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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-23C-2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090608
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090608
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090608
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20090608

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001275214
		IRS NUMBER:				043785941
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-23C-2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	817-00948
		FILM NUMBER:		09878694

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2020 CALAMOS COURT
		STREET 2:		C/O CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60653
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6302451046

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2020 CALAMOS COURT
		STREET 2:		C/O CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60653
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Securities and Exchange Commission</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Rule&nbsp;23c-2 Notice of Intention to<BR>
Redeem Securities</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>of</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">2020 Calamos Court<br>
Naperville, Illinois 60563</DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">under the
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Investment Company Act of 1940
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Securities Act File No.&nbsp;333-146943<BR>
Investment Company Act File No.&nbsp;811-21484
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth
below in accordance with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the &#147;Act&#148;), and states that it is filing this notice with the Commission pursuant to permission
granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30&nbsp;days prior to the date set for the redemption.
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title of the class of securities of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (the
&#147;Trust&#148;) to be redeemed:</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 8%">Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares, Liquidation
Preference $25,000 per share, Series&nbsp;M (CUSIP #
128125200) Series&nbsp;TU (CUSIP #128125309), Series&nbsp;W
(CUSIP #128125408), Series&nbsp;TH (CUSIP #128125507),
Series&nbsp;F (CUSIP #128125606), Series&nbsp;A (CUSIP
#128125705) and Series&nbsp;B (CUSIP #128125804) (the
&#147;APS&#148;).
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The securities are to be called or redeemed no earlier than on the following
date:</TD>
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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="80%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Series</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">M
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">June&nbsp;23, 2009</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">TU
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">June&nbsp;24, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">W
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">June&nbsp;25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">TH
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">June&nbsp;26, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">F
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">June&nbsp;29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">A
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">June&nbsp;25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">B
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">June&nbsp;26, 2009</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the
securities are to be redeemed:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 8%">The APS are to be redeemed pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(a)(i)
of the Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Statement
of Preferences of Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred
Shares.
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The number of shares to be redeemed and the basis upon which the shares to be
redeemed are to be selected:</TD>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 8%">The Trust intends to redeem all of the outstanding
APS.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">SIGNATURE
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirement of Rule&nbsp;23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust
has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned on this 8th day of June, 2009.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/
 Stathy Darcy &nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Stathy Darcy&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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