Open for submissions
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Average acceptance rate
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Payment
$50
Fee
$2.50
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
No
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Important stuff
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max pieces: 1
Fiction: Prose must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages. Include your full name, home address and email address on all pages. File names should include the title, or a portion thereof, and the author's last name (ex: carver_smallgood.doc). Novel excerpts are acceptable if self-contained.
literary
experimental
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
Essays: Submission must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages. Include your full name, home address and email address on all pages. Files should be saved as PDF. Our nonfiction section encompasses personal essays, travel writing, memoirs, and other forms of creative nonfiction.
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Poetry: Please group all poems in one file. Poems must be typed, either single- or double-spaced. The submission document must include your full name, home address, and email address.
Art
CQ aims to feature a diverse range of contemporary artists, both established and emerging. We feature national and international work, in all printable mediums. We especially like art that is engaged with issues in the contemporary moment. Each issue typically has one color spread of up to fifteen images, along with one image featured on our cover and an artist's statement.
Review
No specific limitations
Translations
No specific limitations
Fiction
Max pieces: 1
Fiction: Prose must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages. Include your full name, home address and email address on all pages. File names should include the title, or a portion thereof, and the author's last name (ex: carver_smallgood.doc). Novel excerpts are acceptable if self-contained.
literary
experimental
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
Essays: Submission must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages. Include your full name, home address and email address on all pages. Files should be saved as PDF. Our nonfiction section encompasses personal essays, travel writing, memoirs, and other forms of creative nonfiction.
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Poetry: Please group all poems in one file. Poems must be typed, either single- or double-spaced. The submission document must include your full name, home address, and email address.
Art
CQ aims to feature a diverse range of contemporary artists, both established and emerging. We feature national and international work, in all printable mediums. We especially like art that is engaged with issues in the contemporary moment. Each issue typically has one color spread of up to fifteen images, along with one image featured on our cover and an artist's statement.
Magazine
Founded in 1948 | United States
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 :)
Ellie Rambo
Editor-in-Chief
Amy Chan
Managing Editor
Jo Klevdal
Editor
Ian Sawyer
Editor
Cate Rivers
Editor
Elisa Faison
Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
39
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
165 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/165 days
Fastest response time
4 days
Slowest response time
566 days
