THE COLORADO REVIEW accepts short fiction, personal essay, poetry, and book reviews.
FICTION & NONFICTION
Colorado Review considers short fiction and personal essays with contemporary themes (no genre fiction or literary criticism).
POETRY
Poetry of any style is accepted. Please limit poetry submissions to no more than five poems at a time.
If you would like to submit a book review, please send query to respective editors.
SUBMISSION DATES AND FORMAT (Scroll down)
Nonfiction manuscripts are read year-round.
Fiction & poetry manuscripts are read from August 1 to April 30.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted; writers must notify CR immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere.
CR considers only previously unpublished work.
Colorado Review purchases First North American Serial Rights; all rights revert to the author upon publication in CR. We pay $10 per page ($30 minimum) for poetry and $200 for short stories and essays. Authors also receive two copies of the issue in which they are published and a one-year subscription to CR.
Colorado Review strongly encourages writers to be familiar with their magazine before submitting.
Examples of work published in Colorado Review are posted on their website (scroll down).
