Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres:
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Visual Poetry, War
Formats:
Print
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Periods:
Aug 1 to Oct 1
Jan 2 to Mar 2
Response Time:
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee:
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
Yes
Payment:
Contributor copies only
Issues per Year:
2
Issue Price:
$14 single current issue, $7 single back issue
Circulation:
1,000 to 2,500
Editorial Focus
cream city review is Milwaukee’s leading and oldest literary journal devoted to pushing the boundaries of writing. Each issue features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Published biannually, cream city review is run by graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, this nonprofit journal which has attracted readers and thousands of annual submissions from around the world.
Tips From the Editor
In our submissions, we are drawn to careful considerations of language, the sentence, and contemporary cultural reflections or critiques.
Contact Information
Sasheene Denny, Editor in Chief
Department of English
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee
WI
53211
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Last updated: May 14, 2026