Bellevue Literary Review

How can creativity help us make sense of medicine’s complexities? Join BLR for an engaging class that explores how art & literature can be guides for navigating the unsettling waters of illness, caregiving, & healing. 🗓️ Sept. 24, 7 pm ET 💻 Online 🔷 $25 tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

This week's issue highlight looks back at past contest winners, including a story that won a Pushcart Prize (and might also take the prize for most unique title!): "Death Defiant Bomba or What to Wear When Your Boo Gets Cancer" by Lilliam Rivera blreview.org/issue-highligh…

Missed our latest BookTalk w/ award-winning author @Morgan_J_Talty? Watch it now! 📚️ In this wide-ranging conversation, Morgan talks with BLR editors Danielle Ofri & Doris W. Cheng about his novel FIRE EXIT, narrative voice, identity, and more. youtube.com/watch?v=CuajdJ…

This week's featured issue — part of our 25th anniversary lookback— focuses on literature rooted in multiculturalism. Enjoy three highlights from Issue 25, with more to explore in our weekly blog post that journeys through the BLR archive: blreview.org/issue-highligh…

Writers!⌛️Submit by end of day *tomorrow, July 1* for general submissions and the 2027 BLR Prizes. We can't wait to read your work! blreview.org/submit/ #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #writing

🎉 BLR is thrilled to announce that “Two Thoracotomies” by Angela Tang-Tan has won a @PushcartPrize! Angela’s essay—from BLR Issue 49, our "Animalia" issue—parallels her experience in a research lab with a devastating overnight shift in the emergency room. blreview.org/news/recent-ne…

"Running a literary magazine was not in my academic game plan...." In a new article from @TheLancet, our editor @danielleofri shares how a kernel of an idea about the importance of patient stories turned into a literary publication 25 years ago 📖🩺 danielleofri.com/why-medicine-n…

Life has its storms—in some cases, literally. 💦 This week's featured issue of BLR was published in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and includes a series of recollections from frontline medical residents, plus a mix of poetry, fiction, & nonfiction. blreview.org/issue-highligh…

"Some things happen over years. Others occur in seconds—and replace who you were with someone you never met." In need of perspective on life's many versions of you? In this video, Judith Hannah Weiss reads from her BLR essay "Dispatch from Bewilderness." youtube.com/shorts/lolZWft…

This week's featured issue — part of our 25th anniversary lookback— touches on themes of family and fragility. Enjoy three highlights from Issue 23, with more to explore in our weekly blog post that journeys through the BLR archive: blreview.org/issue-highligh… #poetry #fiction

It's an exciting time to be part of the BLR community, with new releases & milestones from our authors. 🎉 A few highlights—including recent @penamerica awards for Aracelis Girmay & Pria Anand—are shown here, plus there’s even more in our recent roundup: tinyurl.com/34cjy225

Polish it up, send it out! Opportunities from... @iselemagazine @narrativemag @blreview - specifically for work (all genres) on the themes of health, illness, and healing (note the amazing judges!) @fourwaybooks @storybottleco

This week's featured issue — part of our 25th anniversary lookback— showcases winners of our annual contest and much more. The BLR Prizes for this issue were selected by judges Francine Prose, Cornelius Eady, and Susan Orlean. blreview.org/issue-highligh…

Tonight! 🔥 We're thrilled to host @Morgan_J_Talty for a BLR BookTalk about his riveting novel FIRE EXIT. Come if you love books, talking about books, and going behind the scenes with authors! (Free, 7pm ET) tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Get those final edits done! 📢 Both general & contest submissions will be closing July 1. Submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction on health, illness, & healing. This year's contest judges are the remarkable Natalie Diaz, Daniel Mason, & Meghan O'Rourke. blreview.org/submit/

Fascinated by the writing journey? Love deep-diving into books and creativity? Join us this Thursday for a live, online conversation with author @Morgan_J_Talty and BLR editors @danielleofri & @doris_dwycheng Free, RSVP: tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. BLR was proud to partner w/ @NorthwellHealth Center for Gun Violence Prevention on a multimedia project exploring how we can bring the arts into the conversation when grappling with the enormity of gun violence blreview.org/table-of-conte…

This week's featured issue of BLR takes us back to our 10th anniv, a milestone that was shared by Bellevue Hospital's 275th. The expanded issue contains "Illness as Muse" by Rafael Campo, highlighted here as part of our 25th anniversary lookback. blreview.org/issue-highligh…

And while books are on your mind, remember to RSVP for the next BLR BookTalk! We'll be talking with @Morgan_J_Talty, author of our first Book Club pick, FIRE EXIT (June 11 at 7pm ET, free, online) tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Looking for your next literary escape? With Book Clubs on our mind — BLR's first one just wrapped! — here are some recommended reads from our editorial team, from memoir to poetry to fiction. See more of our picks here: blreview.org/blog/what-were…