Camas Magazine The Nature of the West

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The West, in all its colors…
Founded by Environmental Studies graduate students at the University of Montana in 1992, Camas is a student-run biannual literary magazine. Camas aims to cultivate fresh ideas and perspectives while remaining rooted in the landscapes and traditions of art and literature in the American West. Our mission is to provide an opportunity for emerging writers and artists to publish their work alongside established voices while celebrating the land that connects us all.
Camas welcomes contributions and submissions of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, art and photography. Over nearly a quarter century of publication, we have been honored to feature the work of emerging writers alongside pieces by established authors such as Bryce Andrews, Rick Bass, Wendell Berry, Judy Blunt, Brian Doyle, William duBuys, David James Duncan, Derrick Jensen, William Kittredge, Bill McKibben, Ellen Meloy, Robert Michael Pyle, Janisse Ray, Sharman Apt Russell, Eva Saulitis, Annick Smith, Kim Stafford and Kim Todd.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for all submissions, except for visual art.
The fee is USD $4 (average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1992

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Camas Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Camas Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Camas Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Fiction pieces submitted to Camas must have a Western theme and/or an ecological or environmental focus. Vignettes and longer pieces are accepted.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Nature/Environment.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Nature/Environment.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Nature/Environment.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Nature/Environment.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Camas Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 17 reports from 15 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

62 min | 104.7 mean avg | 106.5 median | 154 max days (503.7 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

5.88 % of submissions accepted (73.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.67 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

94.12 % (103.4 avg. days per rejection) | 18.8 % personal, 56.3 % form, 25.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

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Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $2.00. (47.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 5 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:02 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 18 Aug 2026

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