The Blue Mountain Review
Submissions for poetry: Any style is accepted. Any length is accepted. Please submit only three poems per issue.
Submissions for fiction: Please limit your prose to no more than 2,500 words. Send only one prose piece per issue. | Please limit your micro fiction to 1-to-3 pieces per issue, 300 words per story. | Please limit your essay to no more than 2,500 words. Send only one piece per issue.
Please note: In addition to your submission, you will be required to include a cover letter and short, third-person bio.
Additional Guidelines:
♦ All text needs to be in 12-point Georgia font;
♦ All titles must be in bold (standard capitalization);
♦ All poems in one document, one poem per page;
♦ Please no addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.
No Simultaneous Submissions.
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Entrants must be Latin American.
The judges for this contest are Richard Blanco and Caridad Moro.
The contest is blind. Do not put your name or any identifiers on your manuscript.
The entry fee is $25.00.
No more than 20 pages of poetry. A page of acknowledgements and dedication is counted in the 20 pages.
Please note in acknowledgements any previously published poems.
1st Place: $300 & 25 book copies
2nd Place: $200.00
3rd Place: $100.00
All place-winners will be interviewed in the Blue Mountain Review and on the NPR show, Dante’s Old South.
Submission deadline is January 31, 2024. Winner and honorable mention announcements to be made on February 29, 2024.
No Simultaneous Submissions.
No Previously Published Work.
This is our option for poetry submissions.
Submissions will hear back from us within one month.
Please attach 1-to-3 poems in a single Word document.
A cover letter and biography are also required.
All author bios must 100 words or less.
All submissions must be in 12 point Georgia font.
If you'd like to support Blue Mountain Review, there is a donation button available. Please know whether or not you contribute will not impact the reading of your submission.
Our team values you and your work.
Thank you for thinking of us.
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We are an online magazine, and utilize the ISSUU service for our issues. To view our previous issues, please visit: https://issuu.com/collectivemedia .
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No Simultaneous Submissions.
No Previously Published Work.
***Note in your bio whether it is full fiction submission or microfiction.
For FICTION:
This is our option for prose submissions.
Submissions will hear back from us within one month.
Please attach your prose (no longer than 2,500 words) in a single Word document.
A cover letter and biography are also required.
All author bios must 100 words or less.
Font in 12 point Georgia, only.
If you'd like to support Blue Mountain Review, there is a donation button available. Please know whether or not you contribute will not impact the reading of your submission.
Our team values you and your work.
Thank you for thinking of us.
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We are an online magazine, and utilize the ISSUU service for our issues. To view our previous issues, please visit: https://issuu.com/collectivemedia .
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No Simultaneous Submissions.
For MICROFICTION:
This is our option for micro fiction submissions.
Submissions will hear back from us within four weeks.
Please attach 1-to-3 pieces (no more than 300 words per piece) in a single Word document.
A cover letter and biography are also required.
All author bios must 100 words or less.
Submit all work in 12 point Georgia font.
If you'd like to support Blue Mountain Review, there is a donation button available. Please know whether or not you contribute will not impact the reading of your submission.
Our team values you and your work.
Thank you for thinking of us.
○○○
We are an online magazine, and utilize the ISSUU service for our issues. To view our previous issues, please visit: https://issuu.com/collectivemedia .
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No Simultaneous Submissions.
No Previously Published Work.
This is our option for essay submissions.
Submissions will hear back from us within one month.
Please attach your essay (no longer than 2,500 words) in a single Word document.
A cover letter and biography are also required.
All author bios must 100 words or less.
All submissions must be in 12 point Georgia font.
If you'd like to support Blue Mountain Review, there is a donation button available. Please know whether or not you contribute will not impact the reading of your submission.
Our team values you and your work.
Thank you for thinking of us.
○○○
We are an online magazine, and utilize the ISSUU service for our issues. To view our previous issues, please visit: https://issuu.com/collectivemedia .
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Submission Guidelines
If you have a poetry manuscript, we want to read it!
Before submitting to us, we strongly recommend that you take the time to familiarize yourself with our magazine, to make sure that your work will be compatible with our readership. Please review our additional guidelines below:
- Must include a synopsis and complete manuscript with word count included
- Must specify which genre your manuscript is in as well as target audience
- Must be typed, Georgia font, 12 pt., double-spaced, and be no more than 100 pages
- Must ensure that all poems are left-aligned with one poem per page
- Must have your name and contact details as well as any relevant information about you as the author
- Must pay the $25 fee for submission
- Must use Submittable and send in manuscript as a .docx file or PDF
Submission Guidelines
If you have a short story collection, in either fiction or non-fiction, we want to read it! If you have an essay collection, you are encouraged to send that in, as well!
Before submitting to us, we strongly recommend that you take the time to familiarize yourself with our magazine, to make sure that your work will be compatible with our readership. Please review our additional guidelines below:
- Must include a synopsis and complete manuscript with word count included
- Must specify which genre your collection is in as well as target audience
- Must be typed, Georgia font, 12 pt., double-spaced, and be no more than 350 pages
- Must have your name and contact details as well as any relevant information about you as the author
- Must pay the $25 fee for submission
- Must use Submittable and send in collection as a .docx file or PDF