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BLR Benefit: The Power of the Pen

Bellevue Literary Review (BLR) is celebrating the Power of the Pen on December 6, 2022, Join…

2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees

BLR is delighted to announce our 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees.

BLR Fall Reading: Writers on Recovery

Meet the writers and editors behind BLR’s Issue 43 on ‘Recovery,’ with brand-new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry…

Edward Hirsch at The Center for Fiction

Edward Hirsch in conversation with BLR poetry editor Sarah M. Sala about Hirsch’s acclaimed new book, The Heart of American Poetry. 7:00…

COVID and the Creative Process

Bellevue Literary Review and the Brooklyn Book Festival are collaborating on a special event, “COVID and the…

BLR Awarded 2022 Amazon Literary Partnership Grant

The Community of Literary Magazine and Presses (CLMP) today announced that Bellevue Literary Review is…

Can Storytelling Prevent Gun Violence?

Bellevue Literary Review and the Northwell Health Center for Gun Violence Prevention are collaborating on a special…

Reading the Body Receives 7th Film Festival Selection

BLR’s short film “Reading the Body” has been selected for the 2022 Poetry Film Festival…

2023 BLR Literary Prizes

 Submit your best poetry, fiction and nonfiction from March 1 to July 15. $1000 prize.