C Magazines

  • Cadet Quest  Christian fiction aimed at boys from 9 to 14. Prefers adventure and sports oriented stories with a Christian theme. Pays 4-6 cents per word plus one contributors copy. Mail submissions to P.O. Box 7259, Grand Rapids  MI  49510-7259. Emailed submissions accepted at submissions@calvinistcadets.org.
  • The Café Review A Quarterly Poetry & Arts Publication

  • CAIRN Nationally recognized literary journal

  • Call Review Independent literary works

  • Callaloo The premier African and African-American literary journal.

  • Calyx A Journal of Art & Literature by Women

  • Camper's Monthly  Short humorous or slice of life fiction about camping (preferably in RVs), up to 1.5K words. Pays $60 to $75. Mail submissions to P.O. Box 260, Quakertown  PA  18951

  • Canadian Children's Literature dedicated to children's literature scholarship, to research in Canadian subjects.

  • Canadian Literature For forty years, Canadian Literature has explored and celebrated the best Canadian writers and writing. 

  • The Canary an eclectic literary journal with new work from many of the finest poets around.

  • Cape Rock A Gathering of Poets

  • The Capilano Review Since its inception in 1972... published some of the finest fiction, poetry, drama, and visual art in Canada and throughout the world. Pays $50 to $200 for stories up to 6K words. Mail submissions to 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver  BC  V7J 3H5, Canada.

  • Capper's Adventure, Historical, Humorous, Mainstream, Mystery, Romance, Serialized Novels, or Western stories from 7.5K to 50K words. Buys very few fiction pieces, and prefers novelletes. Pays $100 to $400 per story. Mail submissions to Ogden Publications, Inc., 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka  KS  66609-1265

  • The Caribbean Writer an international anthology with a Caribbean focus, publishing poetry, short fiction, personal essays

  • The Carolina Quarterly five decades of fine fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and graphic art.

  • Carriage House Review devoted to 'literary' writing of a dark nature

  • Carve Magazine A rather elegant ezine featuring literary fiction. They accept email submissions but require that authors fill out an on-line form.
  • Cellar Door A very nicely done and relatively new literary magazine. Their primary interest is in literary fiction. Submissions can be emailed to cellardoormag@yahoo.com.
  • Center A Journal of the Literary Arts

  • Chain new forms, new ideas

  • Challenging Destiny  Fantasy and Sci-Fi up to 10K words. Pays a penny a word. Mail submissions to Crystalline Sphere Publishing, RR #6, St. Marys  ON  N4X 1C8, Canada. 

  • Chapman Scotland's Literary Magazine. Pays 10 pounds per page for experimental, historical or humorous fiction set in Scotland. Mail submissions to Chapman, Publishing, 4 Broughton Place, Edinburgh  Scotland  EH1 3RX.

  • The Chariton Review  No website found. Ethnic, Experimental and Mainstream fiction up to 6K words. Pays $5 per page up to $50. Mail submissions to English Dept., Brigham Young University, Provo  UT  84602

  • The Chatauqua Literary Journal  No website found. Contemporary poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. Pays 2 contributor's copies. Mail submissions to The Writers' Center at Chautauqua, Inc.,  P.O. Box 613, Chautauqua  NY  14722. They do accept email submissions at cljeditor@aol.com but only respond to stories they accept.

  • Chattahoochee Review dedicated to literary excellence as a contribution to art and knowledge

  • Chelsea Magazine  No website found. Publishes mainstream and literary fiction up to 6K words. Pays $15.00 per page. Mail submissions to Alfredo de Palchi, Chelsea Associates, P.O. Box 773 Cooper Station, New York  NY  10276-0773

  • Chicago Review Publishes poetry, fiction, translations, criticism.

  • Children's Magic Window  Fiction and non-fiction targeted at children 6-12 years old. In fiction, they prefer mystery, suspense, fantasy and experimental up to 1K words. Pays up to $400 per story. Mail submissions to ProMark Publishing, P.O. Box 390, Perham  MN  56573.

  • Chiron Review presents the widest possible range of contemporary  creative writing -- fiction and non-fiction, traditional and off-beat.

  • The Christian Century  Slice of life, humorous religious fiction based on Christian subjects. Pays up to $200 for 3K words or under. Mail submissions to 104 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago  IL  60603-5901.

