First, the bad news: The end is nigh! Apocalypses may fail to materialize, but the end of our regular reading period has arrived with a vengeance. Any manuscript postmarked after today will be burned, eaten, excreted, and then...
Read MoreThe summer issue is here! In an effort to save on shipping, and because our out-of-the-way attic office affords us lots of quality time with the sizable population of campus birds, we’ve decided to send issues via pigeon post....
Read MoreWhen volunteer Brandon Whiting ate eight billiard balls, he began to bawl. He tried to explain, plainly, why he wanted to eat the balls, but his bass voice grew coarse, he clutched the base of his throat, and then the blue...
Read MoreIssue 8.1 has officially “dropped.” And now that it’s in, it’s out (soon). Which means another five lucky winners will be eligible for the “elite” Blue Pencil Prize! What is this Blue Pencil Prize? It’s a chance for you to win...
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Word has it that the new issue is on its way! We’re super excited—the cover, featuring Bill...
Read MoreYesterday, we at CR received a cover letter simply titled “cover letter.” Aside from this single sheet, there was nothing else in the envelope. The letter was not signed, nor was there a return address. After a puzzled moment,...
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We are delighted to announce that Jane Springer’s poem “Murder Ballad” (CR volume 6, number...
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We’re so happy with the responses to our game of the month that we’ve decided to award...
Read MoreThough we read cover letters with interest here at CR, they don’t really play a part in our decision-making process. Cover letters are kind of like internal organs. You don’t think too much about them unless they’re bloated or...
Read MoreOur small, give-it-our-all staff is ecstatic about Every Writer’s Resource new ranking of US literary magazines. They have our humble publication as number 20, the second-youngest in the top 30 (after Tin House). Among...
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