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Colorado Review Established in 1956, Colorado Review is a triannual literary journal from the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University.

The Center for Literary Publishing dynamically partners with writers to bring exceptionally written and published fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to readers through a variety of platforms—notably, Colorado Review and CLP books. Training and cultivating the publishing professionals of tomorrow, the CLP invites graduate student interns to participate in every aspect of the publication process. This

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We're so pleased to announce that Victoria Chang will be judging the 2026 Colorado Prize for Poetry!Victoria Chang’s mos...
04/11/2025

We're so pleased to announce that Victoria Chang will be judging the 2026 Colorado Prize for Poetry!

Victoria Chang’s most recent book of poems is "With My Back to the World," published in 2024 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in the U.S. and Corsair/Little Brown in the U.K. It received the Forward Prize in Poetry for Best Collection. A few of her other books include "The Trees Witness Everything," "OBIT," and "Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief." She has written several children’s books as well. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Chowdhury International Prize in Literature, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She is the Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech and Director of Poetry@Tech.

Head to the link in our bio for more information about the contest & submission guidelines!

✏️ AUTHOR INTERVIEW ✏️Maureen Thorson discusses her poems featured in the Summer 2025 issue of Colorado Review with asso...
01/11/2025

✏️ AUTHOR INTERVIEW ✏️

Maureen Thorson discusses her poems featured in the Summer 2025 issue of Colorado Review with associate editor Erin Peters.

Head to the link in our bio for this interview & more!

Jarek Steele's essay “Nesting," from Colorado Review's Spring 2024 issue, was recently reprinted in "The Best American E...
29/10/2025

Jarek Steele's essay “Nesting," from Colorado Review's Spring 2024 issue, was recently reprinted in "The Best American Essays 2025"!

Colorado Review also had 4 essays listed as Notables in "The Best American Essays 2025" and a short story on the Distinguished list in "The Best American Short Stories 2025.” Thank you to Jia Tolentino and Celeste Ng for their selections!

It's that time of year: enjoy the crisp fall days cozying up with a good book! 📚 We've published some glowing reviews re...
26/10/2025

It's that time of year: enjoy the crisp fall days cozying up with a good book! 📚 We've published some glowing reviews recently that will give you all you need to decide on your next fall read ⭐️

+ 'An Earthquake Is a Shaking of the Surface of the Earth' by Anna Moschovakis with , reviewed by Racheal Fest

+ 'Bingo Bango Boingo' by Alan Michael Parker with , reviewed by Vincenzia Fasulo

+ 'Theory of the Voice and Dream' by Liliana Ponce with , reviewed by Christian Bancroft

+ 'Woodworm' by Layla Martínez with , reviewed by Michela Martini

+ 'Three Talks' by Brenda Hillman with , reviewed by Abigail Chabitnoy

+ 'Where I Went Wrong' by David Galef with , reviewed by Aaron Tillman

Head to the link below to read these reviews & more!

https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/book-reviews/

Colorado Review is hoping to replenish our poetry queue with a few more of your submissions this week 📝A great way to be...
17/10/2025

Colorado Review is hoping to replenish our poetry queue with a few more of your submissions this week 📝

A great way to become familiar with the type of work Colorado Review publishes is to head to the link below to see our recently featured poems, or to order a copy of the issue and check out the full variety of our published pieces. We hope to see your work soon!

https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-review/

📝 KNOW BEFORE SUBMITTING 📝 We are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Colorado Prize for Poetry, judged by Victoria C...
13/10/2025

📝 KNOW BEFORE SUBMITTING 📝

We are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Colorado Prize for Poetry, judged by Victoria Chang. The Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international poetry book manuscript contest established in 1995. Please visit the submittable link below for more in-depth information about the contest and requirements!

coloradoprize.colostate.edu

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