Magazine · Charleston, Illinois
Bluestem Magazine
Bluestem Magazine is an online literary journal housed at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, publishing two editions annually in winter and summer. The magazine features poetry, short fiction, flash prose, creative nonfiction, book reviews, interviews, visual art, and comics. Submissions are free via Submittable during late summer and early winter reading windows, welcoming previously unpublished, human-created work without generative AI.
Open to poets
- Magazine submissions. Regular reading periods generally in late summer and early winter (watch social media for exact dates). Fee: Free. Pays: Non-paying market. Simultaneous submissions: simultaneous submissions are fine; immediately withdraw only the accepted piece via submittable if taken elsewhere.. Up to 5 poems.
Official site: bluestemmagazine.com. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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