Deadlines: Ongoing
Small international publisher Vox Humana Books (Israel) seeks literary fiction and non-fiction proposals from Canadian and international writers manuscripts for its 2011 list. Royalty-based contract. More details...
Poem2day (US) seeks "warm, inspired, fresh poems in English". Review within a few days. More details...
Online magazine Empty Mirror (US) seeks non-fiction arts-related articles, reviews & interviews. Subjects include the Beat Generation, music, the visual arts, and poetry & literature outside the mainstream. Magazine gets up to 65K visitors monthly. More details...
escarp, a selective, Twitter-based review of brief poetry and prose, is seeking submissions of 140-character fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Twitter account required to submit. Response within 24 hours. See the Twitter feed
Bread'n Molasses, Atlantic Canada's lifestyle magazine for positive thinkers seeks short fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir, personal essays and poetry. 2000 words max. Any theme but nothing too dark or sarcastic. Loves work that inspires or motivates others. Payment: two copies. Email submissions to editor@breadnmolasses.com.
Page Forty-Seven, an online anthology of literary short fiction, invites original work from new and established writers. Payment: $25-$75 per story. Maximum story length: 10,000 characters. More details...
Front&Centre (ON) is looking for new "salty, ballsy, edgy short fiction." Especially interested in new fiction from young Canadian writers. More details...
Independent publisher and literary magazine Leaf Garden Press (US) seeks eclectic poetry, prose, and visual arts. More details...
Bananafish (US) seeks honest, true to life, and engaging fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction. Length: 2000 words max. Every word should have a purpose. More details...
Blue Mountain Arts (US) is interested in reviewing pieces for publication on greeting cards. Pays. For writer’s guidelines send a blank e-mail to writings@sps.com with “Send Me Guidelines” in the subject line.
Forget Magazine (BC) is accepting submissions of fiction and poetry for its online and print editions. Especially welcomes writing on Canadian culture and appreciates (but does not favour) rural settings. Also likes truth. More details...
Student-run magazine The Frequent & Vigorous Quarterly (NS) seeks fiction (5000 words max), poetry, and photography for their next issue. Deadline: ongoing.
Fix magazine in cahoots with variations zine is looking for poetry submissions about the winter months for an arts and culture magazine devoted to the Sarnia Lambton area. No deadline provided.
Bi-monthly journal Litterbox Magazine (US) seeks fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art and recipes (prefers nonfiction). Payment: "joy of seeing your work looking pretty on our website." More details...
Fractured West (UK) seeks stories of honesty, fury, humiliation, and unusual beauty for first print issue. Length: 500 words max. New and emerging writers particularly encouraged. Payment: one copy of the print magazine. Submissions: ongoing. More details...
The Weekly Poet (US) seeks "well-rounded" poetry that demonstrates both depth and formal competence. Aims to publish weekly. Accepted writers are featured on the front page for a week with an extended bio and an interview. More details...
Atlantic Canada's online journal of metrical verse, Rhythm Poetry Magazine (NS), seeks submissions of unpublished poetry for their next issue (published biannually). Submit 4 to 6 poems and a 3 line bio. More details...
why are we not in paradise? (US) seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other media for upcoming issues. Open year-round. More details...
Narwhal magazine is a new arts magazine that has a strong bias for fiction (mainly short stories under 1500 words). More details...
Canadian horse racing publication, Trot Magazine, is seeking creative non-fiction feature writers. No horse experience necessary. Local travel may be required. Rates $300+. Submit a 500 word sample to kfisher@standardbredcanada.ca.
The Blue Pencil Online seeks to publish the best literary work in English by young writers (ages 12-18) around the world. Submit queries to Allan Reeder: areeder@walnuthillarts.org.
Branta is looking for reviews, recommendations, warnings, anecdotes, and lies. More details...
Feathertale is looking for humorous fiction, poetry and cartoons to round out its upcoming issue of The Feathertale Review. Submit three poems max. or stories 3000 words max. More details...
New website The Good Revolution seeks short feature articles (300-750 words) about education, human rights, environment, politics, good living, and more. Payment: "deferred, but we offer barter services."
Dear Sir, "a nascent online literary journal" seeks work on the intersection between science and art. More details...
Other Voices Magazine (AB) invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction for their “monthlies” online writing contest. Monthly prompt provided. Length: 750 words max. Prize: online publication and swag. More details...
Purdee (Canada/Poland) is a seeking audio submissions in any genre. Submit poetry, flash fiction, and short stories. More details...
2camels (UK) seeks travel articles that capture festival events (i.e. Carnival, Oktoberfest La Tomatina. Payment: US$20. More details...
