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Calling all healthcare trainees! 📣 Want more creativity in your life?
BLR's new year-long program, Art in Medicine, is a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines invested in creativity and reflection.
📆 Apply by Dec 3, 2025, 5:00 pm ET
❗Space is limited
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BLR's new year-long program, Art in Medicine, is a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines invested in creativity and reflection.
📆 Apply by Dec 3, 2025, 5:00 pm ET
❗Space is limited
blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Calling all healthcare trainees! 📣 Want more creativity in your life?
BLR's new year-long program, Art in Medicine, is a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines invested in creativity and reflection.
📆 Apply by Dec 3, 2025, 5:00 pm ET
❗Space is limited
blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
BLR's new year-long program, Art in Medicine, is a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines invested in creativity and reflection.
📆 Apply by Dec 3, 2025, 5:00 pm ET
❗Space is limited
blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
BLR’s Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week’s read is “Bus” by Joan Leegant, which was awarded honorable mention in BLR‘s Goldenberg Prize for Fiction in 2013. 📖
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November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BLR’s Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week’s read is “Bus” by Joan Leegant, which was awarded honorable mention in BLR‘s Goldenberg Prize for Fiction in 2013. 📖
Learn more about this pick:
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Learn more about this pick:
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5. Kate Broad's debut novel follows a teen's pivotal choice after a tragedy occurs at her family's mansion. One of People Magazine's Best New Books.
6. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann's memoir follows her dig into her childhood home after learning her mother is a hoarder.
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6. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann's memoir follows her dig into her childhood home after learning her mother is a hoarder.
bookshop.org/shop/BLReview
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
5. Kate Broad's debut novel follows a teen's pivotal choice after a tragedy occurs at her family's mansion. One of People Magazine's Best New Books.
6. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann's memoir follows her dig into her childhood home after learning her mother is a hoarder.
bookshop.org/shop/BLReview
6. Deborah Derrickson Kossmann's memoir follows her dig into her childhood home after learning her mother is a hoarder.
bookshop.org/shop/BLReview
3. Paula Bohince's poetry collection is a meditation on PTSD.
4 Phillip B. Williams novel follows a woman in the 1800s who brings freed slaves to her haven. Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, NPR, and more.
4 Phillip B. Williams novel follows a woman in the 1800s who brings freed slaves to her haven. Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, NPR, and more.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
3. Paula Bohince's poetry collection is a meditation on PTSD.
4 Phillip B. Williams novel follows a woman in the 1800s who brings freed slaves to her haven. Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, NPR, and more.
4 Phillip B. Williams novel follows a woman in the 1800s who brings freed slaves to her haven. Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, NPR, and more.
We have exciting new publications from our BLR community. ✨
1. Samyak Shertok's debut poetry collection honors his fatherland and mother tongue.
2. Laura E. Garrard's poetry chapbook maps her journey through grief, surrender, and recovery after a diagnosis.
1. Samyak Shertok's debut poetry collection honors his fatherland and mother tongue.
2. Laura E. Garrard's poetry chapbook maps her journey through grief, surrender, and recovery after a diagnosis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We have exciting new publications from our BLR community. ✨
1. Samyak Shertok's debut poetry collection honors his fatherland and mother tongue.
2. Laura E. Garrard's poetry chapbook maps her journey through grief, surrender, and recovery after a diagnosis.
1. Samyak Shertok's debut poetry collection honors his fatherland and mother tongue.
2. Laura E. Garrard's poetry chapbook maps her journey through grief, surrender, and recovery after a diagnosis.
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Dementia Unit for John Glenn" by Amy Rothschild, which won BLR's John & Eileen Allman Prize for Poetry in 2024, selected by judge Melissa Lozada-Oliva. 📖
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blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Dementia Unit for John Glenn" by Amy Rothschild, which won BLR's John & Eileen Allman Prize for Poetry in 2024, selected by judge Melissa Lozada-Oliva. 📖
blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Are you a healthcare trainee wanting to incorporate creativity into your clinical life? 🩺✏️
BLR’s new Art in Medicine program offers a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines who are invested in creativity and reflection.
Learn more and apply: blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
BLR’s new Art in Medicine program offers a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines who are invested in creativity and reflection.
Learn more and apply: blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Are you a healthcare trainee wanting to incorporate creativity into your clinical life? 🩺✏️
BLR’s new Art in Medicine program offers a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines who are invested in creativity and reflection.
