Colorado Review

Contemporary literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry

Guidelines summary

Pays: $300 per short story
Length: Not stated
Wants: Contemporary literary fiction, nonfiction and poetry
Simultaneous submissions: Yes
Multiple submissions: No
Reprints: No
Response time: Not stated
Submissions: Fiction accepted August 1 to March 31
Submission or entry fee: $3 for online submissions
Rights: First North American serial rights; rights revert on publication
Also note: Writers published there in the last two years should wait. No CSU faculty, staff or students.
Last checked: October 31, 2026

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