Bellevue Literary Review

BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. 📖 This week's read is "Etymology of Chlorophyll" by Caroline Harper New, which won BLR's John & Eileen Allman Prize for Poetry in 2023, selected by judge Phillip B. Williams. ✨

This past May, Editor-in-Chief @danielleofri interviewed acclaimed essayist and journalist Anne Fadiman in New York City at BLR's 2025 Book Salon. 🎙️📖 Anne discussed her career, her books, writing tips, and more. Watch the Book Salon now: youtu.be/FjmhecnCR3A

BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. 📖 This week's read is "A Nigerian Attempts Therapy" by Ucheoma Onwutuebe, from Issue 43: Recovery. @ucheomar Read Ucheoma's full essay: blreview.org/nonfiction/a-n…

We're excited to share that BLR has been awarded a 2025 grant from the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund!🎉 Thank you to the Amazon Literary Partnership and the CLMP for their support and work to empower writers & publishers. Congrats to the other recipients!! 👏

Leo woke up from his cat nap to tell you how much he's enjoying BLR Issue 48. 🩵 More about the issue: 📖 Grab your copy: blreview.org/product/blr-is… 💻 Spring Reading: youtu.be/Lm3_Ut_YHBc?si… 🔖 Read its winning pieces: blreview.org/table-of-conte… #literarymagazine #literaryjournal

New Submission Opportunity 🎉 Share your poignant, funny, heartening, even troubling medical story for a chance to perform it live in NYC. Submissions close November 1st, so start writing! Learn more: writersread.org/submissions In partnership with @WritersReadOrg

BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Letter from a Code Talker, 1945" by Sean Sam, from Issue 47. 📖 Read the full poem and learn more about this Weekly Read: blreview.org/blog/weekly-re…

Captivated by Pria Anand's work? Us too! That’s why we were so excited for editor @danielleofri to sit down with the author and neurologist for our latest BookTalk. 🎙️ Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/_Gui0wbJ21w?si…

If you're interested in writing about health, illness, and healing, we've got just the place for you! 👏Introducing BLR’s "Creative Writing in Healthcare" Facebook Group, where you can share writing for feedback and get writing tips from BLR! Join now: facebook.com/groups/creativ…

Norway, here we come! 📽️ Our poetry-dance film Reading the Body will be screened at the R.E.D. International Dance Art & Film Festival in August. 🎉 Haven’t seen it yet? Watch it now: youtu.be/VwgI-N6zxIc?si… In partnership with The Paige Fraser Foundation

BLR’s Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. 📖 This week’s read is “The Plagiarist” by Hollis Seamon from Issue 7. Read the story: blreview.org/fiction/the-pl…

Best of luck to all the medical interns across the country starting their residency today! 🎉 In recognition, here's a poem on the resident experience by Sandra Gustin. Read the full poem here: blreview.org/poetry/house-s…

As Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month comes to a close, we wanted to share this beautiful poem by Pushcart Prize-winning writer Floyd Skloot from BLR Issue 8. 🧠 💜

Writers: submissions close TOMORROW! 📝 Send us your writing — for both general and contest submissions — by tomorrow, July 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Learn more and submit: blreview.org/submit/ #literarymagazine #literarycommunity

Today's Weekly Read is "In Another Life," winner of BLR's 2023 Goldenberg Prize for Fiction, written by @LaraPalmqvist 🎉 Read the full story here: blreview.org/fiction/in-ano… #literarymagazine #shortstory

Just a few days left to submit your writing! 🚨Learn more and submit here: blreview.org/submit/ We can't wait to read your work.

You do not have to stagger around the house, unaided and weak, as the meds wear off or kick in. —Read “After Top Surgery” by Birch Rosen in @BLReview for #PrideMonth: blreview.org/poetry/after-t…