LITERARY MAGAZINES: B

Backwards City Review
Genres: Prose, Poetry, Comics
Poems/Issue: 25
Specialized Focus: Experimental, formal
Poetry Contests: Backwards City Annual Literary Contest
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 4 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Format: Print and Online
Frequency: Semiannual
Distribution: National
University Affiliation: No
http://www.backwardscity.net

Ballyhoo Stories
Genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Poems/Issue: 0, Stories: 10
Specialized Focus: Online-only 50 States Project is regional; Print magazine is theme-based. Check Web site for themes.
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: See Web site
Reporting Time: 2 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Format: Print, Online
Frequency: Biannual
Distribution: National
University Affiliation: No
http://www.ballyhoostories.com/                         

Baltimore Review
http://www.baltimorereview.org/                         

Banipal
http://www.banipal.co.uk/home/index.php

Banyan Review
http://www.banyanreview.com

Barcelona Review
http://www.barcelonareview.com/                                 

Barnwood
http://www.barnwoodpress.org

Barrelhouse
Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction/Essays (generally relating to pop culture), Poetry, Comic Book Art
Poems/Issue: 10-12
Specialized Focus: Our focus is pop culture, but the poetry doesn't have to reflect that
Poetry Contests: Not yet
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Varies
Reporting Time: 2-3 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, with notification (http://www.barrelhousemag.com/submissions.html)
Format: Poetry in Print; Other genres also on Web
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: National (US) through Bernhard De Boer
University Affiliation: No
http://www.barrelhousemag.com/                                         

Barrow Street
http://www.barrowstreet.org/journal.html                                 

Bat City Review
http://batcityreview.com/

Bathhouse
http://www.emich.edu/studentorgs/bhouse/main.html

Bathtub Gin
Genres: Poetry, Short Fiction, Novel Excerpts, Drama, Artwork, Photography
Poems/Issue: 16-20
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: Yes, combination of in-house, assigned and unsolicited
Reading Period: June 1-Sept 15
Reporting Time: 4-6 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, with notification
Format: Print
Frequency: semi-annual (April & October)
Distribution: National (US)
University Affiliation: No
http://www.pathwisepress.com/                                 

Bathyspheric Review
Genres: Poetry
Poems/Issue: 12
Specialized Focus: Oceans
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 1-4 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, if noted
Format: Online
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: Web
University Affiliation: No
http://www.montereybaypoetry.com/                         

Bay Windows
http://www.BayWindows.com

Beginnings
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Articles on Craft
Poems/Issue: 20-25
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: Yes, 3-4 contests a year
Book Reviews: In newsletter
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: up to 14 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Format: Print, Online selections
Frequency: Three times a year
Distribution: National (US)
University Affiliation: No
http://scbeginnings.com/                                         

Bellevue Literary Review
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Poems/Issue: 18
Specialized Focus: Focus on work that touches upon relationships to the human body, illness, health and healing
Poetry Contests: Magliocco Prize for Poetry (annual)
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 3-5 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes (http://www.blreview.org/blr_guidelines.htm)
Format: Print, Online selections
Frequency: Biannual (Spring/Fall)
Distribution: National (US)
University Affiliation: NYU School of Medicine
http://www.blreview.org/                 

Bellingham Review
Genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Poems/Issue: 30
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: 49th Parallel Poetry Award
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Open submissions (Oct. 1-Feb. 1); Contest (Dec.1-Mar. 1)
Reporting Time: 3 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Format: Print
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: National
University Affiliation: Western Washington University
http://www.wwu.edu/~bhreview
   
Bellowing Ark
http://www.bellowingark.org/aboutBA.html                                         

Beloit Fiction Journal                                 
http://www.beloit.edu/~english/bfjournal.htm

Beloit Poetry Journal
Genres: Poetry, Reviews
Poems/Issue: 20
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: Chad Walsh Poetry Prize ($3000) to the most outstanding poem published each year
Book Reviews: Yes, in-house
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 1 week to 3 months
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Format: Print, Online selections
Frequency: Quarterly
Distribution: International
University Affiliation: No
http://www.bpj.org/                         

Beltway Poetry Quarterly
Genres: Poetry, occasional nonfiction about poets
Poems/Issue: 5 poets, with 4-6 poems by each
Specialized Focus: Poets from Washington, DC, occasional theme issues that include poets outside the region
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Except for special theme issues, Beltway does not accept unsolicited submissions
Reporting Time:
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Format: Online
Frequency: Quarterly, although the Poetry News section is updated monthly
Distribution: Web, free subscriptions available by request
University Affiliation: No
http://washingtonart.com/beltway.html

Berkeley Fiction Review
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bfr/                 

Big Bridge
http://www.bigbridge.org/                                         

Big Pond Rumours
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Specialized Focus: International authors
Contests: In every issue, free to submit. Categories: poetry, fiction, essay. Prizes include a webpage in Members Pool
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: Usually 6-8 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Previous published work: No
Format: Online, Small print run
University Affiliation: No
http://big-pond-rumour.com

Big Tex[t]
http://bigtext.tamu.edu

Big Ugly Review
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Photography, Music
Poems/Issue: 5-8
Specialized Focus: Each issue has a theme
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No (http://www.biguglyreview.com/about.html)
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 3-4 weeks after the close of submissions
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes (http://www.biguglyreview.com/submissions.html)
Format: Online
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: Web
University Affiliation: No
http://www.biguglyreview.com/                                 

Bird Dog
http://www.birddogmagazine.com/                                        

Birmingham Arts Journal
Genres: All
Poems/Issue: 7-9
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: Weeks or months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes (http://birminghamartassociation.com/divisions.asp?content=baj)
Format: Print and Online
Frequency: Quarterly
Distribution: Alabama
University Affiliation: No
http://birminghamartassociation.com/                         

