Wondering what we're looking for in our video essay submissions? M Freeman's "Like the Air" is a remarkable example! Watch the heart-wrenching video from Flight 23.3 now! 🎥 blackbird.vcu.edu/like-the-air//

Read "Half an O of light" by Shira Dentz in our latest Flight 23.4. Link in bio! 🐦‍⬛

A huge thank you to Weijia Pan for coming to accept his Levis Prize and give a reading from his prize-winning collection, Motherlands, published by Milkweed Editions. Swipe to see the beautiful broadsides made by our very own Kathleen Graber. This collection is one worth reading: cover to cover! 📖

We have officially opened our submissions for video essays and sound-based literature! Click "Submit to Blackbird" in our bio to read the full guidelines. We want your work!

We want your creative nonfiction! You can find the link to submit in our bio. Swipe through these photos to read the kind of work we’re looking for, straight from Jesse Lacy, our Lead Nonfiction Editor!

Diane Seuss working her genius in Blackbird:

"She peeks into my eyes long enough to say we did not do this to ourselves." 🔥

Read "I Talked to My Cousin" by Angela Townsend in our latest Flight 23.4. Link in bio and below! 😊 blackbird.vcu.edu/i-talked-to-...

What’s better than @blackbirdjournal.bsky.social on BlueSky? A Diane Seuss poem to start them off.

Yay! I mentioned earlier that I am working on @blackbirdjournal.bsky.social this year & now they're on Bluesky! Follow for literary/artistic goodness.

Read "The Light" by Jacob Griffin Hall in our latest Flight 23.4. 🤩 @jacobgriffinhall.bsky.social blackbird.vcu.edu/the-light/

Welcome, Rabeetah Hasnain! New leadership means a new era. ✨ Swipe to see what she is excited about for this year! Submit for future flights NOW!

Read "faq 018318" by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi in our latest Flight 23.4. Link in bio and below! 😊 blackbird.vcu.edu/faq-018318//

An event completely open to the public, our annual Levis Prize Reading event is on September 25th! Come see our winner, Weijia Pan, read from his prize-winning collection, Motherlands. See you there! ☺️

Read "In every religion, a purifying" by the legendary Diane Seuss in our latest Flight 23.4. Link in bio and below! 🐦‍⬛ blackbird.vcu.edu/in-every-rel...

New socials update... Blackbird is HERE! We are stoked to be making the switch to Bluesky, and we can't wait for you all to meet us here. We will be sharing some content today that we've had on the back burner, so be sure to scroll through our feed to find out what we've been up to recently!