Berkeley Fiction Review

UC Berkeley’s oldest prose journal. Proudly publishing fiction since 1981.

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calling all writers!!! our sudden
fiction contest is back baby 😎

happy writing!
xoxo bfr

links below:

1. (where to purchase your submission ticket!)
https://t.co/z7mOzsMoth

2. (where/how to submit your work!)
https://t.co/keg2QTcJ1V

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not to be biased or anything (😝)
but we have some really amazing writers here at bfr <3

check out and find their work on our website!

out now: re(tracing) paths by neekta baghoolizadeh

see everyone on thursday!!

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hey you 😁

like short fiction?🙀

need some units? 🤩

got any plans this thursday? 👀

come stop by 😗 pull up a chair 🪑

(interest form here)
https://t.co/Ym2EtZ72Lq

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Happy Halloween! Here are some of the best spooky reads old and new! What spooky reads are you reading right now?

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there are eight days left to submit your scariest, most terrifying, jaw-dropping fiction—of any genre...

if you're new (hello 😈), make sure to copy and paste this link for submission guidelines ↓
https://t.co/vBgVluGeNI

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2025

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And now you've met everybody <3

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Check out our new artsy article written by Giselle Lipsky! On the BFR website!

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we have another contest!!! calling all artists! *nicki minaj: sound the alarm!*🚨🚨

submit your art (any style!) for the chance to be published in our upcoming issue. contest ends oct. 31 😱

all we ask is that you follow our guidelines and scare our socks off 🧦💨

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happy wednesday, nerds <3

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is this book on anyone else's tbr? 🤔🙋
make sure to check out mary leung's article on our online magazine, out now!

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did ya miss us? we sure missed you 😙
speak now or forever hold your book hot takes 🥸☝️

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wait...2015 wasn't five years ago?

pro tip: you can flip through a bunch of our previous issues on our website 🤩

2015 is never too far away...

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we're back with more editors and book takes!!! miss us?

you know the drill...let us know your thoughts!

p.s. we do not condone pulling out your own teeth 😁😚

tootles!!!

xoxo bfr

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IT'S HERE!! 😱

surprise 🥰

do your worst, nerds...and by that we mean, scare our socks off 😉

scroll to the end to see the rules

happy writing! happy october!
xoxo bfr

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dear uc berkeley students,
keep this between us...
you'll need your pens, quills, typewriters, and keyboards ready...

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every time i set out to write "happy wednesday", i hear felix mallard's american accent saying, "what kind of cultural wasteland are you from? you've never heard of the band wednesday?" (iykyk)

ANYWAY. it's wednesday, which means books and editors!

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psst...do you see dead people?

...that's all we can say...for now...🤫🤭...

~𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖞 𝖙𝖚𝖓𝖊𝖉~

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we are officially challenging the summer i turned pretty season 3 to an emmy award count. we'll wait. gloves are so off.

jk 🤭

but onto more important matters! are these hot takes too divisive? are we not going to be able to get matching claire's necklaces?

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psst! you still have time to apply to work on our magazine :) as a staff writer you'll gain experience in writing commentaries, personal essays, book reviews, and so much more!

to view the application, copy and paste the link
https://t.co/CJtniF7olB

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it's ✨wednesday✨—which roughly translates to "meet the editors day" (we completely made this up.)
whaddya think? do you agree? disagree? can we all still be friends?
let us know your book hot takes!