Bitter Oleander
http://www.bitteroleander.com/                         

Black Book Review Online
http://www.qbr.com/                         

Black Creek Review
http://members.aol.com/WriterNet/BCReview.html                                 

Black Ice
http://www.altx.com/profiles/aboutbi.html                                 

Black Warrior Review       
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Art, Comics
Poems/Issue: 15-20
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: Black Warrior Review Poetry Contest (http://webdelsol.com/bwr/contest.html)
Book Reviews: Occasionally, in-house, by query, and unsolicited
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 2-4 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, with notification (http://webdelsol.com/bwr/submit.html)
Format: Print
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: National (US)
University Affiliation: University of Alabama
http://webdelsol.com/bwr/                         

Blackbird
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Poems/Issue:
Specialized Focus:
Poetry Contests:
Book Reviews:
Reading Period: September 16-April 14
Reporting Time: 3-5 months
Simultaneous Submissions:
Format: Online
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: Web
University Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/                                  

Blind Man's Rainbow
http://www.theblindpress.com/bmr.html

Blithe House Quarterly
http://www.blithe.com/                         

Blood Orange Review
http://www.bloodorangereview.com

Bloomsbury Review
http://www.bloomsburyreview.com/                        

Blue Collar Review
Genres: Poetry, short stories, reviews
Poems/Issue: 40-50
Specialized Focus: Progressive Working Class
Poetry Contests: Working People's Poetry Competition
Book Reviews: Yes, unsolicited
Reading Period:
Reporting Time: 6-8 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Format: Print and Online
Frequency: Quarterly
Distribution: National, international
University Affiliation: No
http://partisanpress.org/                         

Blue Earth Review                                 
http://www.mnsu.edu/blueearth/

Blue Mesa Review  
http://www.unm.edu/~bluemesa/                          

Blue Moon Review
http://thebluemoon.com/                        

Bold Type
http://www.boldtype.com/                                         

BOMB Magazine
Genres: Poetry, Fiction
Poems/Issue: Varies
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: Yes
Book Reviews: Yes, in-house
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 3-5 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, if noted
Format: Print
Frequency: Quarterly
Distribution: National, with international subscribers
University Affiliation: No
http://www.bombsite.com/                                 

Bombay Gin                                        
http://www.naropa.edu/writingandpoetics/bombaygin.html

Borderlands
http://www.borderlands.org/                                         

Born Magazine
Genres: Poetry, Very Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Poems/Issue: 4-7
Specialized Focus: Multimedia interpretations
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 3-6 months
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Format: Online
Frequency: Quarterly
Distribution: Web
University Affiliation: No
http://www.bornmagazine.org/                                         

Boston Review
http://bostonreview.net/                         

bottle rockets: a collection of short verse
Genres: Haiku, tanka, haibun, linked verse and very short haiku-related poems
Poems/Issue: 180
Specialized Focus: Haiku focused with related forms (haikai)
Poetry Contests: No
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 1-2 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Format: Print
Frequency: Twice a year
Distribution: International
University Affiliation: No
http://www.geocities.com/bottlerockets_99                                         

Boulevard
http://www.richardburgin.com/boulevard.htm                         

Boxcar Poetry Review
Genres: Poetry
Poems/Issue:  10-12
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests:  No
Book Reviews:  Yes, assigned and unsolicited. See website.
Reading Period: Year round
Reporting Time: 1-2 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, if noted
Format: Online, with an annual "Best of" print issue which reproduces some of the online work
Frequency: Monthly, 11 times a year
Distribution: Web, National
University Affiliation: No
http://www.boxcarpoetry.com

Branches
Genres: Poetry, Essays, Fiction, Short Prose, Reviews, Art, Photography
Poems/Issue: 7-10
Specialized Focus: No
Poetry Contests: Annual Uccelli Press chapbook contest
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: Up to 6 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, with notification (http://www.branchesquarterly.com/guidelines.htm)
Format: Online, with an annual "Best Of" print issue reproducing some of the online material
Frequency: Quarterly
Distribution: International
University Affiliation: No
http://www.branchesquarterly.com/                                 

Brevity
http://www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/pastissues.htm                     

Briar Cliff Review  
http://www.briarcliff.edu/campus_info/bcu_review/home_bcu_review.asp

Brick Magazine
http://www.brickmag.com/                                         

Bricolage                                         
http://students.washington.edu/brico/index.html

Brilliant Corners  
http://www.lycoming.edu/BrilliantCorners/                          

Brittle Star
http://www.brittlestar.org.uk/                                         

Broken Pencil
http://www.brokenpencil.com/                                         

Brooklyn Review
http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/bkrvw/                         

Bryant Literary Review
http://web.bryant.edu/~blr/                         

Burnside Review
Genres: Poetry, Interviews, Book Reviews
Poems/Issue: 20
Specialized Focus: Interview with a NW poet
Poetry Contests: Annual Burnside Review Chapbook Competition
Book Reviews: Yes, unsolicited
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 2 months
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Format: Print
Frequency: Every 9 months
Distribution: Regional and online sales
University Affiliation: No
http://www.burnsidereview.org/                               

ByLine
Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Poems/Issue: 8
Specialized Focus: For writers
Poetry Contests: Two each month
Book Reviews: No
Reading Period: Year-round
Reporting Time: 6 weeks
Simultaneous Submissions: Not for poetry
Format: Print
Frequency: Monthly, 11 times a year
Distribution: National
University Affiliation: No
http://www.bylinemag.com/     

Bywords
http://www.bywords.ca/

 

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