Colorado Review

"Launched in 1956 (with hiatuses in 1959-1965 and 1969-1977), Colorado Review is a national literary journal. Each issue is approximately 200 pages. Published three times a year, CR has a circulation of approximately 1000, is carried by university and public libraries all over the country, and is distributed by Ingram Periodicals and Kent News to chain and independent bookstores and newsstands nationally. The journal receives over 9000 submissions each academic year.

Colorado Review is committed to the publication of contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. We are equally interested in work by both new and established writers. CR does not publish genre fiction, nor do we subscribe to a particular literary philosophy or school of poetry or fiction."

Prose Rejections

Standard

We regret that we are unable to publish "Title of Story." We appreciate your giving us the opportunity to consider it.

Sincerely,

The Editors
Colorado Review

2011, 2013

We regret that we are unable to publish "Title of Story." We're sorry we can't use it, but we appreciate having the opportunity to consider it.

Sincerely,

The Editors
Colorado Review

Higher Tier

We regret that we are unable to publish “[title].” We appreciate your giving us the opportunity to consider it. Please keep us in mind for future submissions.

Sincerely,

The Editors

Colorado Review

Higher Tier

Thank you for sending us "[title]." We're sorry we can't use it, but we appreciate having the opportunity to consider it. We'd be pleased to see more of your writing in the future.

Sincerely, The Editors Colorado Review

Poetry Rejections

Standard

2024

Dear -,

Thank you for sending us your submission ---. We're sorry we can't use it, but we appreciate having the opportunity to consider it.

Sincerely,

The Editors

Colorado Review

2019 (postal submission)

Dear —,

Thank you for sending us your work. We’re sorry we can’t use it, but we appreciate having the opportunity to consider it.

The Editors

2016

Thank you for sending us your submission "Name". We're sorry we can't use it, but we appreciate having the opportunity to consider it. Sincerely, The Editors Colorado Review

Higher Tier

2016 (postal submission)

Dear [Author],

Thank you for sending your work to Colorado Review. I'm sorry that I cannot accept it as it does not meet the magazine's needs at this time. I hope, however, that you will consider sending future work to us.

With best regards, Donald Revell, Poetry Editor

2011 (electronic submission)

Dear [Author],

Thank you for sending us "---." We're sorry we can't use the poems, but we appreciate having the opportunity to consider them. We'd be pleased to see more of your writing in the future.

Sincerely, The Editors Colorado Review