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Welcome to the SIUC Website for CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW

Crab Orchard Review is a biannual journal of creative works published by the Department of English of Southern Illinois University Carbondale featuring new fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, and book reviews of small press and university press titles.

We will launch an updated and redesigned Website for CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW on December 5, 2008. (We had hoped to be ready in September; we apologize for the delay.) The information on this Website will continue to be updated until the time it is replaced by this new site. CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW's url will remain http://www.siuc.edu/~crborchd/.

The SIUC website for CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW provides links to information on calls for submissions, CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW's annual literary contests, and the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry (which is co-published with Southern Illinois University Press).

THE CURRENT SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR THE MAGAZINE RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2008. ALL SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME SHOULD BE FOR OUR NEXT THEMATIC ISSUE, COLOR WHEEL ~ CULTURAL HERITAGES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. CLICK HERE FOR THE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS.

--PLEASE DO NOT SEND SUBMISSIONS FOR A GENERAL ISSUE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2009.--

WE ARE PREPARING TO ACCEPT ENTRIES FOR THE CRAB ORCHARD SERIES IN POETRY OPEN COMPETITION. THE OPEN COMPETITION WILL ACCEPT ENTRIES POSTMARKED OCTOBER 1, 2008 THROUGH NOVEMBER 17, 2008. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE GUIDELINES.

LINKS FOR CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW:

A Letter from Allison Joseph, the Editor of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW

Frequently Asked Questions About CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW

General Guidelines

Calls for Submissions for Upcoming Issues

CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW's annual literary contests in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction

The Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award Competition

The Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Awards

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CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW

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PHONE: 618-453-6833

FAX: 618-453-8224

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