Submission Guidelines

Connecticut River Review, a national poetry journal, accepts submissions from February 1 through April 15.  

Connecticut River Review  will begin accepting submissions on February 1,  2026.

Electronic submissions only: Please send us your work via our Submittable Page.

https://connecticutriverreview.submittable.com/submit

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What to send:

• Send up to three (3) original, previously unpublished poems on no more than four (4) pages in a single Word or pdf document, starting each poem on a separate page. Poems posted on social media or on personal blogs are considered previously published.
• We prefer Times New Roman font, 12 points, and left-aligned, unless formatting is part of the poem.
• Include a brief third-person bio of no more than 75 words in the cover letter section of the submission form.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. However, please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. To withdraw part of your submission, contact us via the Messages function on Submittable. If you withdraw using the Withdraw button on Submittable, we will consider your entire submission withdrawn.
• Please submit only once during each reading period. Additional submissions during the same submission period will not be read.
• We do not accept work that was created entirely or partially with AI software.

Upon publication: You will receive one copy of the journal in which your work is published.
CPS Board Members are not eligible for publication in the journal.

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