Updates & Calls

Monday, March 1st 2021

SubTerrain Magazine opens for submissions in March

This Canadian magazine welcomes fiction, nonfiction, commentary and poetry from all writers. They open for the ‘Neighbours’ themed issue in March. Their guidelines say, “This issue will explore the world of “neighbours.” Whether we love them or hate them, we all have them. There’s the “Good Neighbour” policy and the unwritten but often spoken of “Bad Neighbour” policy. We welcome essays, fiction, opinion pieces, and poetry that reflects upon this unique designation”. There is no fee for mailed submissions, electronic submissions are charged. At the time of writing, the deadline was unspecified.
Length: Up to 3,000 words for fiction, 4,000 words for other prose
Pay: CAD0.10/word for prose, up to CAD500; CAD50 per poem
Details here.

Opens submissions on: 1 March 2021, according to their schedule  


Thursday, October 15th 2020

subTerrain Magazine wants submissions on Tales from the Pandemic

This Canadian literary magazine is reading submissions, including creative non-fiction and social commentary, for a special issue titled ‘Tales from the Pandemic.’ Their guidelines say, “We want your stories (real and imagined) about living in a pandemic. ... What has this time been like for you? This unprecedented world situation has been thrust upon us and we have all had to cope one way or another, we have all had to find our way in the midst of a deadly, invisible adversary. Through varying degrees of lockdown and quarantine we have all had to find a way to be, a way to carry on living.”They welcome photos and illustrations. They also read fiction and poetry, and they accept submissions from around the world. Non-fiction pieces should be up to 4,000 words. There is no fee for mailed submissions. Pay is $0.10/word up to $500 (Canadian). Details here.

 Deadline: 2 November 2020


Saturday, March 7th 2020

SubTerrain is calling for writing on the theme of disobedience.

They accept commentary, social or otherwise, creative non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. For the Disobedience theme their guidelines say, “subTerrain has always prided itself on its rejection of the status quo, and in this issue we will feature work that explores disobedience as progress, as chaos, or as morality. Or perhaps the works will be an act of disobedience themselves, in that they flout the so-called rules of genre.” They accept non-fiction of up to 4,000 words and pay CAD0.10 per word, up to CAD500. They are reading for this issue until end-April. Online submissions are charged, but there is no fee for mailed submissions. Details here