Boulevard

14/05/2024

Exciting news to share!

We are happy to announce the results of the 2023 Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers. We received many excellent entries this year, and the editors selected Phillip Barcio ’s essay “The Vacantlands.” Congratulations also to the runner-up “Transition to Morningness” by Riley Rockford an...

20/04/2024

Calling all Tortured Poets! Do you think you could be the Simon Grim of your generation? As Henry Fool once said, "Opportunity will move out of the way to let a man pass it by." Take heed! Be tortured no more and enter the Boulevard Poetry Contest before June 1st! https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

"One of the half-dozen best literary journals" -Poet Laureate Daniel Hoffman www.boulevardmagazine

09/03/2024

We are happy to announce the results of the 2023 Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers. We received many excellent entries this year and are delighted to announce that the winning story is Mary Elizabeth Dubois's "To Believe in the Ubiquity of Animation."

Congratulations also to our runner-up, "Saints of Missouri" by Cole Chamberlain and honorable mention "Such Lush, Lyrical Prose" by Zehra Nabi.

All stories will appear in the Spring 2024 issue.

We are happy to announce the results of the 2023 Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers. We received many excellent entries this year and are delighted to announce that the winning story is Mary Elizabeth Dubois 's "To Believe in the Ubiquity of Animation." Congratulations also to ou

25/01/2024

Our Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers ends on JANUARY 31st at MIDNIGHT. It's open to anyone who has not yet published a book with a nationally distributed press. Entry is $18 and comes with a one-year print subscription, and the winner receives $1000! If you aspire to add your writing to the American canon, why not start by entering a contest? https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/nonfiction-contest

"One of the half-dozen best literary journals" -Poet Laureate Daniel Hoffman www.boulevardmagazine

31/12/2023

The Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers ends TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT CST! Anyone who has not published a book with a nationally distributed press is eligible to enter. Entry costs $18 and comes with a one-year print subscription. The winner receives $1500 and publication. Everyone else is considered for publication at our usual rates. Have a happy new year!... after you submit to the contest.

$1,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press.

18/12/2023

We are happy to announce the results of the 2023 Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets. We received many excellent entries this year, and guest judge, Aaron Coleman, selected Lucinda Trew. Lucinda’s winning group of three poems will appear in an upcoming issue.

Congratulations also to runner-up Tiara Dinevska-McGuire.

The 2024 Poetry Contest will open on January 1st.

We are happy to announce the results of the 2023 Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets. We received many excellent entries this year, and guest judge, Aaron Coleman, selected Lucinda Trew . Lucinda’s winning group of three poems will appear in an upcoming issue. Congratulations also to runner-up Tiar

16/11/2023

The Nonfiction Contest is now open! Anyone who has not yet published a book with a nationally distributed press may enter. All entries come with a one year print subscription and are considered for publication at the usual rates. https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/nonfiction-contest

03/10/2023

We are happy to announce the results of the 2022 Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers. We received many excellent entries this year, and the editors selected Gabriel Rogers’s essay “68091.”

Congratulations also to the runner-up “Frisson” by Maddie Jones and honorable mention “Diving in the Dark” by Susan Sugai.

These essays will appear in the upcoming issue. Thank you to all who submitted!

The 2023 Nonfiction Contest is now open: https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/nonfiction-contest
https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/blvdrecs/announcement-the-winner-of-the-2022-nonfiction-contest-is-gabriel-rogers

We are excited to announce the results of the 2022 Nonfiction Contest for Emerging Writers.

26/09/2023

For our latest edition of Literature Is Good, our Associate Editor Molly Harris writes about Kristen-Paige Madonia's "Free Weights" from the latest issue.

"So much of the story is dedicated to showcasing these women’s changing bodies, and not without purpose. Through their physical changes, readers see their psychological changes. Not only does their 'calf muscles…tighten' and harden, so does how they approach and view the world, especially when it comes to men and their relationships with them."

by Molly Harris

25/08/2023

Former contributor Sommer Schafer's debut short story collection THE WOMEN is now available for pre-order. It features the unsettling story "My Little Pet" (which is available to read on our website with an online subscription if you'd like a preview).

THE WOMEN, a short story collection by Sommer Schafer, tests women in everyday situations in which the challenge requires a unique, and sometimes fantastical, approach.In 'Mary and the Machine,' the main character desperately usurps a comfort meant exclusively for her newborn. In 'My Little Pet,' th...

25/08/2023

The new issue is available for purchase! It features all three contest winners, a craft interview with Danielle Dutton, a symposium on appropriation in art, fiction by Joyce Carol Oates and David Nikki Crouse, nonfiction by Amy Mevorach and Jess Smith, poetry by Weijia Pan and Abbie Kiefer, and much more.