Learn more and apply: blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
BLR’s new Art in Medicine program offers a space for trainees across healthcare disciplines who are invested in creativity and reflection.
Learn more and apply: blreview.org/blr-art-in-m...
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Coulrophobia" by Jacob M. Appel from Issue 9. (Coulrophobia is, of course, the irrational fear of clowns or mimes.) 📖
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Coulrophobia" by Jacob M. Appel from Issue 9. (Coulrophobia is, of course, the irrational fear of clowns or mimes.) 📖
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "If You Scared, Say You Scared" by Sheree L. Greer which was published in Issue 45 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. 👏
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Learn more about the pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "If You Scared, Say You Scared" by Sheree L. Greer which was published in Issue 45 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. 👏
Learn more about the pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about the pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is “To See How the Snow Blanketed the Trees" by Cory Brown, from Issue 40. 📖
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Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is “To See How the Snow Blanketed the Trees" by Cory Brown, from Issue 40. 📖
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Fall is here along with community news! 🍂 Congrats to these writers and creatives on their updates.
October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Fall is here along with community news! 🍂 Congrats to these writers and creatives on their updates.
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "An Infinite Hunger" by @joonae.bsky.social from Issue 44. 📖
Learn more about this story: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this story: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "An Infinite Hunger" by @joonae.bsky.social from Issue 44. 📖
Learn more about this story: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this story: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
BLR Issue 49 on Animalia is here! And to celebrate, we're trying out an exciting new format for our fall reading. 📖
Join us Thursday, October 23 online for a LIVE event. We'll hear from Animalia authors as they share their fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. 🦉
www.tickettailor.com/events/belle...
Join us Thursday, October 23 online for a LIVE event. We'll hear from Animalia authors as they share their fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. 🦉
www.tickettailor.com/events/belle...
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
BLR Issue 49 on Animalia is here! And to celebrate, we're trying out an exciting new format for our fall reading. 📖
Join us Thursday, October 23 online for a LIVE event. We'll hear from Animalia authors as they share their fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. 🦉
www.tickettailor.com/events/belle...
Join us Thursday, October 23 online for a LIVE event. We'll hear from Animalia authors as they share their fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. 🦉
www.tickettailor.com/events/belle...
Today's Weekly Read is "I Must Have Been That Man" by Adina Talve-Goodman, winner of BLR's 2015 Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction. ✨
Learn more about the essay and The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship, a mentorship created in Adina's memory. blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about the essay and The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship, a mentorship created in Adina's memory. blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today's Weekly Read is "I Must Have Been That Man" by Adina Talve-Goodman, winner of BLR's 2015 Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction. ✨
Learn more about the essay and The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship, a mentorship created in Adina's memory. blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about the essay and The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship, a mentorship created in Adina's memory. blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Bellevue Literary Review is excited to offer its 2026 writing workshop—Writing Illness onto the Page—to all who are interested in exploring the complexities of health, illness, and healing. 📝
Learn more and register:
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Learn more and register:
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September 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Bellevue Literary Review is excited to offer its 2026 writing workshop—Writing Illness onto the Page—to all who are interested in exploring the complexities of health, illness, and healing. 📝
Learn more and register:
blreview.org/blr-writing-...
Learn more and register:
blreview.org/blr-writing-...
BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Saint Elizabeth" from Issue 18. ✏️
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#literarymagazine #literaryjournal #literarycommunity
Learn more about this pick:
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#literarymagazine #literaryjournal #literarycommunity
September 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BLR's Weekly Read newsletter brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read is "Saint Elizabeth" from Issue 18. ✏️
Learn more about this pick:
blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
#literarymagazine #literaryjournal #literarycommunity
Learn more about this pick:
blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
#literarymagazine #literaryjournal #literarycommunity
Our virtual event Crafting a Story of Illness is TONIGHT! Who's joining? 🙋
BLR's @danielleofri.bsky.social—primary care doctor, author, and editor-in-chief—will moderate the discussion. 🎉
Details:
📆 TONIGHT, Thurs, Sept 25
🕐 7 PM - 8 PM EDT
💻Online
✨Free
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
BLR's @danielleofri.bsky.social—primary care doctor, author, and editor-in-chief—will moderate the discussion. 🎉
Details:
📆 TONIGHT, Thurs, Sept 25
🕐 7 PM - 8 PM EDT
💻Online
✨Free
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Our virtual event Crafting a Story of Illness is TONIGHT! Who's joining? 🙋
BLR's @danielleofri.bsky.social—primary care doctor, author, and editor-in-chief—will moderate the discussion. 🎉
Details:
📆 TONIGHT, Thurs, Sept 25
🕐 7 PM - 8 PM EDT
💻Online
✨Free
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
BLR's @danielleofri.bsky.social—primary care doctor, author, and editor-in-chief—will moderate the discussion. 🎉
Details:
📆 TONIGHT, Thurs, Sept 25
🕐 7 PM - 8 PM EDT
💻Online
✨Free
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
Crafting a Story of Illness is in just 2 days! We are thrilled that nurse and bestselling author @theresabrown.bsky.social is joining us as a panelist. 🎉
Details:
📆Thursday, Sept 25
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
💻Online
✨This event is free and open to the public
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
Details:
📆Thursday, Sept 25
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
💻Online
✨This event is free and open to the public
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Crafting a Story of Illness is in just 2 days! We are thrilled that nurse and bestselling author @theresabrown.bsky.social is joining us as a panelist. 🎉
Details:
📆Thursday, Sept 25
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
💻Online
✨This event is free and open to the public
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
Details:
📆Thursday, Sept 25
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
💻Online
✨This event is free and open to the public
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
BLR’s Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week’s read is “Mental Health Days” by Sakena Jwan Washington, from Issue 43: Recovery. ❤️🩹 @sakenajwan.bsky.social
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BLR’s Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week’s read is “Mental Health Days” by Sakena Jwan Washington, from Issue 43: Recovery. ❤️🩹 @sakenajwan.bsky.social
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this pick: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Meet Sandeep and the rest of our panelists—
@ranaawdish.bsky.social Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social
—on September 25th. Bring your questions!
Details:
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
✨Free and open to the public.
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
@ranaawdish.bsky.social Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social
—on September 25th. Bring your questions!
Details:
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
✨Free and open to the public.
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Meet Sandeep and the rest of our panelists—
@ranaawdish.bsky.social Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social
—on September 25th. Bring your questions!
Details:
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
✨Free and open to the public.
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
@ranaawdish.bsky.social Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social
—on September 25th. Bring your questions!
Details:
🕐 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
✨Free and open to the public.
buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
We are excited to introduce Sandeep Jauhar as a panelist in next week's "Crafting a Story of Illness" event! 🎙️
Sandeep is a cardiologist at @northwellhealth.bsky.social and bestselling author.
Sandeep is a cardiologist at @northwellhealth.bsky.social and bestselling author.
September 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We are excited to introduce Sandeep Jauhar as a panelist in next week's "Crafting a Story of Illness" event! 🎙️
Sandeep is a cardiologist at @northwellhealth.bsky.social and bestselling author.
Sandeep is a cardiologist at @northwellhealth.bsky.social and bestselling author.
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read—the story "White Space" by Amanda McCormick—recalls the chaos and confusion in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Learn more about this read: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this read: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
September 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
BLR's Weekly Read brings you one outstanding story, poem, or essay from our archive. This week's read—the story "White Space" by Amanda McCormick—recalls the chaos and confusion in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Learn more about this read: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Learn more about this read: blreview.org/blog/weekly-...
Meet Rana and the rest of our panelists—Sandeep Jauhar, Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social—on September 25th. Bring your questions!
The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Meet Rana and the rest of our panelists—Sandeep Jauhar, Theresa Brown, and @danielleofri.bsky.social—on September 25th. Bring your questions!
The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
The event is free and open to the public.
RSVP: buytickets.at/bellevuelite...
We're thrilled to welcome @ranaawdish.bsky.social as a panelist in our upcoming "Crafting a Story of Illness" event! 🎙️
Rana is a pulmonary and critical care physician, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and an acclaimed author and speaker.
Rana is a pulmonary and critical care physician, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and an acclaimed author and speaker.
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We're thrilled to welcome @ranaawdish.bsky.social as a panelist in our upcoming "Crafting a Story of Illness" event! 🎙️
Rana is a pulmonary and critical care physician, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and an acclaimed author and speaker.
Rana is a pulmonary and critical care physician, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and an acclaimed author and speaker.