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Blue Fire: A Journal of Literature and Art

Blue Fire is GSW's student-edited journal of literature and art. We publish fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and comics. The inaugural issue will appear in April 2025.

Interested in becoming an editor? Enroll in English 4940: Publishing Practicum. Can't take the class but still want to be involved? Email us at bluefire@gsw.edu.

Blue Fire: A Journal of Literature and Art

Contact

Blue Fire

Alain Kaus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English

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alaina.kaus@gsw.edu

Deadline for Submissions
February 20, 2025!
Interested in having your work appear in the inaugural issue of Blue Fire? Be sure to submit your work by February 20, 2025.

Interested in Submitting Your Work?

Please follow these submission rules and guidelines:

  • You may submit up to three poems, two works of art, and one submission each for all other categories. Please submit to each category in a separate email with the appropriate genre in the subject line.
  • We accept only unpublished work. Your work must not appear on social media or other platforms prior to submission or publication.
  • Submitting is free, but our publication is not able to pay contributors.
  • We accept simultaneous submissions. However, if your piece gets accepted for publication elsewhere, notify us immediately to withdraw your submission.
  • Remove all identifying information from your file submission (e.g., the Word or JPEG file) to allow for anonymous review.
  • Submit your work to bluefire@gsw.edu and include the genre of your work in the subject line (art, comics, creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry). In the body of the email, include your name, a short contributor’s bio, and the title of your work.

Genre-Specific Instructions

Prose

Prose is limited to 5000 words. Fiction and creative nonfiction submissions must be double-spaced and in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Attach your submission as a Word (.docx) file.

Poetry

Poetry should be single-spaced. Attach your submission as a Word (.docx) file or, if the formatting is particular, as a PDF file.

Comics

Comics should be submitted as a high-resolution JPEG file. We accept up to ten pages of comics.

Visual Art

Visual art, including but not limited to photography or images of paintings and drawings, should be submitted as a high-resolution JPEG file.