Cimarron Review

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Cimarron Review is a literary magazine accepting year-round submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and flash fiction, with an emphasis on strong, distinctive writing.

Response time info: 6-9 months, often much sooner; may take longer during backlogs and for summer submissions

Read the full guidelines at cimarronreview.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Two copies of the issue in which the work appears.

Open to: Submitters may not be students currently attending Oklahoma State University; previously published work, including work published online, is not accepted.

Accepts one short story of any length; the magazine is especially interested in fiction with a distinctive voice. No set page length, though it seldom publishes pieces longer than 25 pages.

flashLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Two copies of the issue in which the work appears.

Open to: Submitters may not be students currently attending Oklahoma State University; previously published work, including work published online, is not accepted.

Accepts up to three flash fictions of 1,000 words or fewer each, submitted in a single file; the magazine seeks strong literary writing with a distinctive voice.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Two copies of the issue in which the work appears.

Open to: Submitters may not be students currently attending Oklahoma State University; previously published work, including work published online, is not accepted.

Accepts one piece of nonfiction, including memoir, lyric essay, personal essay, nature writing, and literary journalism. No set page length, though it seldom publishes pieces longer than 25 pages.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: Two copies of the issue in which the work appears.

Open to: Submitters may not be students currently attending Oklahoma State University; previously published work, including work published online, is not accepted.

Accepts 3-6 poems in a single file; the magazine seeks strong literary writing, especially poetry with a distinctive voice. No set page length, though it seldom publishes pieces longer than 25 pages.

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