Note--please
use only the email addresses below for submissions. Any submissions
received at other addresses will be deleted. In particular,
do not send submissions to editor@thebluemoon.com--you
wouldn't believe the amount of junk mail this address receives.
Submissions are now open for fiction, hypermedia and poetry.
See below.
The
not-too-fine print: Please note that if your work is
accepted, publication may take place up to six months later, though
we like to move quicker when possible. Publication in BMR entails
the use of First North American Serial Rights, a one time, non-exclusive
use of Electronic Rights, and we also request the (non-exclusive)
right to reprint the piece once in print, should we produce a
print anthology in the future. All other rights revert to you,
where they belong. If you reprint the piece elsewhere, we do ask
that you cite BMR as the first place of publication--also, it's
polite to wait at least 4 months before reprinting it. Unless
noted, we're not currently interested in work that has been previously
published. All published works are archived online unless otherwise
requested in writing. No, we don't update these archives if you
edit your piece after publication. We'd love to keep in touch
with you after you publish with us--please subscribe to our BMR
Writers-only mailing list. This list is how we will notify
you if your piece is selected for an anthology.
Our
current fiction guidelines: BMR
considers submissions of literary and contemporary fiction of
up to 3,000-4,000 words. Writers are asked to submit one story
at a time--either in the body of an email or as an attachment
in Microsoft Word or Wordperfect--to Theron Montgomery at fiction@thebluemoon.com.
Include in the submission a brief bio about yourself, a short
list of any recent publications and a current email address. We
welcome original,dedicated work as well as new translations. Simultaneous
submissions are unwelcomed. Reprints or previously published material
will not be considered. Only electronic submissions are accepted.
Our
current hypermedia guidelines: Web pieces will be selected
on the basis of creative media use and overall quality. They may
incorporate image, sound, and/or motion with text - however, we
are looking for works that could only exist in electronic form.
To submit electronically please send the relevant URL's and Titles
in an e-mail to Hypermedia Editor, Marjorie C. Luesebrink, c/o
hypermedia@thebluemoon.com.
Include in your post a short bio and your current e-mail address.
Please describe any technical requirements (plug-ins, etc.) with
your submission. Your work should be viewable on widely-available
browsers such as Netscape 4+ or Internet Explorer 4+ and with
a range of bandwidths. Editorial response can be expected within
a month.
Our
current poetry guidelines:
Submit up to five poems - either in the body of an email or as
an attachment in Microsoft Word - to Alan Michael Parker, Poetry
Editor, c/o poetry@thebluemoon.com.
Include with your poems a short bio and a current email address;
multiple or simultaneous submissions are not welcome at this time.
Generally, an editorial response to submissions can be expected
within 1-2 months. We're open to diverse aesthetics, with a bias
only toward charged language. We welcome original work as well
as new translations; reprints or previously published material
will not be considered. Only electronic submissions are accepted.
GUIDELINES