Our reading period for the 2018 issue has ended. Our thanks to all the incredible authors who shared their work with us. Final selections will be made over the next several weeks and notifications will follow. Our faculty and student editors look forward to publishing this year’s issue!

Our submission window for the XXII volume of the Clackamas Literary Review is now open! We can’t wait to read new work from the remarkable poets and writers who trust us with their words.

Check out our submissions page for guidelines.

Our reading period for the 2017 issue has ended. We want to thank everyone who shared their work with us. Final selections are being made and notifications are coming soon. Our faculty and student editors look forward to publishing this year’s anniversary issue. Thank you for making this possible!

Our reading period for the 2017 volume of the Clackamas Literary Review is now open. This year’s issue marks our magazine’s 20th anniversary! To celebrate, we will feature select authors previously published in the CLR alongside new authors and work we can’t wait to read. Thank you for helping us celebrate 20 years of bringing writers and readers together!

Please visit our submissions page for guidelines.

Our reading period for the 2016 issue has ended. We want to thank everyone who shared their work with us. Final selections are being made and notifications are coming soon. Our faculty and student editors look forward to publishing another stellar issue of incredible writing. Thank you for making this possible.

We’ve opened up our reading period for the 2016 issue! Send us up to 3 poems, 1 prose work, or 1 possibility text before December 31. Check our submissions page for guidelines!

We closed our open reading period for the 2015 issue on December 31 and want to thank everyone who shared their work with us. We’re in the process of making the final selections right now and will be sending out notifications shortly. We think we’re building an amazing issue for you with incredible writing and art that we simply can’t wait to show you.

We’ve opened up our reading period for the 2015 issue! Send us up to 3 poems, 1 prose work or 1 possibility text before December 31. Check our submissions page for guidelines!

We’ve recently updated our submission guidelines. Three major changes for the upcoming issue of CLR:

• Our reading period opens on September 1 and closes on December 31.
• We accept submissions in three categories: Poetry, Prose and Possibility. The first category should be self-explanatory (right?). The second does not distinguish between fiction and non-fiction (we want both). The third is open to your interpretation and subject to your execution (we don’t know what’s possible; it’s your job to show us). 
• For the first time in the history of the magazine, CLR will be accepting electronic submissions. We remain open to mailed submissions as well. Electronic submissions will be managed through Submittable.

For more details and the link to our Submittable page, please check out the updated submission guidelines.

The submission period for the 2014 issue has been extended!

CLR is now accepting writing and artwork through February 15, 2014!  Please send us your work!

Please check our submission guidelines for full details.