NEWS

2017 Pushcart Nominations!

BWR is very pleased to announce our 2017 Pushcart Prize Nominations. While BWR cares deeply for all of the work we publish, we are immensely proud to recognize these extraordinary pieces that appeared in our 2017 pages: Anne Boyer, "Death and the Maiden" from BWR...

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2017 Contest Results

BWR is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of our 2017 Contest in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction, judged by Rachel McKibbens, Nicola Griffith, and Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib. Each winner will receive $1,000 and publication in BWR 44.2 (forthcoming this...

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Now Accepting Submissions for Inaugural Online Issue

Black Warrior Review is pleased to announce we will be reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions for our first ever online edition during the month of October. Submissions open October 1st and close November 1st.  The theme for our online issue is havens. We...

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Contest Deadline Extended to September 8

Black Warrior Review has extended the deadline to submit to our 2017 contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The new extended deadline is September 8. A winner in each genre receives $1,000 and publication in issue 44.2, due out in spring/summer 2018. One...

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One Week Left to Submit to BWR’s 2017 Contest!

Make haste, y'all! Black Warrior Review is now accepting entries for our 2017 contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and the deadline to submit is September 1st. A winner in each genre receives $1,000 and publication in issue 44.2, due out in spring/summer 2018....

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One Month Left to Submit to BWR’s 2017 Contests!

Black Warrior Review is now accepting entries for our 2017 contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and the deadline to submit is September 1st. A winner in each genre receives $1,000 and publication in issue 44.2, due out in spring/summer 2018. One runner-up in...

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Free General Submission Period!

Wednesday, July 12th 8 a.m. - 12 a.m. (CT)   BWR is pleased to announce that general submissions will be free of charge until midnight tonight! We are deeply invested in reading and publishing the voices of folks who experience marginalization: Black voices,...

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2016 Pushcart Nominations!

BWR is very pleased to announce our 2016 Pushcart Prize Nominations. While BWR cares deeply for all of the work we publish, we are immensely proud to recognize these extraordinary pieces that appeared in our 2016 pages: Jennifer S. Cheng, From the Voice of the Lady in...

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2016-2017 Donation Drive

GIVE THE GIFT OF BWR     In order to continue our long tradition of publishing innovative and thought-provoking writing, we're asking for your help! Please click here to donate online, or send donations in the mail to: Black Warrior Review Office of Student...

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