Clackamas Literary Review (CLR)

About

Clackamas Literary Review (CLR) is an award-winning national literary arts magazine that has been publishing innovative poetry, prose, and possibility texts from authors around the globe since 1997. In 2018, the CLR received an Oregon literary fellowship for publishers from Literary Arts. We are a faculty-supported, student-run publication, whose editorial and production home resides in the English Department at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, OR.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Clackamas Literary Review's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Clackamas Literary Review's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive: Clackamas Literary Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 4,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Clackamas Literary Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 25 reports from 25 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

30 min | 117.4 mean avg | 120.0 median | 181 max days (52.9 std dev)

Responses

84.00 %

Acceptances:

8.00 % of submissions accepted (58.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.00 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

76.00 % (135.4 avg. days per rejection) | 36.8 % personal, 42.1 % form, 21.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

16.00 % (57.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

12 responses are pending (5 min | 71.7 mean avg | 69.0 median | 106 max days waiting | 149.8 std dev) from 12 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (57.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Dec 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Sep 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 08:50 UTC (57 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 07 Aug 2026

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