Submissions for our second issue Dream Cycle are now closed! Dream Cycle will release on October 15th. Submissions for the winter issue will open on December 1st.

Please note that we will only accept pieces that fit the issue theme. For more information about the issue theme, click here.

Poetry

  • 1-3 poems in any genre
  • Minimum of 20 words per poem
  • Maximum of 500 words per poem

Prose

  • Up to 2 prose pieces
  • Minimum of 50 words per piece
  • Maximum of 5,000 words per piece

Formatting and Rights

All submissions must be in a Word document, along with a brief bio of the author and an optional cover letter. Submissions should be sent to blueflamereview@gmail.com. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if a piece is accepted elsewhere. We do not accept previously published pieces.

NSFW content is prohibited. Explicit language is acceptable but please keep profanity to a minimum. Work that is deemed discriminatory or offensive will be rejected and the author blocked.

If your work is accepted, we automatically acquire First World Serial Rights. We also reserve the right to remove work by abusers.

We aim to respond within three business weeks, but if you have not received a response in a timely manner, send us a query and we’ll get right to it.

Submission Periods

Summer Issue

Submissions Open:
April 1 – June 1

Issue Publication:
June 15

Fall issue

Submissions Open:
August 1 – October 1

Issue Publication:
October 15

Winter Issue

Submissions Open:
December 1 – February 1

Issue Publication:
February 15