Here is a brief and by-no-means exhaustive summary of some upcoming short fiction and poetry publishing and contest deadlines in Canada. Click on the links for full and exact details.
January 31
Geist 14th Annual Postcard Story contest
Specs: A flash story, up to 500 words, with a related postcard picture (images from Wikimedia Commons okay)
Submission: Online, through Submittable
Fees: $20, which includes a one-year subscription; additional entries $5
Compensation: Publication $500 for first, $250 for second, $150 for third; shortlisted authors published on geist.com
February 1
Canthius, Issue 5 (Spring-Summer ’18) Call for Submissions
Specs: Prose up to 3500 words, poetry up to 5 pieces; emerging women and genderqueer writers
Submission: Online, through Submittable; average response time 12 – 15 weeks; simultaneous okay
Fees: Free or $5 donation
Compensation: Publication and $15 per poem and $50 per prose work
February 3
Specs: Fiction and CNF up to 2 pieces, max. 3500 words; poetry up to 4 poems, max. 5 pages
Submission: Online, through Submittable; no identifying information on manuscript; simultaneous okay
Fees: Free
Compensation: Publication
February 28
Specs: CNF between 1200 and 1800 words; citizens and permanent residents of Canada
Submission: Online, through Submittable
Fees: $25
Compensation: $6000 for winner, $1000 for finalists; publication on CBC Books
February 28
Specs: Fiction between 3000 and 7500 words; must begin with the following line: “It was February 29 again, and I was wondering which member of my family would try to kill me this time.”
Submission: By email, to submssions@iguanabooks.ca; no simultaneous or multiple submissions
Fees: Free
Compensation: CAD $0.02 per word, plus complimentary copy of anthology
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