Our submission period extends from August 1 to November 30 of each year.  We do not accept more than one submission per poet during our reading period.  If you were published in the most recent issue of CPR, please wait one issue before submitting again.  We avoid publishing poets in consecutive issues.  Please note that we do not accept more than five pages of poetry.  We will respond by February.  Submit to:

Editors
Columbia Poetry Review
English Department
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL  60605

Email submissions are not accepted.  Please supply a SASE for notification only.  Submissions will not be returned.  Poems submitted outside our reading period will be returned unread. 

Poems sent through submissions services are discouraged and may be returned unread.  We strongly encourage anyone interested in submitting to Columbia Poetry Review to read a recent issue of the magazine before submitting.  For information about ordering copies of Columbia Poetry Review, please contact us.