Chicago Review Literary Magazine

#ChicagoReview, #ChiReviewPress
Short Fiction, Non-fiction, Essays, Poetry, Translations
chicagoreview.org
editors@chicagoreview.org
Publishes: 4X per year
Founders: James Radcliffe Squires, Carrolyn Dillard
Editor: Bradford Case
Submissions: Oct. 1-June 1 (fiction/poetry); Year-round (non-fiction)

Chicago Review is a graduate student-run literary magazine founded in 1946 and published quarterly in the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago. The magazine features contemporary poetry, fiction, and criticism, often publishing works in translation and special features in double issues.

Chicago Review was founded in 1946 by two University of Chicago graduate students, James Radcliffe Squires and Carrolyn Dillard. Chicago Review exclusively published work by students and faculty members of the university until the Fall/Winter issue of 1953 when they opened upo to authors worldwide.

Three stories published in Chicago Review have won the O. Henry Award. Work that first appeared in Chicago Review has also been reprinted in The Best American Poetry 2002, The Best American Poetry 2004, and The Best American Short Stories 2003.

Submissions

Chicago Review welcomes unsolicited submissions of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. They publish both online and in print. All submissions must be original work and must not have appeared previously.

Submissions for poetry and fiction are open from October 1 to June 1. Non-fiction submissions are accepted year-round.

To submit poetry and fiction, use Submittable. To submit non-fiction, send a pitch in the body of an email. Do not send materials by postal mail.

There is a nominal charge for poetry and fiction submissions. Writers experiencing financial hardship may contact the editors to request a waiver of the fee.

All contributors receive a one-volume print subscription. Print contributors also receive three copies of the issue in which their work appears. Unfortunately, they are not able to pay contributors at this time.

Poetry

While there are no strict length requirements, they prefer to read at least five pages of work. In most cases, more than fifteen or twenty pages will be too much.

Fiction

They will consider one short story or novel excerpt of up to 5,000 words, or up to five “short-shorts” submitted in one file. They will consider work in any literary style but are typically less interested in traditional narrative approaches.

Nonfiction & Reviews

Chicago Review publishes a variety of non-fiction, both online and in print. They are especially interested in analytical, argument-driven reviews; scholarly books on modern and contemporary literature; poetry and poetics; cultural studies and critical theory.

Non-fiction may vary in length from regular reviews (1,500–2,500 words) to more expansive pieces for our commentary section (2,500–5,000 words).

All materials should be submitted to the appropriate editors.

Editorial and special features: Bradford Case, editor; editors@chicagoreview.org.

Book review and non-fiction: Asya Sağnak, non-fiction editor; editors@chicagoreview.org.

Poetry: Leah Flax Barber & Scout Turkel, poetry editors; poetry@chicagoreview.org.

Fiction: L.A. Leere & Alyssa Mendez, fiction editors; fiction@chicagoreview.org.

Editorial

– Editor: Bradford Case
– Deputy Editors: Maddie Rubin & Maya Sibul
– Non-fiction Editor: Asya Sağnak
– Poetry Editors: Leah Flax Barber and Scout Turkel
– Fiction Editors: L. A. Leere & Alyssa Mendez

Notable Contributors

Many well-known writers have been published in Chicago Review, both before and after they became famous. Notably, Philip Roth and Susan Sontag’s work appeared in print for the first time in Chicago Review while they were both students at the University of Chicago.

Other contributors include Henry Miller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Tennessee Williams, Anaïs Nin and more.

Thank you.

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