The Bokeh Review

Open now for nonfiction and poetry.

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The Bokeh Review is a quarterly literary magazine accepting poetry and prose, along with non-writing creative work.

Response time info: within 72 hours

Read the full guidelines at thebokehreview.org↗

Submission calls

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 10Pays: One piece per issue, regardless of genre, receives a $20 monetary award.

Accepts creative nonfiction, essays, and excerpts, along with short stories, microfiction, plays, and other prose; up to 2 pieces in one document, with a limit of 2,000 words per piece. Submissions are open until December 10, 2026.

poetryLiteraryCloses Dec 10Pays: One piece per issue, regardless of genre, receives a $20 monetary award.

Accepts poetry, including prose poems; up to 3 poems in one document, limited to 6 pages. Submissions are open until December 10, 2026.

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