Bellevue Literary Review Prizes are Open for Submission through July 1

Bellevue Literary Review’s annual prizes recognize exceptional writing about health, healing, illness, the body, and the mind. For each genre, first prize is $1,000 and honorable mention is $300. Winners will be published in the Spring 2026 issue of BLR. The Goldenberg Prize for Fiction will be judged by Joan Silber. The Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction will be judged by Nicole Chung. The John & Eileen Allman Prize for Poetry will be judged by Patricia Spears Jones. Deadline: July 1, 2025. Entry fee: $20. blreview.org/blr-prizes