Cola Literary Review

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Cola Literary Review publishes fiction and poetry for its print journal and website, with free and paid reading periods each academic year.

Response time info: ~161 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Fee: $3 during the paid reading period; waived for November BIPOC Writers project submissions.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; November submissions are exclusively for the BIPOC Writers project.

Reads fiction from September 15 through December 15. The free reading period runs September 15-October 14; the paid reading period runs October 15-November 15 with a $3 submission fee, and November is exclusively for the BIPOC Writers project with fees waived. Submit 1 story or up to 3 flash, maximum 5,000 words total. Work must be previously unpublished.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Fee: $3 during the paid reading period; waived for November BIPOC Writers project submissions.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; November submissions are exclusively for the BIPOC Writers project.

Reads poetry from September 15 through December 15. The free reading period runs September 15-October 14; the paid reading period runs October 15-November 15 with a $3 submission fee, and November is exclusively for the BIPOC Writers project with fees waived. Submit 3-5 poems in one Word document, with no more than one poem per page. Work must be previously unpublished.

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