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Deadline

Nov 1, 2023

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"Cream City Review is Milwaukee’s leading literary journal devoted to publishing memorable and energetic pieces that push the boundaries of writing."

"Cream City Review is Milwaukee’s leading literary journal devoted to publishing memorable and energetic pieces that push the boundaries of writing."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

4-8 months / 136 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    Yes: $2.5

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max pieces: 1

no longer than 20 double-spaced pages

Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

no longer than 20 double-spaced pages

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Art

Max pieces: 4

Fiction

Max pieces: 1

no longer than 20 double-spaced pages

Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

no longer than 20 double-spaced pages

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Art

Max pieces: 4

Statistics

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Track submission

39

Total submissions tracked

136 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

12 days

Fastest response time

351 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 3167 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

The author’s name, e-mail address and phone number should appear on the first page of the manuscript.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Please number all pages of the manuscript. Literary files should be submitted in PDF or DOC format. Art files should be submitted in JPG, TIFF, or PDF.

Rights for published work

Copyright reverts to the author upon publication in our printed journal as well as online on Project MUSE. CCR retains the right to republish in future print or online issues of the magazine, including on CCR’s website.

Additional info

All submissions are considered for our print magazine and/or online feature. If you would not like to be considered for online publication, please state this in your cover letter.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1975 | United States

Continually seeking to explore the relationship between form and content, Cream City Review features fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, visual art, reviews of contemporary literature and author interviews. Published biannually, Cream City Review is a volunteer-based, non-profit journal which has attracted readers and submissions from around the world. We receive approximately 4,000 submissions each year from emerging and established writers. The name Cream City Review pays tribute to the publication’s home in Milwaukee. Known as “The Cream City,” Milwaukee is the birthplace of the yellow-colored brick made exclusively from clay native to this area. The “cream” bricks, first made in 1835, proved more durable and aesthetically pleasing than the traditional red bricks produced by East Coast kilns, and quickly became Milwaukee’s most characteristic building material. Cream City Review was started in 1975 by Mary Zane Allen. After working at The Wisconsin Review, she desired a similar literary journal for the creative writing department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Allen worked with the student union to establish both the magazine and a reading series. Later, the literary journal began operating with the support of UWM’s English Department. Over the years, Cream City Review has continued to publish high-quality literary and visual art due to its dedicated volunteers and loyal following of readers and subscribers. We’re also home to the digital imprints IØ and Cheshire, where we publish work that lives outside of the printed page.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Camilla Jiyun Nam Lee

Editor-in-Chief

Kathryne Angeline Gargano

Managing Editor

Examples

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