50 Canadian Literary Magazines That Pay Writers

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Updated 7/7/23

I have a special fondness for Canadian literary magazines. They usually pay their writers, don't ask for "perpetual rights," and for the most part do not charge submission fees. In addition, Canada has a deep respect for literature and literacy. It is an honor to be published in one of their literary journals.

All of these magazines are paying markets. The majority accept non-Canadian writers. English is the preferred language, but sometimes French is accepted as well. I have indicated which magazines have submission periods. (Read their guidelines carefully.) 

Note: You can find hundreds more paying markets on this page: Paying Markets.

Journal	Guidelines	Payment	Notes
The Ex-Puritan	https://puritan-magazine.submittable .com /submit	$100 per interview, $200 per essay, $100 per review, $150 per work of fiction, and $35 per poem (or page, capped at $120 for poems running four pages or more), $50 for hybrid work.	Publishes fiction, essays, poetry, and reviews. All submissions must be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing, publishing on blogs, and in chapbook format)
Queen's Quarterly	https://www.queensu.ca/quarterly/submissions-correspondence	Negotiated	Articles, essays, and reviews should not exceed 2500 words
Agnes and True	http://agnesandtrue.com/ submission-guidelines/	$75.00 (CAD) per short story	Prefers Canadians, but anyone with "Canadian sensibilities" will be considered Submission periods
Antigonish Review	http://www.antigonishreview.com /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id =190:submission-guidelines&catid=65&Itemid=101	Poetry $5.00 per page to a maximum of $25.00 plus two copies Fiction $50.00 plus two c opies (one digital and one print) Articles/Essays $50.00 plus two copies (one digital and one print) Book Reviews $50.00 plus two copies (one digital and one print) Cover Art $100.00 plus two copies (one digital and one print)	No simultaneous submissions
The Malahat Review	http://www.malahatreview.ca/ submission_guidelines.html#general	$60 CAD per published page Accepts poetry, fiction, reviews, CNF, translations, art	No simultaneous submissions
Our Times	https://ourtimes.ca/write-for-us	$50	Poems that reflect the themes of workers' lives, rights, insights, and social justice. Canadians only.
The Sprawl Mag	https://www.thesprawlmag.ca/guidelines	$20	Speculative poetry, short fiction, and visual art. "Whether it is utopic, dystopic, magical, or sci-fi, we look forward to seeing your work." See submission periods
Arc Poetry	http://arcpoetry.ca/submit/	$50 per page Poetry, reviews of poetry, articles about poetry	Poetry See submission periods
Augur	http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/	For reprints: $10 per flash and $20 per short story For previously unpublished fiction/poetry rates are: $25 for flash, $20 for poetry, and $0.02/word for fiction.	See  submission periods
Canthius	http://www.canthius.com/submissions/	$15 per poem and $50 per work of prose (fiction and CNF)	Accepts poetry and prose from a diversity of established and emerging women and genderqueer writers. Submission periods
CAROUSEL	https://carousel.submittable.com/submit	Fiction: 1-4 pgs: $55 / 5+ pgs: $100; Poetry: $20 per work (paid in CDN currency)	Fee to submit online. No fee for snail mail. Submission periods
carte blanche	http://carte-blanche.org/submissions/	Modest honorarium	Accepts poetry, fiction, CNF, translation, photography, comics Submission periods
Shrapnel	https://www.shrapnelmagazine.com/submit	All fiction, CNF, and essay publications are paid $25; original artwork for stories and comics are paid $20; and poetry, book reviews, interviews, and columns are paid $15	Canadian writers only Submission periods
Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing	http://www.contemporaryverse2.ca/ en/submission-guidelines	Poetry: $30 per poem, Interviews: $50-$100, Articles: $50-$100, Essays: $40-$150, Reviews: $50-$80	Accepts submissions from Sept. 1 through May 31.
Existere	https://existere.info.yorku.ca/submissions/	Small honorarium	Accepts all genres of poetry, short plays, short stories, postcard/flash fiction, art and literature reviews, critical essays, interviews, sketches, photos, etc.
Feathertale	https://feathertale.com/submissions/	Only contributors that are published in print journal will receive payment	Publishes humorous poetry, short fiction, cartoons and sketches Submission periods
The Fiddlehead	https://thefiddlehead.submittable.com /submit	$60 CAD per published page	Accepts fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Different submission periods for different forms. See submission periods.
