Submission Guidelines
Beginning on Monday, January 28, 2008, Blues Valley Review will become a quarterly journal published in January, April, July, and October. Updates to the website will occur for each edition.
Also beginning in April 2008 Blues Valley Review will be accepting general fiction submissions. Unlike submissions to The Copperfield Review, these do not have to be historical in nature. Any and all types of fiction are welcome. Authors submitting fiction should submit their work pasted into their e-mail to editors(at)bluesvalleyreview.com. We will not open file attachments. The words "Fiction Submission" should appear in the subject heading of the e-mail. Fiction should be double-spaced and no longer than 3000 words. Authors should include a brief bio, written in third person. Authors must also be sure that their e-mail address appears within the text of their e-mail. Authors can expect to hear from us regarding the status of their work within 8-10 weeks. Please do not submit fiction until April 1, 2008. Work sent before that date will be deleted unread.
In addtion, in April we will be accepting reviews of novels and non-fiction books, as well as CDs and DVDs. Writers may submit their reviews to editors(at)bluesvalleyreview.com. We will only consider reviews submitted via e-mail. Reviews must be sent pasted into the text of the e-mail since we will not open file attachments. Reviews must be submitted with the following information:
- type of work (CD, DVD, book)
- title of work
- author/musician
- year and publisher/label/director
- how many guitars awarded (on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being best)
If you’re submitting a review of a concert, please submit the following information along with your review: name of performer, date of concert, and location (city and venue). Please also include how many guitars awarded for the concert.
Reviews should be double-spaced, and a brief bio, written in third person, should accompany the review. Writers must also include their e-mail address in the text of the e-mail. The words “Review Submission” should appear in the subject heading of the e-mail.
We are also accepting articles up to 2000 words. Articles should be double-spaced, and a brief bio, written in third person, should also be included. Writers must also include their e-mail address in the text of the e-mail. The words “Article Submission” should appear in the subject heading of the e-mail.
We reserve the right to edit the work we publish for length, content, and clarity. We are sorry, but we cannot consider submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines.
If you have any questions, please contact us at editors(at)bluesvalleyreview.com.