MFF
opportunities
"At carte blanche we believe there is more than one way to tell a story, and it is our mandate to provide a venue for narrative of all forms, from fiction and poetry, to photo essay and graphic fiction. - carte blanche
"Vallum Society for Education in Arts & Letters (VSEAL) is a federally incorporated charity based in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal, Canada) on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory that is committed to the dissemination of literary education in Canada and internationally. VSEAL’s goal is to encourage and support poets, writers, and artists at all stages of their careers while offering the public relevant tools for a better understanding and appreciation of contemporary poetry and literature. - Vallum
"Room is Canada’s oldest feminist literary journal and has published fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, interviews, and book reviews for forty years. Published quarterly by the West Coast Feminist Literary Magazine Society, also known as the Growing Room Collective, Room showcases writing and art by women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people. We believe in publishing emerging writers alongside established authors, and because of this, approximately 90% of the work we publish comes from unsolicited submissions or contest entries." Room Magazine
4. Montreal Writes (currently on hiatus)
"Montréal Writes is an online, non-profit literary magazine publishing issues monthly. We accept short stories (fiction, non-fiction and flash fiction), poetry, artwork, and photography. Founded in Montréal, our goal is to give you the recognition you deserve and provide you with a platform to share, interact, and discover emerging artists." - MW
"A bilingual literary and visual arts magazine, based at Concordia. Published biannually." - The Void
7. Existere - Journal of Arts & Literature
"Existere publishes exciting new works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and art from local, national, and international contributors. It publishes biannually, and submissions are accepted all year long." - Existere
8. The Puritan Literary Magazine
"filling Station Magazine is a literary and art magazine publishing innovative poetry, fiction, non-fiction (creative non-fiction, reviews, articles, interviews, live event reviews, photo essays, etc), and presenting a featured visual artist each issue." - fS
11. Event Magazine Poetry and Prose
" Each issue of EVENT includes high-quality fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and book reviews, and we feature emerging and established writers side-by-side in our pages. We also print commissioned illustrations alongside the writing, and each cover features the work of a BC photographer." - Event
"Our vision is to sustain a relevant, accessible, and aesthetically beautiful venue that illuminates the life experiences of writers and artists in Canada who identify as women or non-binary. To achieve this vision we:" - Understorey
"White Wall Review is the Journal of Creative Writing in the Department of English at Toronto Metropolitan University. Since 1976, we have published exciting and necessary fiction, poetry, and non-fiction by emerging and established writers from across North America" - White Wall Review
"The Link is an independent, student-run, not-for-profit multi-media publication at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec." - The Link Newspaper
16. The New Quarterly
"We publish short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction that explores both the craft and the writing life. - TN2
17. The Malahat Review - New Resource
"Published quarterly, it features contemporary Canadian and international works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction as well as reviews of recently published Canadian poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction." - Malahat Review
- Malahat Contest Page for Writers
18. Exile Quarterly - New Resource
"Exile specializes in finding and developing Canadian writers of fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as visual artists engaged in painting, photography, illustration, and other fine arts disciplines." - Exile
- Fiction and Poetry Competitions
19. Montreal Review of Books - New Resource
"The Montreal Review of Books is a free, nationally distributed journal of reviews, features, and essays on English-language books by Quebec writers and publishers. - mRb
"EXPOZINE, Montreal’s annual small press fair, is Canada’s largest and one of North America’s largest too! Over the course of one weekend each fall, some 270+ different vendors and creators of all kinds of publications (in both English and French) present and sell their works to some 15 000 visitors." - Expozine