Magazine · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Blue Mesa Review
Blue Mesa Review is an online literary magazine run by the University of New Mexico MFA program. They were founded by Rudolfo Anaya in 1989. They publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction and visual art in two issues a year. They welcome writers from all backgrounds, with particular interest in marginalized voices and work from or about the Southwest.
Open to poets
- Magazine submissions. July 1–October 31 for the Fall issue; currently closed.. Pays: $25 per poem. Simultaneous submissions: accepted; withdraw via submittable if accepted elsewhere.. Up to 3 poems.
- Spring Contest. Dec 1–Feb 28. Pays: $500 first, $100 second, $25 third, plus publication.. Simultaneous submissions: accepted; withdraw via submittable if accepted elsewhere.. Up to 3 poems.
Official site: bmr.unm.edu. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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