By Amanda Bissell Ok, so my dad is pretty white. When I was younger, he, my mom, my two sisters and I would pile into our cramped car for a family road trip. Coming from my hometown of Las… Continue Reading
By Mackenzie Thomas In honor of NaNoWriMo, I have decided to gift you, dear readers, the key to my success. At the very young age of 20, I have not written four best-selling novels, not gotten 20 short stories… Continue Reading
By Alice Yang Dear New York Publishers, Out here in the West, we continue to consume short stories set in New York, chronicling the melodrama of humanity against the all too familiar backdrop of skyscrapers, subways, and large bodies… Continue Reading
Blue Mesa Review is proud to announce our nominees for Best of the Net: Nonfiction Ghosted Image of a Naked Girl By Anne Riesenberg —vibe By Marcos Gonsalez Poetry McDonald’s By Anders Carlson-Wee The Boat I’m Building You By Robin Cedar… Continue Reading
Like the passing of the seasons, our spring issue release means it’s time for our summer contest. Beginning June 1, 2017, contest submissions will be open and we couldn’t be more thrilled with this year’s judging line up: Safiya Sinclair… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again. Time for candy and costume-making. Pumpkins, goblins, Jell-O shots, Jungle Juice. That’s right. It’s Halloween. The holiday that pretends to be for kids, but is really for party-hungry adults. While your kid is dressing… Continue Reading
We are proud to announce the winners of our 2016 Summer Contest! Poetry, judged by Ocean Vuong 1st Place: “McDonalds” by Anders Carlson-Wee 2nd Place: “Threnody” by Elisabeth Murawski 3rd Place: “Epilogue: Lend Me Your Teeth” by Alabama Stone Non-Fiction,… Continue Reading
We are excited to announce the 2016 Blue Mesa Review Summer Contest judges! Send us your best work in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Our Poetry judge is Ocean Vuong! Vuong is the author of Night Sky with Exit Wounds (Copper… Continue Reading
Sorry for the radio silence. The BMR crew all went into hibernation over the holiday, which really isn’t what you might think. We were reading, writing, planning, and resting up for a new semester which is now in full swing.… 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