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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
Acceptance Rate
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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39
Total submissions tracked
136 days
Average response time
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
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