Bellevue Literary Review Prizes

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The BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $20 (average for contests).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Bellevue Literary Review Prizes's overall average response time is slower than most contests.
Normal Acceptance: Bellevue Literary Review Prizes's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for contests.
More Responsive: Bellevue Literary Review Prizes's overall rate of non-response is lower than most contests.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 March 2027* (approx. 170 days from now) through 01 July 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: General, Illness, Mental health, See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 March 2027* (approx. 170 days from now) through 01 July 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: General, Illness, Mental health, See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 March 2027* (approx. 170 days from now) through 01 July 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: General, Illness, Mental health, See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

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Bellevue Literary Review Prizes Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 28 reports from 28 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

36 min | 174.5 mean avg | 161.0 median | 261 max days (57.2 std dev)

Responses

96.43 %

Acceptances:

3.57 % of submissions accepted (173.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.57 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

92.86 % (178.9 avg. days per rejection) | 19.2 % personal, 57.7 % form, 23.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

3.57 % (80.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

27 responses are pending (72 min | 103.8 mean avg | 91.0 median | 194 max days waiting | 1,073.3 std dev) from 26 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $20.00.
Submissions are acknowledged within 26 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 May 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 16:28 UTC (7 hours, 16 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 13 Jul 2026

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