Month: September 2026

So, we’re doing a thing…

On By clackamasliteraryreviewIn Publishing at CCC

Clackamas Literary Review (CLR) is honored to be selected by the Clackamas Community College Foundation to take part in the 2026 Cougar Community Campaign, CCC’s annual fundraiser for department projects and student resources.

As most of our readers know, CLR is an internationally-read literary arts magazine that is supported by faculty but published entirely by students enrolled in Publishing Literature courses offered by the English department at CCC. This opportunity for students to learn, curate, and publish new literature for our readers is truly unique, truly inspiring, and so very vital to our communities and culture. If you are able to support the students who make the literary journal we all love so they can continue to publish innovative texts from authors around the globe, please check out our campaign and share the opportunity with friends. This year, we published the 30th volume of our beloved Clackamas Literary Review. With your help, we’re looking forward to 30 more. Thank you for your support!

Author Insight: Do you have any professional advice for prospective authors seeking to be published? What did the process of getting your work first published look like?

On By clackamasliteraryreviewIn Author Insights, Meet Our Authors

Close to a year of rejections before someone in the universe turned the tap on. Start a spreadsheet to track everything and just keep submitting. Develop a solid pipeline with no shortage of opportunities.

-Abbie Doll, “imma stay in namaste—,” “the unrelenting everything” & “i american’t right now,” Volume XXX, 2026

My first two pieces I put out were accepted for publication in anthologies. I thought, “Wow, this publication thing is a piece of cake!” I’ve learned to dislike cake. Like any diet, make a plan and stick to it as best as possible. Stay organized and focused. Keep paraphrasing Edison. You’re not failing. You’re successfully finding publishers that aren’t right for you. Good luck with that last one. Good luck in general.

-Bob Blatz (with Linda Blatz), “Every Life Has a Purpose Shovel,” “Main Line Fibonaccis” & “Aftermath,” Volume XXX, 2026

I think managing your expectations is key. Just keep working at it, and remember what brought you to writing in the first place. Throw it out into the world, but do it for the love of the game.

-Nicholas Barnes, “twenty-eight pomegranates” & “belonging,” Volume XXX, 2026

Write, write, write. Then write. Worry about publication later.

-Sydney Lea, “Orb Weaver at My Writing Cabin,” Volume XXX, 2026