Bellevue Literary Review

Throughout our 25th anniversary year, we're taking a look back through the BLR archive. Issue 11 was a theme issue that focused on mental health, exploring the broad continuum of the mind and its maladies. 📖 Read highlights from the issue and learn more: blreview.org/issue-highligh…

"Afternoon Heat" My short story was published in @BLReview in 2005. They have now made it available online blreview.org/fiction/aftern… A doctor just starting his practice sees a patient - & sees him again 10 yrs later after as an established physician for a haunting problem #fiction

We're so excited for this event tonight! ✨ There's still time to sign up and hear from 4 acclaimed authors as they explore how to translate pain, diagnosis, treatment, and medical encounters into compelling narrative. RSVP (free): tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Still time to RSVP for “Writing the Body,” coming up on Thursday, March 26! 🗓️ Don't miss this live online conversation with writers Porochista Khakpour, Meghan O'Rourke, Rebekah Taussig, and BLR editor Danielle Ofri. RSVP: tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Throughout our 25th anniversary year 🎉, we're taking a look back through the BLR archive. Issue 10 was BLR's first contest issue, with winners chosen by Abraham Verghese, Edward Hirsch & Ray Gonzalez. Read our inaugural winners & more about the issue: blreview.org/issue-highligh…

We’re excited to announce our first pick for the BLR Book Club: FIRE EXIT by @Morgan_J_Talty. It’s a book that’s as provocative as it is heartbreaking. 📖 To get the book: bookshop.org/a/87413/978196… 📖 For more info: blreview.org/blr-book-club #reading #readingcommunity #bookclub

In this week's featured poem, "Silence = Death" by Rafael Campo, a patient's T-shirt brings back vivid memories of the height of the AIDS epidemic. blreview.org/poetry/silence…

This week's featured essay, "The Only Fat Man in Lascahobas" by Evan Lyon, interweaves the opulent life of a local funeral director in Haiti with vodou rituals and the death of a poor man with tuberculosis and AIDS. blreview.org/nonfiction/the…

Throughout our 25th anniversary year 🎉, we're taking a look back through the BLR archive, with special highlights from each of our issues. Issue 9 was BLR's first theme issue, with a special section titled "Plagues & Pens: Writers Examine Infectious Diseases." 🧵

Looking forward to being in conversation about writing and illness with Porochista Khakpour and Rebekah Taussig for "Writing the Body" — thanks to @BLReview for hosting us. RSVP here for a free ticket/recording: tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Four authors. One fascinating conversation.✨We're thrilled to welcome @PKhakpour @meghanor & Rebekah Taussig for a live online panel with BLR editor @danielleofri on March 26. Free - RSVP today! tickettailor.com/events/bellevu…

Virginia Chase Sutton's "Lithium and the Absence of Desire" poetically explores medication's side effects ("You have no idea what you are giving away..."). blreview.org/poetry/lithium…

The late Seth Carey's essay, "The Absolute Worst Thing," takes a bittersweet look at his life with ALS. blreview.org/nonfiction/the…

Throughout our 25th anniversary year 🎉, we're taking a look back through the BLR archive, with special highlights from each of our issues. 📖 In our Issue 8 highlight, we feature writing by John Thompson, Seth Carey, and Virginia Chase Sutton. blreview.org/issue-highligh…

Join us for a shared reading experience! This spring, we’ll read a compelling book together, slowly, thoughtfully, and deeply. Stay tuned to find out what book we’ll be reading...📚 Learn more: blreview.org/blr-book-club/

The cover of BLR Issue 7 is one of our favorites, illustrating the striking quality of natural-light photography and its ability to capture a moment. We are grateful to @BellevueHosp archives for the photos that grace our older covers. More info is here: blreview.org/issue-highligh…

Throughout our anniversary year 🎉, we're inviting you on a journey through the BLR archive, with stories, poems, photos, and more. This week features Issue 7 highlights from from authors Hollis Seamon, Robin Fast, and Sandra Giedeman. More: blreview.org/issue-highligh…

We reopen to submissions on March 1! 🖊️ Fiction, nonfiction, poetry 🖊️ General submission & the BLR Literary Prizes 🖊️ More at blreview.org/submit/