We’ve been reading nonstop for several months and are so excited to finally announce the winners of our Summer Contest for 2018! Thank you to all our submitters, to our judges, and to our readers—and a huge congratulations to the… Continue Reading
Founder of Blue Mesa Review, Rudolfo Anaya, is among a select few who will receive a 2015 National Humanities Medal tomorrow, awarded by none other than President Obama. The BMR staff congratulates Rudolfo on this well-deserved acknowledgment of his hard… Continue Reading
Drum Roll Please….here are the winners of the 2015 Summer Writing Contest! FICTION WINNERS, judged by Antonya Nelson: First Place: “What We Are Doesn’t Have a Name Yet” by Ellen Scheuermann Antonya said: “This piece admirably introduces and marries two… Continue Reading
I was very excited when the opportunity to interview Suzanne Richardson presented itself. Suzanne grew up in Durham, North Carolina. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Utica College in New York. Suzanne also served as Editor-in-Chief of… Continue Reading
It is with great pleasure that we have the opportunity to announce our 2014 Poetry Contest Winners. Poetry judge Carmen Giménez Smith has selected the following poems: 1st Place: “Half-Elegy for My Mother’s Voice” by Sara Borjas “This is a classic elegy… Continue Reading
Yelizaveta Renfro’s essay, “Lithodendron,” was published in BMR No. 25. We are thrilled to announce that her book of essays, Xylotheque, which includes “Lithodendron,” will be out next month from UNM Press and is currently out on Kindle and Nook. We… Continue Reading
We are SO EXCITED for and incredibly proud of our former Associate Editor, Nick DePascal, who won the West End Press Poetry Prize. We couldn’t say it better, so here are the details straight from the horse’s (read Press Release‘s)… Continue Reading
The staff at Blue Mesa Review would like to extend a warm congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Lena Todd Awards for Excellence in Creative Writing, sponsored by UNM’s Creative Writing program! In poetry, Reina Archuleta received first place… Continue Reading
Many congratulations to Issue 25 contributor Mary Beth Ferda, whose poem “Dinah at Watch” was chosen by poet Marilyn Kallet to be included in the 2012 Best of the Net Anthology! It will be reprinted along with twenty other poems and… Continue Reading
Blue Mesa Review 25 received a very nice review over at NewPages! Check it out here. If you are interested in donating to Blue Mesa Review so that we can continue publishing excellent writing, you have a couple of options!… Continue Reading