New small UK press Smith | Styles (London, UK) seeks novel-length submissions: short stories, illustrated books, historical fiction, romance thrillers and more. More details...
Bankrupt Magazine (BC) seeks fiction and creative non-fiction stories from metro Vancouver writers. More details...
The Poet Grow-Op, in association with the The Antigonish Review (NS), seeks poetry by university/college students. Payment: Copy of TAR. More details...
Orato.com, a general interest online magazine based in Vancouver, is inviting Web writers, photographers, podcasters and videographers to post non-fiction articles (400-600 words), videos, audio and photos. Payment: 20% of ad revenue. More details...
Black Heart Magazine (QC) seeks submissions of erotic writing for their “Friction Friday” series. Length: 1000 words max. Stories can be fairly explicit, but should include traditional fictional elements of plot and character development. No unnecessary violence or -isms (i.e. sexism, racism, etc.). More details...
Love Blog (India, US) is seeking stories on dating, head-over-heels memoirs, and happily-ever-after escapades. Length: 1500 words max. More details...
New journal Ryga: A Journal of Provocations (BC) seeks stories, essays, poems, and plays "about our world now" in the tradition of George Ryga. Work should be current, urgent, and politically aware. More details...
Bi-monthly online journal Boxcar Poetry Review (US) seeks poetry and reviews of first poetry books. Poems can be "lyric or narrative, or somewhere in between." Submit poems: 3-5; reviews: 800-1500 words. More details...
London quarterly Ambit Magazine (London, UK) seeks submissions for its next issue. Send 5-6 poems or 2-3 stories (10,000 words max). More details...
Print magazine Glossolalia Flash Fiction is accepting flash fiction submissions on an ongoing basis. Length: 500 words max. More details...
Poesy Planet is a weekly mini-podcast that will feature one poet reading five poems. 15 minutes max. Submit .mp3 recording of five poems with their titles and without commentary. More details...
Leaf Press (BC) seeks poems for their weekly feature: Monday's Poem. Four poems are featured on the site each month. Send bio. Payment: 10080 minutes of fame. More details...
Sitting Pretty Magazine explores that place where writers spend so much of their lives: the desk. Expose your desk! Send an image and brief bio to sittingprettymag@aol.com. More details...
Cerise Press (US and France), an international online (with forthcoming print) journal of literature, seeks submissions for their premiere issue. Accepts poetry, poetry in translation, interviews, reviews, and essays. Deadline: not indicated. More details...
nthWORD is an online magazine for people who are passionate about ideas, words, and images. Seeks works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual art with a punchy, acerbic tone. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
Maternal Spark is looking for flash fiction pieces no more than 500 words in length. Writers must be moms but submissions need not be about motherhood. More details...
Kraze magazine (USA) is looking for freelance contributors. The new quarterly publication targets African American/Multicultural women and contains various types of articles. Payment: US18 cents per word. For guidelines contact Candra Jolly at editorial@krazemag.com.
Quarterly music magazine Stuff My Ear seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and opinions that are themed around music and dance. Focuses primarily on independent music around the world Deadline: ongoing. More details...
Longtime literary magazine Wascana Review (SK) seeks poetry and short fiction "with a slice of attitude." Also accepts essays on the pedagogy of creative writing and interviews with writers on the creative life or the creative process. More details...
Hit and Run Magazine (US) seeks the raw materials of writers' work, from scribblings on napkins to index cards, charts, maps, etc. Submit one jpg or gif image up to 1000 pixels wide as an attachment, along with a short bio (maximum of one link) in the body of the message, and "Submission" in the subject line to hitandrunmag@aol.com.
Semiannual ezine Ginosko (US) is accepting short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, interviews, social justice issues for their next issue. Length: flexible. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
Kitch Art magazine (Ottawa, ON) is looking for contributors. The bi-monthly magazine tracks the creative process, not the product. Rates are from 10 to 25 cents, depending on contribution and experience. Please contact editor Mike Levin at mike@kitchart.ca for writers' guidelines.mailto:mike@kitchart.ca
Free creative writing paper Notes from the Underground (UK) seeks submissions. Accepts comic stories, sketches, cartoons and comic poetry; longer short stories (1800 words max.) and very short stories (1-2 sentences). Circulation: 100,000. More details...
PistolPress (Toronto and Montreal) is accepting manuscripts for Canadian-authored collections. Open to short stories, novellas, and more. Does not publish: self-help books, nonfiction, children's literature, or genre fiction. More details...
Bi-annual publication Lake - A Journal of Arts and Environment (BC) publishes poetry, fiction, essays and artwork related to the natural world. Payment: small honorarium and two contributor's copies. Mail submissions only. More details...
