Congratulations to Douglas Cole, winner of the 2021 American Fiction Award and CLR contributor, on his forthcoming publication from Unsolicited Press (Sept. 2026), The White Field, a “strange, sharp, morally complicated literary crime novel about a man newly released from prison and the machinery waiting to drag him back in. It is part prison-release story, part industrial fever dream, and part social critique of the American systems that confuse survival with failure.”
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Recent contributor wins international poetry prize!
Congratulations to Maria McLeod, scholar, writer, and poet, on her poem, “A Destiny We Welcomed,” winning second place in the prestigious Fish Poetry Prize! The competition draws entries from around the world, and this year Maria’s poem was judged and selected by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins out of 1, 706 submissions—once more, congratulations, Maria!
Maria’s excellent interview with former contributor Evan Morgan Williams about his most recent collection, The Divide: Stories (Cornerstone Press), can be found in our 2026 issue—check it out!
Publishing Literature: First Run!
The end of this fall 2025 term marks the first wrap of one of our brand new publishing courses: WR 246, Publishing Literature: Reading and Revising for Publication. Eight brave student editors learned the ropes of publishing by reading nearly 1300 submissions from more than 500 authors—and had a blast doing it! From researching literary journals to refining acquisition standards, from working with authors on developmental revision to soliciting cover art, these assistant editors have curated an incredible selection of poetry, prose, and possibility texts for our upcoming 30th volume. Thanks to the poets and writers who helped make this work possible!
His Only Merit
Another wonderful poet, another wonderful chapbook—from Finishing Line Press! Congratulations to Benjamin Green, author of His Only Merit!!
Teaching without Teaching
Another bit of congratulations are in order: Scott Parker’s collection of essays, Teaching without Teaching, is just out from One Subject Press! We are so privileged to publish such wonderful writers.
Troutwatching!
Congratulations to CLR contributor Dallas Crow on the publication of his second poetry chap book, Troutwatching, by Finishing Line Press!
Publishing Begins!
So many thanks to all the amazing poets and writers for sharing your work during this year’s submission period. Our window closed yesterday—with over 560 submissions!! WOW!!! Our reading period begins next week, and there is yet another incredible group of student editors ready to learn all about publishing by doing the hard work to publish the next volume of our beloved literary journal—and our 30th issue!
Thank you!!
Looking for a class in book publishing?
Check out the new course offerings starting this fall and learn how to publish by working as an assistant editor on our award-winning publication!
Website updates!
Publishing is a collaborative effort: authors, editors, and book designers working together to connect readers with profound literary experiences. Building such a thriving publishing community is our top priority here at the CLR. To this end, our fabulous student editors have done some great work updating our website with a new resource listing, including interviews with our authors, local and national book award contests, and writing and publishing opportunities at CCC. We’ll update this listing throughout the year, so do check back often.
And get ready for our 2018 submission window, opening soon!
CLACKAMAS LITERARY REVIEW 