Canadian Literary Magazines

A list of Canadian magazines. Some may still be open, others were harder to find the submission period for. 

Acta Victoriana (Canada)

Opens in January, September 

https://actavictoriana.ca/submit/ 

Ampersand Review (Canada)

Open from July 1st-August 31st

https://theampersandreview.ca/submit 

Archetype Magazine (Canada)

Reading periods: November 1st- January 7th, June 1st-August 6th

https://archetypemag.com/submissions/ 

Augur Magazine (Canada) 

Reading period: December 15th-January 15th

https://augursociety.org/submissions/ 

Brick (Canada)

Reading periods: October 1st-31st, April 1st-30th

https://brickmag.com/submissions/ 

Dalhousie Review (Canada)

Open in May, June

https://ojs.library.dal.ca/dalhousiereview/contribute 

Dark Winter Lit (Canada)

Opens October 1st

https://www.darkwinterlit.com/submit-literary-magazine 

Event Magazine (Canada)

Reading periods: AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30 

DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 31

https://eventmagazine.submittable.com/submit 

Feathertale Review (Canada)

https://feathertale.com/submissions/ 

Fiddlehead Review (Canada)

September 15th-November 30th

https://thefiddlehead.submittable.com/submit 

Filling Station (Canada) 

https://fillingstation.submittable.com/submit 

Grain (Canada)

September 15-June 15th 

https://grainmagazine.submittable.com/submit 

Hermine (Canada)

Opens in December 

https://hermineannual.com/submit/ 

Hexagon (Canada)

Opens September 1st, every first week of every other month

https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/ 

The Malahat Review (Canada)

Open during April and May

https://malahatreview.submittable.com/submit/26982/fiction 

Maple Tree Literary (Canada)

Open in August

https://www.mtls.ca/issue22/submissions/ 

Pulp Fiction (Canada)

Short fiction open in April

https://pulpliterature.com/submissions/submission-guidelines/ 

Queen’s Quarterly (Canada)

Open in August 

https://www.queensu.ca/quarterly/submissions-and-correspondence

Riddle Fence (Canada)

Reading period: October 1 – November 30 and January 1 – February 28

https://riddlefence.com/submit/ 

Spadina Literary Review (Canada)

https://www.spadinaliteraryreview.com/submission-guidelines