filling Station	https://www.fillingstation.ca/submissions-1	$25 honorarium	Accepts poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, critical non-fiction (about literature and occasionally about visual art), and visual art.
Freefall	https://freefall.submittable.com/submit	$10.00 per page in the magazine, to a maximum of $100.00 $25.00 per poem $10 for artwork	Non-contest submissions are closed from September 1st to December 31st. Accepts fiction, poetry, CNF, art, book reviews. Canadians only
Grain	https://grainmagazine.ca/submit	$50 per page to a maximum of $250	Submission periods Accepts poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction
HA&L	https://halmagazine.wordpress.com /submit/submit-to-hal-magazine/	Small honorarium	Publishes poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, long form essays, reviews, portfolios, video, film, and sound.
The New Quarterly	https://tnq.ca/submit/	$275 for fiction and nonfiction, $50 for poetry	Accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry Canadians only
On Spec	https://onspecmag.wordpress.com /submissions/	Poems (4-100 lines): $50 plus Short-short stories (under 1000 words): $50 Fiction (6000 words max.) 1000-2999 words: $125 3000-4999 words: $175 5000-6000 words: $200	Accepts speculative fiction, poetry Submission periods
Plenitude Magazine	http://plenitudemagazine.ca/submit/ submissionguidelines/	$100 per prose contribution (including book reviews and articles) and $50 per poem.	Seeking LGBTQ literary fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, reviews, interviews, and novel excerpts  Submission periods
Prairie Fire	https://www.prairiefire.ca/submissions/	10 cents/word up to $250, online max is $75 $40 per poem Art rate varies	Accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art Snail mail only
Pulp Literature	http://pulpliterature.com/submissions /submission-guidelines/	$0.035 – $0.07 per word for short stories (to 7000 words), $0.025 – $0.05 per word between 7000 and 10000 words, and $0.015 – $0.035 per word for works over 10000 words. Poetry and interior illustrations pay between $25 – $50. Sequential art (graphic novels and cartoons) and illustrations are at a rate of $25 to $75 per page	Short stories, novellas, poetry, comics, illustrations Submission periods Accepts some reprints at half rate
Room	http://roommagazine.com/submit	$50 for one page, $60 for two pages, $90 for three pages, $120 for four pages, $150 for five or more pages	Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art by women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people
subTerrain	http://subterrain.ca/about/35/sub-terrain-writer-s-guidelines	Poetry: $50 per poem Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.)	Fee to submit online, no fee for snail mail
The Temz Review	https://www.thetemzreview.com/submissions.html	$20	Fiction, poetry, and reviews Submission periods
Vallum	https://vallummag.com/submit/	Payment not specified	Poetry, essays, reviews Charges for online submissions Submission periods
The Ampersand Review	https://theampersandreview.ca/submit	Poetry: $50 per poem/page to a maximum of $100. Fiction: $100 per story. Non-fiction: $100 per piece. Reviews: $100 per piece.	Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews Priority is given to Canadians Submission periods
Geist	http://www.geist.com/writers/submit	$100 - $1200	Canadian connection required Accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art Submission periods
Polar Borealis	http://polarborealis.ca/submission-guidelines/	1 cent per word. $10 for one thousand words or less. $20 for two thousand words or less (but reasonably above one thousand). $30 for three thousand words or less (but reasonably above two thousand)	Canadians only Speculative fiction and poetry Reading periods
Canadian Literature	http://canlit.ca/submissions/submission-guidelines/	Small honorarium	Poetry, reviews, articles Canadians only
Funicular	https://funicularmagazine. submittable.com/submit	Short story: $10/printed page (up to a maximum of $100) Flash: $25 per piece Poetry: $25 per piece Pays for print publication only Does not pay for online publication	Reading periods
Asparagus	https://medium.com/asparagus-magazine/submission-guidelines-3e0eb7a4b5d7	C$0.25/word	Non-fiction and humor only (no fiction)
Raconteur	http://raconteurmag.com/submissions/	$10 for prose, $5 for art	Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art
Eavesdrop	https://www.eavesdropmagazine.ca/submissions	$30 per poem, $70 per short fiction and CNF piece, $30 per comic	"Queer-focused multimedia magazine" Canadians only
