The Columbia Review only accepts electronic submissions sent to TheColumbiaReview@gmail.com. In the subject line, please write “[Poetry / Prose / Essay / Translation] Submission [Fall / Spring] [Year].” Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please submit writing in a Microsoft Word document. We have no preferred file type for art submissions, but at this time, we can only print art in black and white (unless submitting for cover art).
Please submit 3-5 poems (no fewer than 3, please), up to three pieces of flash fiction (each fewer than 1,000 words), one piece of short fiction (fewer than 4,000 words), or up to 5 images. We read essays (<4,000 words) and reviews (<1,500 words), too. Please submit in only one genre at a time. Prose submissions may include several works, so long as the submission does not exceed the 4,000-word maximum. Please wait to hear back from us about your submission status before submitting again. Submissions that do not cohere with our guidelines will be deleted unread.
