Genres & Theme
Experimental Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes We strongly encourage writers to be familiar with our magazine before submitting to it. We consider short fiction and personal essays with contemporary themes (no genre fiction or literary criticism). There is no specific word count; generally, however, COLORADO REVIEW publishes short stories and essays that are somewhere between 20 and 25 manuscript pages. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: Temporarily closed to submissions. Submissions Periods Open to submissions from Monday, September 01, 2008 to Thursday, April 30, 2009 (107.6 days from now)	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Short Story (4,000 - 7,500 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Token Payment for Short Fiction Unknown Rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 3 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Short Fiction Poetry   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff. Accuracy We have received 153 reports within the past 12 months, not including 16 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 124 days). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Days Reported 4 | 44.6 | 183 (min | avg | max) Responses (97.4%) Acceptances: 0% (No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on response reports sent to Duotrope's Digest, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet. If one acceptance were reported, the acceptance rate would be 0.6%.) Rejections: 97.4% (43.6 days avg. per rejection) | 2% personal, 83.9% form, 14.1% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (2.6%) Assumed Rejections: 0.7% (116 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 2% (71.3 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Most recent response reported was received on: 13 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 24 Apr 2008
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Best American Poetry Best American Short Stories O. Henry Prize Pushcart Prize
Market Added: 02 Aug 2005 Last Updated: 30 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 16 May 2008

Before Submitting
We cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. It is not unusual for publications to evolve or close overnight. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Just remember ...

• Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
• Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
• Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
• For novel/collection publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript.  Do this unless otherwise instructed.
• Include a SASE with all mailed submissions, queries, and requests for guidelines.
• Be professional, patient and persistent.