Riddle Fence	http://www.riddlefence.com/submissions	$30/page	Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, reviews and features
Qwerty	https://www.qwertyunb.com/submit	$15 (CAD)	Poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, art
Hermine	https://www.hermineannual.com/submit/	$50 to $200 CAD per story, plus two contributor copies.	Short fiction up to 4,000 words Submission periods
Little Blue Marble	https://littlebluemarble.ca/submission-guidelines/	11 a word for original works up to 2000 words. "If the CAD/USD exchange rate dips below that which would match SFWA's 8¢/word pro rate, we will amend contracts to offer USD 8¢/word at time of payment. We offer $0.01 a word for reprints."	We publish speculative fiction that examines humanity's possible futures living with anthropogenic climate change. Nonfiction articles and essays on climate change, and profiles of people on the front lines of climate work in the 1000-2000 word range.
Class Collective	https://www.classcollectivemag.com/submissions	CA$10 for poetry, and CA$20 for fiction, essays, and commentary	We’re proud to publish writing that has a class based perspective on politics and culture. However, we encourage writers to interpret this prompt as creatively as they’d like—the sky’s the limit! We have multiple categories, including poetry, short fiction, essays, and commentary.
Hexagon	https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/	$5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, $10 for flash fiction, $15 for works between 1,001-4,999 words, $20 for accepted written works over 5,000 words, $30 for Graphic Stories and $110 for cover art pieces. CAD	Speculative fiction Open for submissions for the first 7 days of every second month.
Eavesdrop Magazine	https://www.eavesdropmagazine.ca/submissions	$30 per poem, $70 per short fiction, CNF piece, and short play, $70 per visual art piece, $30 per comic	Canadian writers (anyone living in Canada for work, school, asylum, etc, as well as artists living on traditional, unceded territories, is welcome to submit) See submission periods
Mystery Magazine	https://mysterymagazine.ca/submit	2¢/word USD for accepted stories	"The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries"
Quagmire	https://www.quagmiremagazine.com/submissions	$50	Absurd situations, surreal settings, experimental plots, characters, and ideas. "We want whacky, weird, and everything in between."
Funemployment Quarterly	https://funemployment.xyz/submissions/	$20 CAD	Science-fiction/fantasy on themes See deadlines
Absynthe	https://www.absynthe.ca/submit	$75 per piece. Any visual artists that get published will be compensated $50 per piece.	All genres from poetry, prose, to creative nonfiction, and anything in between
Heartlines Spec	https://www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-guidelines/	$0.08 CAD per word for short fiction and $80 CAD flat for poetry	Sci-fi/fantasy short fiction and poetry focused on long-term relationships: platonic, romantic, or familial Primarily looking for writers identifying as being from Canada/Turtle Island. This includes expats, new immigrants, and people who refuse/resist Canadian Identity.
The Polyglot	https://www.thepolyglotmagazine.com/submit	$100 CAD	Multilingual art, poems, essays, stories, artworks, and translations Has submission periods
Toronto Journal	https://torontojournal.com/submit/	$50 CAD	Short stories from anywhere in the world. We will also consider non-fiction pieces about local history (Toronto, GTA, and surrounding). Print and audio No word limit
This Magazine	https://this.org/contribute/	$50 - $125	Fiction, poetry and nonfiction (not always open to fiction and poetry) Canadians only
Over/Exposed	https://overexposedlit.uvic.ca/submission-guidelines/	$15 CAD	Flash, short fiction, and non-fiction personal essays/memoir, poetry, reviews, experimental, art. "we are focused on the publication of works that are vulnerable, experimental, a little bit weird and sexy." Accepts international submissions, but prioritizes grad students Has submission periods
oteh nîkân	https://otehnikan.ca/about-us/submission-guidelines-payment/	$200 - $300 CAD	Publishes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction by LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous writer
Block Party Magazine	https://blockpartymagazine.com/submit	$10	Themed issues Poetry, fiction, CNF, art
Frost Zone	https://www.frostzonestories.com/p/submissions.html	$15 CAD	Accepts international submissions Literary dark fiction
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