Call for Submissions on Theme of "Winter": subTerrain Magazine

 

subTerrain publishes original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, and commentary three times a year. Submissions must be previously unpublished material.

subTerrain welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQI+, low-income, no-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose.

WINTER, #105 {GENERAL ISSUE}

This issue will be a general issue featuring fiction, poetry, commentary, and creative nonfiction, plus the winning entries in our 2026 Lush Triumphant Literary Awards, as well as excerpts from forthcoming releases from Canadian indie presses.

SUBMISSIONS OPEN JUNE 12 :: CLOSE: AUGUST 7

Submit via Submittable at the "Submit online" link below. If submitting via snail mail, please identify on the envelope the theme issue for which you are submitting.

Feel free to interpret these themes in unique and unusual ways.

The following are some general guidelines (as always, we suggest READING an issue of the magazine to see what we're all about).

Submissions must be previously unpublished and be:

• typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper (no disks or e-mail submissions please)

• Fiction: a maximum of 3,000 words. (max. 3 submissions per issue

• Poetry: Poetry should be single-spaced with stanza breaks.

• Creative Non-Fiction: a maximum of 4,000 words. (max. 2 submissions per issue)

• Commentary (social or otherwise): a maximum of 4000 words. (max. 2 submissions per issue)

• Photography & Illustration: we only accept solicited art and photography. Please forward us a link to your work;

Hard copy submissions not accompanied by a SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) will not be considered or returned. Submissions from outside Canada: It has come to our attention that IRCs are no longer available in the U.S. Submitters from outside Canada: please DO NOT SEND RETURN ENVELOPES WITH U.S. STAMPS -- WE CANNOT USE U.S. POSTAGE TO MAIL FROM CANADA! Please include your email address with your submission and we will respond via email.

Mail hard copy submissions to:

subTerrain Magazine 
P.O. Box 3008, Station Terminal 
Vancouver, BC V6B 3X5 
CANADA 
TEL: (604) 876-8009
EMAIL: subter@portal.ca

Please do not send submissions via email.

Payment rates for published submissions:

Poetry: $50 per poem
Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.)

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