Colorado Review

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Website:

https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction

Representative Authors:

Anthony Cody, Alex Ohlin, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Sherwin Bitsui, Jehanne Dubrow, Monica Macansantos, Lance Olsen, Chet’la Sebree, Sarah Curtis, Kazim Ali, Craig Morgan Teicher, Jessica Treadway. Matthew Gavin Frank, Erika Krouse

Formats:

Digital, Print

Submission Guidelines:

https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-revi…

Reading Period:

Aug 1 to Mar 30

Response Time:

3 to 6 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

Many

Payment:

Cash

Issues per Year:

Issue Price:

$12 print, $5 digital

Subscription Price:

$24

Circulation:

1,000 to 2,500

Editorial Focus

Colorado Review’s is committed to publishing contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. It does not publish genre fiction (unless it is more literary than genre), nor does it subscribe to a particular literary philosophy or school of poetry or fiction. Note that the editors read nonfiction year-round. CR is a good home for the longer short story or essay (15 to 25 ms pages, occasionally longer but never more than 35 pages).

Tips From the Editor

Please be familiar with the journal before submitting. We feature examples of each genre from every issue on our website. Successful writers are prolific readers. The simple cover letter is the best cover letter. Poets are encouraged to submit groups of poems that work together. Long poems are welcome. We are also a good home for longer essays and stories. We also welcome graphic (as in illustrated) fiction and nonfiction.

Contact Information

Stephanie G’Schwind, Editor in Chief

9105 Campus Delivery

Colorado State University

Fort Collins

80523-9105

creview@colostate.edu

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Last updated: Sep 08, 2026

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