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Blue Earth Review (BER)

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Blue Earth Review is Minnesota State University, Mankato’s graduate-run literary magazine. Before being wholly revamped and renamed in 2003, BER was published under such titles as Medicine Jug, The Muse, and Minnesota River Review. Our contributors have included folks such as Steve Almond, Nicelle Davis, Alex Lemon, Jennifer Whitaker, Kristen N. Arnett, and Charles Baxter.

We’re looking for ambitious and exuberant works of short fiction, essay, memoir, poetry, and visual art that offer insights, complicates existing conversations, and enriches our understanding of what it means to be human in this increasingly diverse world. Our motto? Small all format; dramatic impact. We gravitate towards small, focused works in which every word matters.

We accept all voices, and do not discriminate based on race, ancestry, disability, gender identity, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Our mission is to create a collection of artistic works that celebrate the uniqueness of the world told through characters, verse, and artists—compacted into our square magazine.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2003

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed
852 members set this magazine as a Favorite.

Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed
Blue Earth Review's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging
Blue Earth Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive
Blue Earth Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.
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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: 9 - 16 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Painting.
Photography.
Printmaking.
Sculpture.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Blue Earth Review Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 190 reports from 167 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
2 min | 56.9 mean avg | 50.5 median | 188 max days (154.8 std dev)
Responses
92.63 %
Acceptances:
1.58 % of submissions accepted (86.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.80 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
91.05 % (58.2 avg. days per rejection) | 6.4 % personal, 69.4 % form, 24.3 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.53 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.53 % (120.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
6.84 % (26.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
51 responses are pending (0 min | 99.1 mean avg | 96.5 median | 210 max days waiting | 688.1 std dev) from 50 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 31 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 21:26 UTC (53 minutes ago).
View report of recent responses from this project

Work submitted here was also submitted to...

Fiction: Baltimore Review; Pithead Chapel; Moon City Review; CRAFT; The Rumpus; Chestnut Review; Split Lip Magazine; Broad Ripple Review; Salt Hill Journal; West Branch; The Missouri Review; Booth

Poetry: Sixth Finch; Salt Hill Journal; West Branch; The Missouri Review; AGNI; The American Poetry Review; New Orleans Review; Tahoma Literary Review; Colorado Review; Rattle; Southern Poetry Review; Poetry Magazine

Nonfiction: The Missouri Review; River Teeth; Moon City Review; Hayden's Ferry Review; Salt Hill Journal; Lake Effect; Pithead Chapel; The Citron Review; Kenyon Review; The Forge Literary Magazine; New Letters; Copper Nickel

Visual Art: Insufficient data

Members accepted here also had work accepted by...

Fiction: Space Squid; Cosmic Horror Monthly

Poetry: N/A

Nonfiction: N/A

Visual Art: N/A

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Last Updated: 12 Sep 2026

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