We’ve compiled a list of Colorado literary magazine and publications. Colorado is the state we call home and has a thriving artistic and writing community that we want to highlight.
We will update this list once per month, based on active journals, contact information, and working websites.
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Colorado Literary Magazines, Journals, and Presses
Colorado Review
Operated by Colorado State University, founded in 1956.
Website: https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-review/
Conundrum Press
Founded in the late 1990s.
Website: https://www.conundrum-press.com/
Copper Nickel
Operated by The University of Colorado, Denver. Founded in 2002.
Website: https://copper-nickel.org/
Counterpath Press
Founded in 2006.
Website: https://counterpathpress.org/
Denver Quarterly
Operated by The University of Denver. Founded in 1966.
Website: https://liberalarts.du.edu/english/journals-initiatives/denver-quarterly
From Whispers to Roars
Yeah, it’s us! Founded in 2018.
Website: https://fromwhisperstoroars.com
Lithic Press
Website: https://www.lithicpress.com/index.php
Liquid Light Press
Founded in 2011
Website: https://liquidlightpress.com/index.html
Middle Creek Publishing
Website: https://www.middlecreekpublishing.com/
Mountain Gazette
Founded in 1966.
Website: https://mountaingazette.com/
Pilgrimage
Founded in 1976.
Website: https://www.pilgrimagepress.org/
Pinyon
Founded in 1994.
Website: https://thepinyon.wordpress.com/
Progenitor
Founded in 1967.
Website: https://www.arapahoe.edu/academics-programs/resources/academic-experiences/progenitor
Sage Green Journal
Founded in 2018
Website: https://www.sagegreenjournal.org/
THINK: A Journal of Poetry, Fiction, and Essays
Founded in 2008.
Website: https://thinkjournal.org/index.html
Twenty Bellows
Website: https://twentybellowslit.com/
Wolverine Farm
Founded in 2003.
Website: https://www.wolverinefarm.org/
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