Announcing the BLR Book Club pick

We’re excited to announce our first pick for the BLR Book Club: Fire Exit, a…

Announcing the 2027 BLR Literary Prizes Judges

Meet our 2027 BLR Literary Prize judges: Natalie Diaz, Daniel Mason, and Meghan O’Rourke. Submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction from March 1 to July 1, 2026.

Writing the Body: Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare

Writing the Body, part of BLR’s Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare series, brings together four best-selling authors whose work confronts illness as it is lived in the body.

BLR & Writers Read Present Body Language: True Stories of Illness, Recovery, and Discovery

City Winery, Writers Read & Bellevue Literary Review present Body Language: True Stories of Illness, Recovery, and Discovery live on April 12 at 1:00 PM.

A Look Back: Highlights from 2025

As we get ready to step into 2026 – and launch BLR’s 25th anniversary! – let’s take a look back at what made 2025 such a special year.

Remembering Dr. Jerome Lowenstein

A tribute to Jerome Lowenstein, MD, BLR’s founding nonfiction editor, who passed away on December 8, 2025.

2025 Pushcart Prize Nominees

BLR is delighted to announce our 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominees.

Announcing the 2026 BLR Prizewinners

Meet the Winners and Honorable Mentions of the 2026 BLR Literary Prizes.

Remembering Hal Sirowitz

Hal Sirowitz somehow managed to unearth the irony and wit embedded in even the weightiest of topics.