Blue River Review

This project is believed to be defunct. (November 2023)

About

Blue River Review is an online nonprofit literary journal originally created by Creighton University. It has since changed hands and directions many times throughout the years, molding it into the project of persistence that it is today. Think of today's Blue River Review as a marriage of Midwest indie and desert grunge. Poetry editor Clem Flowers once compared reading Blue River Review to "getting to flip thru a sun bleached photo album from some forgotten family road trip in the '70s." Send us the words you've tucked away and forgotten, or the piece you didn't even proofread because you were so ready to share it. Send us your ache and your exuberance. We're ready for it.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Expand section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

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, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026