SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

WHAT WE LIKE:

Curiosity. Moral imagination. Risk-taking. Give it to us.

How Blind Literary Magazine Works

• We read blind, without knowing the identity of the author.

• Remove your name from the manuscript and, if for some reason you are the kind of person who labors under the misapprehension that you should include a bio somewhere within in the manuscript, do not do it. There is a place in the submission form for a short bio that only one non-editorial staff member will have access to. We will use that during The Unmasking. But please, for the love of all that is good, do not include it with the manuscript.

• We're not precious about our work. We welcome simultaneous submissions.

• Submit previously unpublished work only.

• Submit one submission. Do not submit a second piece in any genre until you have a decision on the first submission.

• This is an English language publication. Submit work in English.

• Do not use AI to create your work. We will be able to tell, and in case you didn't know, AI-created writing sucks the soul, the psyche, and the unique human imprint right out of the work and you are doing a disservice to mankind and it makes people a bit stupider for having read it. Don't contribute to that. Even though we don't need to know you right away, we still want to connect with the human essence of you that is so beautiful. It's the connection we all thirst for when we read, and AI sterilizes our humanness when it comes to creative work.

• Upon acceptance of your work, we acquire First Electronic rights. Rights revert to the author after publication.

• Remember: We don't care when, where, or if you went to school. We don't care if you are 18 or if you are 92. We don't care who published or blurbed your book. We don't care how many followers you have. We don't care who you voted for. We don't care what your day job is or how you get your money, or if you even have any. We don't care if you are displaced, marginalized. traumatized, disabled, or otherwise othered. I mean we care, obvi, but it won't affect our publication decisions. We care about the work, and about helping good work get eyes on it. We will never attempt to identify authors during the editorial process. Remove your name from the manuscript and send us something good.

• We aim for a response time of 90 days. We are a small publication run by a few humans and one derelict, largely drunken raven. Don't hold us to that time, but that's what we are aiming for.

• Blind is free to read and free to submit. If you would like a faster response or editorial feedback, we offer a few optional services to help support us.

  • Expedited Read - $15 We will move your submission to the front of the queue and respond within 14 days. This service affects response time only. It has no effect on publication decisions.

  • Editorial Letter - $60 (Limited Availability, not available for Visual Art.) You'll receive thoughtful. detailed editorial comments on your submission, designed to help you improve the piece. We'll talk about what worked, what didn't, where we got excited, where we got confused, and what we'd consider revising. This service has no effect on publication decisions. It's just a conversation about the work.