  • Chrysalis Reader  Mystery, Sci-Fi, experimental and mainstream fiction. Also prints essays and interviews. Pays $50 to $150 for up to 3K words. "It is very important to send for writer's guidelines and sample copies before submitting. Content of fiction, articles, reviews, poetry, etc., should be directly focused on that issue's theme and directed to the educated, intellectually curious reader." Queries will be accepted by email at  chrysalis@hovac.com, but submissions must be mailed to R.R. 1, Box 4510, Dillwyn  VA  23936

  • Cicada Magazine  Fiction of all genres targeted at teens or young adults 14 and up. Pays 25 cents a word for up to 15K words. Mail submissions to Cricket Magazine Group, P.O. Box 300, Peru  IL  61354

  • Cimarron Review  Writer’s Digest included us in its top fifty places to publish fiction in America.

  • Cincinnati Woman Magazine   No website found. Pays $30 for short fiction up to 1.2K words and non-fiction up to 1K that focus on the needs of women. Mail submissions to Niche Publishing and Media, LLC, P.O. Box 8170, West Chester  OH  45069-8170

  • Circumference Poetry in Translation

  • Citizen in America (CIA)  Political essays and fiction of all genres that express a political point. No material that promotes racism or any other form of prejudice will be considered. Pays $40 to $100 for fiction and $10 for contributions to monthly features. Mail submissions to CIA--Citizen in America, Inc., 30 Ford St., Glen Cove, Long Island  NY  11542

  • City Slab "Urban Tales of the Grotesque". Features erotica and horror set in the big city. Pays 1 to 10 cents a word up to 5K words. Mail submissions to City Slab Publications, 1705 Summit Ave., #211, Seattle  WA  98122. Emailed submissions accepted at dave@cityslab.com.

  • Clackamas Literary Review promotes the work of emerging writers and established writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

  • The Claremont Review The literary magazine for young adult writers.

  • Cobblestone  Historical and biographical fiction and/or non-fiction for children 8-14 years of age. Pays 20 to 25 cents per word up to 800 words. Mail submissions to Cobblestone Publishing
    30 Grove St.
    Suite C
    Peterborough  NH  03458

  • College Literature innovative ways of studying and teaching new bodies of literature and experiencing old literatures in new ways.

  • Colorado Review Founded in the early 1970s, the Review is a leading literary journal. Pays $5 per page up to 30 pages for literary, mainstream, experimental or ethnic fiction. Mail submissions to Center for Literary Publishing, Department of English, Colorado State University, Fort Collins  CO  80523.

  • Columbia A Journal of Literature and Art

  • Columbia Poetry Review a student-edited literary journal, is published every spring.

  • Combo a journal of poetry and poetics featuring innovative writers under 40

  • Comparative Literature The Official Journal of the American Comparative Literature Association.

  • Comstock Review Publishing outstanding poetry since 1986

  • Concho River Review seeks to publish excellent fiction, essays, poetry, and reviews.

  • Concrete Wolf A journal of poetry

  • Conduit biannual literary journal that is at once direct, playful, inventive, irreverent, and darkly beautiful. (Turn your speakers down -- or off -- before visiting this site!)

  • Confrontation Long Island University's Literary Magazine

  • Conjunctions publishes innovative fiction, poetry, criticism, drama, art and interviews by both emerging and established writers.

  • Connecticut Review presents a wide range of cultural interests that cross disciplinary lines.

  • Contemporary Poetry Review reviews books of poetry and books concerning poetry only. 

  • Contemporary Verse 2 The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing

  • Context A Forum for Literary Arts and Culture

  • Conundrum an annual print journal dedicated to publishing innovative poetry and cross-genre works.

  • Court Green Each issue features a dossier on a special topic or theme.

  • Crab Creek Review accessible poetry and engaging short fiction: low on pretense, but lovely still.

  • Country Folk   Short feature articles and fiction (very rarely use fiction) up to 1K words about people and life in the Ozarks. Pays $5.00 to $50.00. Mail submissions to Salaki Publishing & Design, HC77, Box 580, Pittsburg  MO  65724

  • Crab Orchard Review a journal of creative works, featuring fiction, poetry, essays, interviews with authors, and book reviews of small press and university press titles.

  • Crank East Vancouver's journal of politics, culture and new stories.

  • Cranky Literary arts journal

  • Crazyhorse original writing that engages in the work of honest communication.

  • Cream City Review takes its name from the 'City of Cream- colored Bricks' or 'Cream City,' as Milwaukee was once known

  • Creative Nonfiction A print magazine devoted exclusively to essays, profiles, and reviews.

  • The Crescent Review some of the freshest fiction being published today.

  • The Cresset Essays, poetry, and review.

  • Cricket Some of the world’s best writers for children and adults have contributed to our family of magazines.

  • Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction

  • Crowd a biannual magazine of poetry, fiction, photography and fine art, conceived to bridge the disciplines of art and writing.

  • Cutbank interested in art, poetry and fiction of high quality and serious intent.