


We primarily look for personal essays, but memoir excerpts are acceptable if self-contained. We primarily look for short stories, but novel excerpts are acceptable if self-contained. Submit all poems as a single document.įiction: Double-space, please. Set your poem as you want it to appear on the printed page. Poetry: Send up to six poems at a time, but no less than two poems. Please submit a cover letter, either in the box provided or as the first page of your submission if you have previously published with Blackbird or received encouragement on a previous submission, please include that information as well.We are able to publish long works in all genres, but query Blackbird before you send a prose piece over 8,000 words, a poem exceeding 10 pages, or a full-length play.Translations are welcome so long as permissions have been obtained from the author.To withdraw individual poems from a submission, please send a message in Submittable notifying us of the poems that are no longer available. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable so long as they are indicated as such and we are immediately notified upon acceptance elsewhere.Blackbird does not accept previously published work.We also recommend you read previous issues as a guide to the quality of work that is of interest to us. Please read the following guidelines before you submit.
