per packet during July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue and December 1–February 28 for the Spring contest issue. The contest issue awards $500, $100, and $25 for first, second, and third place; general-period publication pays $25 per poem.

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