Cleveland Review of Books
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedCleveland Review of Books is a literary magazine publishing critical nonfiction, fiction, and poetry with an emphasis on formal innovation and engagement.
Response time info: within six weeks
Read the full guidelines at clereviewofbooks.com↗Submission calls
Fiction with prickly, difficult, or unlikable narrators; stories up to 5,000 words; submit via email with a short bio; $50 for online publication, $100 for print.
Critical writing, reviews, and essays that prioritize formal vision and generous engagement; accepts analysis, collaborations, letters, conversations, and other inventive forms; regional focus on Cleveland, Ohio, and the Midwest is welcome but not required; pitches or submissions via email; $150 for
Poetry and adjacent texts with an interest in experimentation, research, texture, or performance; up to six poems per submission; submit via email with a short bio; $50 for online publication, $100 for print.
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