How to Submit

SUBMISSION GUIDLINES

Blydyn Square Review is unique among literary magazines because we accept only blind submissions: We don’t take cover letters, names, summaries, or any other identifying information to be submitted—only the writing itself, pasted into the body of an email. The only thing we will know about the author is his/her email, and absolutely nothing else. (See our Submissions Guidelines below for more details.)

Blind submissions allow us to create the first-ever literary level playing field. We can’t choose someone because they went to our alma mater or reject someone because we had a bad ex with the same first name or for some other silly (and totally non-writing-related) reason. Our submissions process is completely groundbreaking: Every writer’s work will truly stand on its own merits alone.

If you’re interested in submitting your work for publication in Blydyn Square Review, just email your full piece, pasted into the body of the email, to submissions@blydynsquarebooks.com. Use the subject line: Blydyn Square Review Submission.

Please do NOT send an attachment. We will not open any attachments.

And don’t forget: Blydyn Square Review uses a strict blind submissions process, so be sure NOT to include a cover letter, summary, or any identifying information in your email (other than your email address itself). Any submissions that come in with a name, cover letter, identifying information, or attachment will be deleted.

We are open to any kind of writing: fiction (long or short), poetry, creative nonfiction, essays–anything goes. There is no word limit or any other restrictions.

Poets: If you’d like to submit multiple pieces, you’re free to do so, though you should be aware that we only publish ONE poem per writer in any given issue, so it’s usually best to just send only your very best piece for consideration in any particular issue. 

If we like your piece, we’ll be in touch about publication and payment details. It’s as simple as that!

NOTE: We do NOT send rejections. We will only contact you if we decide to use your piece. Our usual reading time is about 8 weeks, so if you haven’t heard from us within about 2 months, we’ve most likely decided against using your submission. Feel free to try again, though!

We DO pay a very small fee to the authors we publish (it varies depending on the length of the piece and the size of the issue, but usually falls somewhere around ten dollars). 

We look forward to reading your work and seeing your byline in the pages of Blydyn Square Review.