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“I have unfathered my father a girl. Daydreamed myself in a yellow construction hat & bulky tool belt. The jobs I never learned to fail.” Continue reading “Remi with Ghost & Joan of Arc” by @steambbcrywolf in our Fall/Winter 2022 issue using the link in our bio!

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Today I’m wondering about vacations that went horribly… well? 🤓 Like, you didn’t hit a single red light, the plane/train/boat left on time, you had amazing conversations with the person sitting next to you, you found 100$ laying in the street, was gifted tickets to see…(cont)
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…your favorite band, you met your soulmate, etc. etc. Spin me a poem or story that examines these moments of bliss & add at least three clichés, but attend to the clichés in a way that’s new & fresh. 🤓 Then consider submitting them to us so I can read them. 😸
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I’m wondering about your irrational fears. Like, the most irrational fear you have and the backstory as to how it became an irrational fear. For example: I, (associate ed. Allyn), am terrified driving on the freeway behind semi’s carrying any circular object. Backstory… (cont.)
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…Backstory: I grew up in the era of Final Destination (need i say more?). Tell me your irrational fears, your backstory, then use those to launch into a poem or story. See what you come up with! Also submit some to the CR because I would love to read these. 🤓
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A great thread! Always continue submitting no matter how many rejections you receive. Continue sending your work out!
ON SUBMITTING SHORT STORIES TO LITERARY MAGAZINES: I first started sending stories to Lit Mags in 1998. I had no business submitting then: my work was far from ready. I was a 26-year-old MA student at OSU. I didn’t even know how to write a cover letter.
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I will clarify the debacle on the auto rejections, tho. 😅 We do not auto-reject for typos. We do auto-reject if there is sexism/racism/etc. in the creative work. I’m sure auto-rejecting is something that happens in the literary world, but hopefully more empathy has reached…
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…its tender fingers into the lit mag realm & editors & readers understand we’re all human & just doing our best. 😊
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Thanks to all of our contributors and friends who stopped by our table at #AWP! We thoroughly enjoyed putting names to faces, and meeting/seeing you all. 🤩 We’ll be back next year, but consider submitting your work to us while we wait! We accept subs year round. 🥳
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We are at AWP! Come stop by T1707 to pick up fun Cimarron Review swag & issues!
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GUESS WHO'S BACK ON TWITTER & STILL ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS ALL YEAR LONG!! You've got it! Us! Send us your best poetry, CNF, & fiction, writers! #cimarronreview #poetrycommunity #poetry #creativenonfiction #fiction
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Need something to do while #SocialDistancing? Submit, submit, submit! We read year-round.
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Please join us in congratulating Cimarron contributor Jenny Irish, whose debut collection of stories, "I am Faithful", is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press this December! cimarronreview.com/2019/11/1…
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Please help us congratulate Cimarron contributor Christopher Kondrich, whose new collection, "Valuing," will be published September 15th by the University of Georgia Press! Kondrich’s collection won the National Poetry Series, selected by Jericho Brown. cimarronreview.com/2019/09/1…
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Proofing for our triple issue in the summer sun! This issue is full of incredible work. Make sure to subscribe, or order a copy!
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We've just contacted the winner of the drawing for the free 2-year subscription of the Cimarron Review. Please check your emails! Thank you so much to everyone who entered.
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we’re here at #AWP19! Come for a visit, a koozie, and a free issue (or two!)
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Please help us congratulate Cimarron Contributor Donna J. Gelagotis Lee, whose new poetry collection "Intersection on Neptune," is now available from The Poetry Press of Press Americana! The collection won the Prize Americana for Poetry 2018. cimarronreview.com/2019/02/2…
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Cimarron contributor Carol LaHines’ first novel, "Someday Everything Will All Make Sense," is forthcoming in February 2019 from Adelaide Books! Please help us congratulate Carol LaHines, whose fiction appeared in issue 196. adelaidebooks.org/
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Please help us congratulate forthcoming Cimarron contributor Barbara Barrow, whose debut novel, "The Quelling," is now available from Lanternfish Press! cimarronreview.com/2018/09/2…
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