A new print and electronic literary journal based in Belgium, The Brussels Review focuses on publishing poetry, fiction, interviews, essays, and art.
They share that they “are particularly committed to promoting non-native English writers and translations, while also welcoming works from English native creators. Our goal is to create a rich tapestry of perspectives, experiences, and expressions that reflect the world’s diversity.”
They sometimes offer compensation on a case by case basis, but hope to expand that offering to everyone whose work they publish, eventually.
They have strict manuscript formatting guidelines that must be followed, that they share here.
They don’t mention this as part of their submission guidelines, but on their main Duotrope listing, if you log in, it indicates that you should assume rejection if you haven’t heard from them after a reasonable amount of time has passed. If this is a deal breaker for you, please do not submit.
To read their full detailed submission guidelines go here. Please follow all formatting instructions.
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