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Upcoming Magazine Publishing Submission Deadlines – February 2023
The Malahat Review
May. 1, 2023: Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction (opens Feb)
Aug. 1, 2023: Constance Rook Creative Non-Fiction Prize (opens May)
Portal
Annual submission call every fall, one to Vancouver Island University students (deadline Nov. 24, 2023), the other the Portent Contest for Canadian writers (deadline: Oct. 15, 2023).
Preview: Guide to Galleries + Museums
Listings only, e.g. art or museum shows and openings.
Mar 9, 2023: Apr-May issue
May 9, 2023: Jun-Jul-Aug issue
Aug 9, 2023: Sept-Oct issue
Oct 10, 2023: Nov-Dec-Jan issue
See here for more deadlines.
PULP Literature
Contest calendar:
Feb 15, 2023: The Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest (opens Jan. 1)
Oct 15, 2023: Raven Short Story Contest (opens Sept. 1)
ROOM magazine
Contest calendar:
Fiction (opens Jan 2023)
Creative Non-Fiction (opens Apr 2023)
Poetry (opens June 2023)
Short Forms (opens Sept 2023)
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art by folks of marginalized genders, including but not limited to women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people. (Trans definitions here)
Learn more about British Columbia’s magazine publishing industry here, and discover more supports and industry knowledge via Magazine Association of BC.
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