TORO Magazine (ON) welcomes submissions for its Departures column. Accepts open letters, rants, and true stories. Length: 250-750 words. Send submissions to departures@toromagazine.com.
PistolPress is looking for submissions for "The Kitchen Reading Series," an online video-based alternative to live literary readings. Submit a 3-5 minute video of you reading your own work in a kitchen-like setting. Accepted videos will be promoted and posted on the website. More details...
Front&Centre, a literary print publication, seeks new fiction. Looking fiction with pace, energy, courage and conviction. "No fluffy genre fiction here; send only salty fiction that kicks against the pricks!" Length: 4000 words max. Send submission with a SASE or email address for return/reply, to: Matthew Firth, Editor, Front&Centre, 573 Gainsborough Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 2Y6.
Narwhal, an online humour based magazine, seeks flash fiction and satirical writing. Prefers "short and powerful" pieces. Length: 1500 words max. Longer pieces accepted for print issue (Spring 2009). More details...
Print and online journal Vallum: contemporary poetry (QC) is looking for new reviewers to submit engaging pieces on new books of poetry from Canadian and American authors. Payment upon publication. Interested writers should submit a writing sample and a cover letter that outlines their interests in poetry to: editors@vallummag.com. More details...
New York print literary journal, Ganymede, seeks poetry by young gay men. Introduces a new poet each issue, three issues per year. No submission fee. Payment: promotion of photo, bio, poetry, and website "to a very literate NYC audience." More details...
Online literary magazine Every Day Fiction (BC) publishes one very short story each day that can be read over breakfast or lunch, during a commute, etc. Seeks very short (flash) fiction 50-1000 words for daily delivery. Deadline: Ongoing. Payment: $3. More details...
Our Hockey Net, an online resource community for parents involved in Canadian minor hockey, seeks insightful, well-researched articles on subjects of fund-raising, school-hockey balance, nutrition, team involvement, game rules, skills development, surviving tournaments. Will consider inspiring personal essays/creative non-fiction and op-ed with solid argument written to initiate debate. Payment: $30. Deadline: ongoing.
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Short Story Library (US) is accepting submissions of all forms of short writing: micro fiction (500 words), flash fiction (1000 words), short stories (5000 words) and poetry. More details...
Canadian publisher Loon In Balloon (ON) seeks fiction manuscripts likely to have widespread popular appeal amongst adult readers. Interested in well-written novels that tell a compelling story -- especially works that could easily make the transition to a movie script. More details...
Small Press Poet Wears Prada seeks poetry (any form or style) for an anthology on bugs: pests, diseases, listening devices, computer viruses, telemarketers, etc. Submit up to three poems with bio. Previously published work accepted provided authors retains copyright. Response time: three months. Expected publication: 1-2 years. More details...
Alien Sloth Sex, an occasionally literary zine, is looking for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, art, and creative grocery lists for their eighth issue. Considers all submissions, but appreciates work that is experimental and pushes the envelope. Payment: free copy. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
New online journal Emprise Review (US) seeks poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and photography for upcoming issues. More details...
West Goes South (US), an independent literary journal based in Charlotte and Los Angeles, seeks submissions of fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and art. Theme: "The Longest Day." More details...
Two Hawks Quarterly (US) is currently accepting submissions for their summer and fall issues. Invites fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, memoir, and cross-genre. More details...
MONDOMagazine (Toronto, ON) is always looking for writers to contribute on a volunteer basis to its music section: album and concert reviews, features and profiles, clever columns and fanatic lists. Articles range from 300 to 1000 words, depending on the type, and can cover any genre. More details...
Downloadable magazine The Oddville Press seeks fiction, poetry, and artwork for their upcoming issues. No payment. More details...
Online journal blue skies seeks poetry submissions. Publishes emerging and established poets. Especially appreciates writing by Canadians. Submit 3 poems plus brief bio. More details...
Journizer (Germany) seeks tips, advice, cultural mishaps and travel stories that make you wish you were there (or thankful you weren't!) for J-Log, the online travel magazine of the travel portal. Seeks insider tips, funny stories, and anecdotes about how others can do the same thing you did for less or easier. How did you do it, why did you do it, and what did you learn from doing it? Submissions can be in English or German. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
Small feminist publisher Second Story Press (ON) is currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts of special interest to women. Accepts fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. More details...
The Fiddlehead (NB) invites poetry and fiction from Canadian and international writers. Submit fiction (4000 words max.) and poetry (3 to 5 is best). Payment: $20 per published page, plus contributor's copy. Accepts submissions year-round. More details...
