Bellevue Literary Review Editorial Fellowship

Bellevue Literary Review, a nationally recognized literary arts organization based in New York, runs a year-long editorial fellowship that teaches writers how a literary magazine actually works, from editing and proofreading to production, publicity, and events. Fellowships are offered in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and the program is fully remote. Fellows meet monthly with BLR editors to review submissions, learn developmental editing, sit in on editorial meetings, and receive mentoring on their own writing, spending about four hours a week across the year.

What you get:

• An announcement publicizing their selection
• Access to BLR events
• Mentoring from BLR editors to develop editorial skills
• A publishing consultation with BLR editors, including guidance on submitting work to literary magazines and pursuing book publication
• Q&A sessions with special guests, including a publishing workshop with an acquisitions editor and literary agent
• A community of like-minded fellow participants

What you'll do:

• Read and evaluate a set of submissions each month, then meet with BLR editors to discuss them
• Develop a critical editorial eye with editor guidance on craft, narrative and poetic structure, and BLR's editorial focus
• Sit in on editorial meetings and, if prepared, assist with editing a piece selected for publication
• Learn the production process from editing through publication, plus the marketing and promotion of a literary magazine
• Spend an average of 4 hours per week on program-related work, on a flexible schedule

Key dates:

• Applications close December 31, 2026
• Applicants notified by January 31, 2027
• Fellowship runs February 2027 through January 2028

More information:

• Apply via the BLR application form linked from the programme page
• Questions: fellowship@BLReview.org

• Open to writers and members of the literary community with a strong interest in literature and editorial practice
• Fellowships offered in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
• Submit a CV and a 300 to 500 word writing sample responding to a BLR story, essay, or 1 to 2 poems of your choice
• Special consideration for candidates with teaching experience and/or published work; the writing sample is the primary determinant
• Fully remote; no age limit stated