This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines.
Gordon Square Review
DEADLINE: October 1, 2019
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, prose
PAYMENT: $25 per accepted prose piece and $10 per accepted poem
Hold the Line
DEADLINE: Year-round
SUBMISSION FEE: None
NOTES: "We are seeking writers who are passionate about social justice as it intersects with the challenges of parenthood."
FORMS: Poetry, short fiction
PAYMENT: Poetry - $20; Shorter pieces, listicles, or book reviews up to 950 words - $50; Longer pieces, 1300 - 1800 words - $100; Photos – $15
Chicken Soup for the Soul
DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: "Laughter Is the Best Medicine"
FORMS: Stories and poems
PAYMENT: $200
Room
DEADLINE: October 31, 2019
SUBMISSION FEE: None
NOTES: Writing by women, including trans* persons, gender-variant and two-spirit women, and women of non-binary sexual orientations, any theme for this issue
FORMS: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and art
PAYMENT: "All contributors will be paid upon publication: $50 CAD for one page, $60 for two pages, $90 for three pages, $120 for four pages, $150 for five or more pages."
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