As of February 1, we are NO LONGER READING SUBMISSIONS (E- AND OTHERWISE) at this time. Our issue is closed. Any submissions received will be returned unread.
We will begin reading again on 1 Sept. 2008. In the meantime, if you have queries regarding the magazine, please contact blueearthreview@gmail.com.
--- Announcing the Blue Earth Review's Annual Undergraduate Writing Awards ---
Open to any currently enrolled Minnesota State University, Mankato undergraduate student.
Send us up to five poems or 5,000 words of prose to the address below.
Two winners will be selected - one in poetry, one in prose - and will receive a cash prize of $50.
Winners will appear in the Spring 2008 issue of BER and receive the chance to read during the Blue Earth Review Release Party.
Deadline is Feb. 1, 2008.
Send your entries and a brief cover letter to
Blue Earth Review
Student Union 191
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN 56001.
Please clearly mark the mailing envelope as "Undergraduate Writing Awards."
All entries will also be considered for general publication unless otherwise marked.
For more information, visit www.mnsu.edu/blueearth
Blue Earth Review accepts submissions of poetry, prose, and artwork. With all submissions, please included pertinent contact information (including a current e-mail address), a brief bio, and a SASE with adequate postage.
Sample copies are available for $5. Please send a query letter and a check to the address below.
Submit up to five poems for our consideration.
We read both fiction and nonfiction submissions under 8,000 words long. We are especially interested in shorter fiction—for its ease of publication—and sponsor an annual flash fiction contest every fall.
Payment is two complimentary copies of the issue in which author’s work appears. Blue Earth Review does not consider work that has been previously published elsewhere. Simultaneous and multiple submissions are acceptable. If your work is accepted at another magazine (congratulations!), please drop us a line so we take it out of consideration. There is no reading fee for submissions.
Please address all submissions to the appropriate genre editor. Unspecified submissions have a greater chance of being misplaced and thus never read. Please ensure that your name, address, and email appear on both the cover letter and manuscript.
Please note that Blue Earth Review does NOT return manuscripts, even if the enclosed SASE contains more than adequate postage. Please keep a copy of your manuscript for your own records.
Important notes for accepted submissions found here.
NOTE: Due to the increased chance of misplacing e-submissions, all e-submissions MUST BE FORMATTED ACCORDING TO BER POLICY. Any e-submissions that are not formatted correctly will be deleted unread, and the sender not contacted. We are thrilled to accept e-submissions, but must ask in return that you respect our guidelines.
1. Please send your e-submission to blueearthreview@gmail.com as a single e-mail with the subject line "[poetry/prose] submission for BER." Address your e-mail to the appropriate editor. In the body of the e-mail, please include a brief statement, brief bio, current address, and current e-mail address. PLEASE INCLUDE THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, EVEN IF YOU ARE E-MAILING THE SUBMISSION FROM THE SAME ADDRESS.
Send your work(s) as SEPARATE ATTACHMENTS. For example, if you are sending three poems, please attach each separately to your e-mail. Again, if we receive a single attachment with three poems, we will delete your e-submission unread.
Please title your attachment "[GENRE] [your last name] - [title of work]."
(E-submission Example)
to: "Blue Earth Review" <blueearthreview@gmail.com>
from: "C. Drolson" <goatfarmer@maine.net>
RE: Prose Submission for BER
attachment: PROSE Drolson - Goat Farmer
Dear Prose Editors:
Attached to this e-mail please find my creative nonfiction piece "Goat Farmer." I am a freelance writer and editor living in northwestern Maine with sixteen goats. My prose has been published in Medicine Jug, and two poems are forthcoming in Minnesota River Review.
This piece is also under consideration at several other magazines. I will notify you should it be accepted elsewhere.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Drolson
1236 Main Street Lane
Rangeley, ME 12345
goatfarmer@maine.net
2. Once you're certain your e-submission is properly formatted, please send it to blueearthreview@gmail.com.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR E-SUBMISSION TO ANY SPECIFIC EDITOR'S PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS.
ONLY E-SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AT blueearthreview@gmail.com WILL BE LOGGED AND CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION.
3. Response time will vary, but please do not query before six months have elapsed. E-submissions will be replied to via e-mail, so please adjust your spam filter to accept e-mail from blueearthreview@gmail.com.
4. Please do not send more than five poems or 8,000 words of prose (multiple prose submissions are acceptable, provided the total word count of all pieces is 8,000 words).
5. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, provided you notify us should you be accepted elsewhere. Previously published work is not eligible for submission, e- or otherwise.
6. There is no reading fee for any submission, e- or otherwise.
7. If you have any questions about your e-submission, please contact the Managing Editor before sending.
Blue Earth Review
Student Union 191
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN 56001
507 389 2425