This issue includes all three contest winners: 2022 Poetry Contest winner Danielle Lemay, 2021 Fiction Contest winner Lacy Arnett Mayberry, and 2021 Nonfiction Contest winner Lee Anne Gallaway-Mitchell. It also features a Boulevard Craft Interview with Danielle Dutton, a symposium on appropriation i

13/06/2023

"In the Way of a Life Backwards" by Anne Elliott is a new story for Natural Bridge Online. Free for all to read for a limited time!

by Anne Elliott

01/06/2023

The Boulevard Poetry Contest ends at MIDNIGHT (central time) TONIGHT! Do not miss this opportunity to share your literary aptitude with the world (Boulevard subscribers) and receive $1000 and publication for your efforts. Just like Dr. Crane, we are listening... so submit before it's too late! https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

25/05/2023

Jimmy Stewart is no longer with us, but he is forever immortalized through his art—primarily his poetry. Want to read a poem on the Tonight Show and make Jimmy Fallon cry? It begins by submitting to the Boulevard Poetry Contest. But hurry! The deadline is June 1st! https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

10/05/2023

We have another edition of Literature is Good to share, this time by Editorial Assistant Haley Harris on Alicia Byrne Keane's "Natural State." Free for all to read.

Occasionally, a member of the Boulevard staff wishes to celebrate particular aspects of a piece we’ve published and share their reflections with our readers, in hopes of giving some insight into our editorial considerations when selecting new work. We are calling this feature “Literature Is Good...

05/05/2023

We are happy to announce the results of the 2022 Short Fiction Contest. We received many excellent entries this year, and the editors selected Trent Lewin’s story “The Reach” as our winner!

Congratulations also to the runner-up: Nicholas Otte's "Minor Repairs to Smile Dragon." Both stories will appear in the fall issue. Thank you to everyone who entered!

We are excited to announce the results of the 2022 Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers.

03/05/2023

John Keats never made $1000 from his poetry, but you could! Just submit to the Boulevard Poetry Contest before June 1st. With that kind of money, the only consumption on your mind will be where you're having the celebratory dinner! https://boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

"One of the half-dozen best literary journals" -Poet Laureate Daniel Hoffman www.boulevardmagazine

24/04/2023

Our general reading period ends in ONE WEEK! Aside from contests, we won't be accepting submissions again until Nov. 1st. If you bust rhymes big and you're truly all about value, you won't miss this opportunity. https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/guidelines

14/04/2023

The most recent poetry contest winner will be published in the upcoming issue, but in the name of inspiration, here's a poem by 2021 contest winner Jennifer Conlon. Now that the inspiration part is out of the way, no more excuses. Submit before June 1st! https://boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

13/04/2023

You only have a couple of weeks to submit to our general reading period. Outside of contests, we won't open again until Nov 1st. A threat? No. Think of it as a gentle reminder... https://boulevardmagazine.org/guidelines

06/04/2023

Did you know that every entry to our Poetry Contest comes with a 1 yr print subscription? And all entries are considered for publication? And only those who have not yet published a book are eligible to enter? If you're a poet, you can't afford not to enter! https://boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

05/04/2023

We're starting a new feature where a member of our staff writes what they like about a piece we've recently published. It's called "Literature Is Good." The first entry is on Alpay Ulku's "Bouillabaisse" by Havilah Barnett. Free to read for all!

by Havilah Barnett

31/03/2023

No doubt many of you will be enjoying WrestleMania this weekend, but keep your critical senses sharp. A great poet seeks inspiration from all things... and then they submit to the Boulevard Poetry Contest before June 1. https://boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

28/03/2023

We're open for general submissions until May 1st! We accept submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Get your life together over the summer. For now, keep writing!

Boulevard magazine's writers guidelines. Accepting submissions from November 1 to May 1.

22/03/2023

The surreal and wonderful "Jorie, Jr." by Michael Czyzniejewski
is available only for online subscribers. For $16/yr you get access to everything from the latest issue along with an expanding archive of older issues.
Online sub: https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/digital-subscriptions
https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/read-1/jorie-jr

08/03/2023

You've spent your life observing the beautifully banal yet painful existence of everyone around you, but now it's time to put your voyeurism to work and write some poetry! The contest is open until June 1 and comes with a $1000 cash prize for the winner, but all entrants receive a one year print subscription. https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest

01/03/2023

Theo here enjoys fiction, particularly the story "Halliday" by Willie Fitzgerald, but there are many more great finds in the most recent issue of Boulevard. Print copies are in short supply, so if you prefer reading on paper, I suggest making your purchase soon. Otherwise, you can also buy a digital subscription where everything from this issue and many more is available to read on demand.

Print: https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/print-subscriptions-1/boulevard-vol-37-nos-2-3-summer-2022
Digital: https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/digital-subscriptions

16/02/2023

"It’s not that he can’t hold down a job. It’s that he has transferable skills and he applies them in multiple places. For a while, the car dealership seemed like the perfect fit: sales and magic are all about patter, relationships, transporting someone to a place where the world seems wondrous. What’s more wondrous than a brand new car?"

"Resurrection Man" by Elizabeth Stix is now free to read.

by Elizabeth Stix

10/02/2023

"The amount of concrete that it takes
to keep the harbor out—to divide this emptiness
from the force of all that water pressing to get in."

Joan Wickersham's poems on the Swedish warship Vasa accompanied by Adam Davies's photograph of the dry dock itself are available only with an online subscription. https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/read-1/the-dry-dock-three-poems

08/02/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are happy to announce the results of the 2022 Poetry Contest. We received many excellent entries this year, and our editors selected Danielle Lemay. Danielle’s winning group of three poems will appear in an upcoming issue.

Congratulations also to our runner-up Yun Wei and honorable mention Auden Eagerton.

The 2023 Poetry Contest is now open! https://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest