About
Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, Black Warrior Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners alongside up-and-coming writers. Stories and poems appearing in Black Warrior Review have been reprinted in the Pushcart Prize series, Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, New Stories from the South, and other anthologies. Each issue features a chapbook from a nationally known poet.
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Country of Publication & Year Established
 United States |
Established in 1974 |
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Audience
| Open to a broad Audience. |
Publication Medium & Frequency
| PPrint Publication | Print Publication | Published 2 x per year. |
Fiction Temp Closed
Please send us your prose submissions that invite us beyond the familiar, and into widely shared human experiences from a unique perspective. We nurture a special interest in prose pieces that push the boundaries of form, or invent new spaces in the narrative arc.
- Dates:
Will be open to fee-based submissions from 01 December 2019 (18.1 days from now) through 01 March 2020. 10
- Genres:
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
|---|
| FFlash Fiction Flash Fiction | Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces. |
| SShort Story Short Story | 1,000 - 7,000 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| ?Unknown payment Unknown payment. |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
|---|
| OK | No | No | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Nonfiction Temp Closed
We call for essays that offer up a new perspective, an unvoiced thought, an overlooked association—and we hope that you will send us pieces that not only challenge us with their content, but also with their form. We prize the lyric and the language driven, both the sparsely stated and the indulgently ruminative.
- Dates:
Will be open to fee-based submissions from 01 December 2019 (18.1 days from now) through 01 March 2020. 4
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
|---|
| YEssay Essay | Up to 7,000 words. |
| ZNarrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction | Up to 7,000 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| ?Unknown payment Unknown payment. |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
|---|
| OK | No | No | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Poetry Temp Closed
We seek restless, risk-taking poetry that wild{e}s about in untamed terrain. We value hybridity & innovation—the weird, the brute, the sensual, the occult; most of all we want to be surprised.
- Dates:
Will be open to fee-based submissions from 01 December 2019 (18.1 days from now) through 01 March 2020. 5
- Genres:
- Poetry Forms:
- Open to all/most Forms.
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
|---|
| PPoem Poem | No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| ?Unknown payment Unknown payment. |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
|---|
| OK | No | No | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Visual Art Open
Although we usually solicit one featured artist per issue, we do welcome submissions of striking visual narratives (think: graphic novel or memoir in short form). We are looking to publish one or two graphic essays/stories/poems, or pieces of sequential art per issue.
- Art Media:
- Cartoon/Comic strip.
- Art Styles:
- Open to all/most Art Styles.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
|---|
| NGraphic Narrative Graphic Narrative | No page limits known. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| ?Unknown payment Unknown payment. |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
|---|
| OK | No | No | OK | Image format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
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