b l u s h is a publishing platform for contemporary writing // edited by jon ruseski (@saturnfern) rachelle rahmé & shy watson (@formermissNJ)

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Last call! Submissions opens thru the weekend!
b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until July 31, 2026 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com/submit
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b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until July 31, 2026 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com/submit
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b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until July 31, 2026 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com/submit
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Last call! Journal submissions close tomorrow, 6/7 blush-lit.com/submit
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🌹the spring 2026 issue of our poetry journal is here!🌹browse the issue online🌹print copies available in our shop🌹we are also accepting submissions for our next issue from May 15 to June 7🌹 blush-lit.com/spring-2026
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One week left to submit a full-length manuscript
b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until 10/12/25 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com
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We are still very much accepting submissions for full-length manuscripts
b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until 10/12/25 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com
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We are still very much accepting submissions for full-length manuscripts
b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until 10/12/25 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com
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b l u s h is currently accepting submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts Submissions open until 10/12/25 Ideal manuscripts are 48-88 pages in length. Chosen manuscripts will receive payment in copies, distribution & publicity More info: blush-lit.com
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New Deep Zone transmissions conjured by our very own @saturnfern
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We are beyond thrilled to announce our next full-length poetry title, Christine Shan Shan Hou's A Promise, now available for pre-order in both limited (26 copies with limited edition Hongbao) and standard editions. blush-lit.com/book/a-promise
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Hella good reading at the unparalleled Grey Matter Books in Hadley, MA for new issue of @blush_lit so many of my 🔥 ol UMass students crushing it. And the genius @CAConrad88 & my love @BenjaminPease blush-lit.com/ – at Center Rutland, VT
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Poetry is the original social media
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The 2025 edition of our poetry journal is live! More horrific white of the page or whatever the French call it! Read online: blush-lit.com
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b l u s h @blush_lit (Poetry; non-paying) opened to poetry submissions. duotrope.com/magazine/b-l-u-… #amwriting
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The 2025 edition of our poetry journal is live! More horrific white of the page or whatever the French call it! Read online: blush-lit.com
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We are also open for submissions for our next issue! blush-lit.com/submit
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