Our Mission
Literature of palpable quality: poems, stories, and essays so beguiling they invite us to touch their essence. The Bellingham Review hungers for a kind of writing that nudges the limits of form, or executes traditional forms exquisitely.
Contests
2009 Contest Judges Finalized 
The 49th Parallel Award: Final Judge, Paulann Peterson
The Annie Dillard Award: Final Judge, Kim Stafford
The Tobias Wolff Award: Final Judge, Kathleen Alcala
Upcoming Literary Contests
The next round of contests will be held December 2008-March 2009. Visit the 2009 Contests page to learn more.
2008 Contest Winners
The Bellingham Review is excited to announce the 2008 literary contest winners.
Getting Noticed!
NewPages Blog on the Spring 2008 Issue
Bellingham Review Adapts (read more...)
Testimonial from Rae Gouirand
"Every issue of the Bellingham Review offers writing that is not just of palpable quality, but of true interest. I can't count the number of BR essays I have ended up teaching in my creative nonfiction workshop over the last five years - they inspire introspection of the most enduring variety, and feed the efforts and investments of all my students. I am never surprised by how much I learn reading it - just grateful, both as a teacher and as a writer."
NewPages.com reviews Spring/Fall 2007
The Bellingham Review celebrates its thirtieth anniversary (read more...)
NewPages.com praises Spring 2005 Issue
Sima Rabinowitz writes, "An incredibly strong awards issue with work that is funny, moving, surprising, and memorable, and, though I mean this in the most positive way imaginable...strange."