Cola reads for fiction and poetry from September 15th until December 15th. All submissions are considered for our print journal and our website. Our paid reading period is October 15th-November 15th, with a submission fee of $3. This period supports the basic operational costs of running our journal such as publishing, web hosting, etc.
Our free reading period is September 15-October 14th. All submissions, free or otherwise, are considered equally.
Fiction submissions can be one story or up to three flash with a maximum of 5000 words total. All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter, including a brief (about 100 words or fewer) third person bio and a mailing address, and should include the title of the story on all pages. If you submit in the fall, please wait for the next fall before submitting again.
Poetry submissions should include 3-5 poems combined into a single Word document. All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter including a brief (about 100 words or fewer) third person bio and a mailing address. If you submit in this submission period, please wait until next fall to submit again.
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