Kristen den Hartog and Tracy Kasaboski seek true stories from WW2 for for ongoing online project Share Your Story. Sharp anecdotes, blurred memories, passed-down vignettes full of gaps and questions are all welcome, as are old photographs to illustrate the text. Where was your own family during the war, and what stories are left from that time? Send submissions to authors@theoccupiedgarden.com. No payment indicated.
Queen's Quarterly (ON) is accepting submissions of articles, reviews, short stories (2500-3000 words) and poetry (up to six poems). Payment determined at time of acceptance and paid upon publication. More details...
Rubicon Press (AB) produces unique chapbooks of poetry from writers around the world. Seeks work that resonates, moves, inspires and affects. More details...
Insomniac Press invites submissions of commercial and creative non-fiction. Appreciates subjects such as business and personal finance, gay and lesbian studies, and black Canadian studies. More details...
Orbis seeks submissions from international writers. Submit four poems or two prose pieces (500-1000 words). Readers' Award: £50 for piece receiving the most votes in each issue; £50 split between runners-up; and Featured Writer receives £50. Provides proofs with editorial suggestions. More details...
Ricepaper (BC) seeks poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama by Asian Canadians. Also publishes articles (query first). Payment: modest honorarium. More details...
Lies With Occasional Truth seeks "the very best writing by the very best writers in Canada (and sometimes by Americans who pretend, in their cover letters, to be Canadian)." Publishes fiction only, 3000 words max. Especially fond of plot-driven, humorous, and topical stories (also zombies and werewolves). Accepts submission year-round. Publishes quarterly. More details...
The New Quarterly (ON) invites submissions of fiction, poetry, interviews, and writing about writing. Wants to be delighted by a story well-told. Payment: $200 per short story, novel excerpt, and essay, and $30 per poem or "postscript" story. More details...
Groundwood Books (ON) seeks novel-length character-driven fiction for children of all ages. No anthropomorphic animals or elves/fairies as main characters. More details...
Orca Book Publishers (BC) seeks submissions for high-interest novels with contemporary themes, written expressly for teens reading below grade level. More details...
Douglas and McIntyre are accepting queries for literary fiction and non-fiction books. More details...
Online literary journal Cha seeks quality poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, photography, graphic fiction and reviews from and about Asia. More details...
Writers from Canada and around the world are being invited to enter a monthly short story competition run by Certys Limited (County Durham, England). Prizes: £100 for the monthly competition; £250 for the annual competition. Entry fee: £5. Deadline: ongoing; last day of each month. More details...
Freehand Books is a new literary book publishing operation by Broadview Press of Calgary and Guelph. The new press aims to discover and publish new and established writers of literary fiction, poetry, memoir, biography,
and creative non-fiction on a variety of timely topics. Submit manuscripts with SASE to: Freehand Books, 412-815-1st Street S.W., Calgary T2P 1N3.
Inscribed seeks novel manuscripts. Length: 80-800 pages. Ensure manuscript is well-proofed. Payment: royalties.
Submissions are invited for new travel 'zine Travel Thru History. Publishes travel memoirs, reflections on literary journeys, and pieces on history, archaeology, and culture. Length: 500 -1500 words. Payment: small honorarium paid on publication. More details...
Online magazine Dance to Death seeks poetry and micro fiction submissions for its next issue. Appreciates work that is concise, original, dark, humorous, and sensitive. English and French submissions welcome. More details...
The Malahat Review is now publishing at least one work of creative-non fiction (personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, literary journalism) per issue. No restrictions for subject matter or approach. Length: 1000-3500 words. Payment: $40 per published page plus a one-year subscription. More details...
The Interpreter's House (UK) seeks submissions of poetry and fiction. Send up to five poems or short stories (2000 words max). Welcomes work from international writers. More details...
Black Static is accepting horror stories for their next issue. Length: 8000 words max. Postal submissions only. More details...
New publisher of "slim books for big minds" booksHANDmade (ON) is looking for creative people to submit poems and one-page stories about Canada for publication in a new book "Pages of Canada". Publication to occur when 100 pieces have been accepted. Deadline: May 30, 2008. Payment: copy of book. More details...
34thParallel (US) seeks submissions of fiction and poetry from new and emerging writers. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
The Wry Writer is looking for stories featuring strong female protagonists and lesbian characters portrayed in a positive light. Open to a variety of material including adventure, crime, romance, and drama. Accepts flash-fiction (1000 words max.), short stories (1000 - 7500) and novelette-length stories (17500 words max.). Payment: $10 for short fiction. More details...
Ramble Underground seeks fiction and poetry submissions. Submit one story or up to 3 poems, 100-4000 words. Pays US$15 per story. More details...
