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"For over 40 years, Arc has been pub­lish­ing the best in con­tem­po­rary poetry. Arc invites sub­mis­sions from poets at all stages of their writing careers."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

July 31, 2023

Table of contents

Introduction

For over 40 years, Arc has been pub­lish­ing the best in con­tem­po­rary poetry. Arc invites sub­mis­sions from poets at all stages of their writing careers.

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
4-6 months / 43 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Arc publishes essays, interviews, and articles on poetry and poetry-related subjects. Submit a pitch of 250 words, with an estimate of anticipated length to prose@arcpoetry.ca. Tell us a bit about yourself and your writing experience in your email, including any relevant links to samples of your previous work. For further details on what to include in your pitch, read below. The “How Poems Work” feature is a 500-word column that is a “case-study” appreciation of a single poem by a Canadian poet, addressing such concerns as style, subject matter, influences, context, and the use of such elements as form, language, rhythm, and diction. The text of the poem under discussion will also be reprinted in each column.

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Poetry

Max lines: 360

Max pieces: 3

Not exceed 3 poems or 360 lines.

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Review

Poetry and review queries submitted to the prose submission email will not be read. For review queries, please contact coordinatingeditor@arcpoetry.ca.

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Interview

Max words: 2000

In your pitch, please mention who you are interested in interviewing and the topics or themes you want to discuss. If you have already conducted the interview, please include a 1-2 page sample in your email.

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Translations

Max pieces: 3

Submissions must not exceed 3 poems or 360 lines.

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Arc publishes essays, interviews, and articles on poetry and poetry-related subjects. Submit a pitch of 250 words, with an estimate of anticipated length to prose@arcpoetry.ca. Tell us a bit about yourself and your writing experience in your email, including any relevant links to samples of your previous work. For further details on what to include in your pitch, read below. The “How Poems Work” feature is a 500-word column that is a “case-study” appreciation of a single poem by a Canadian poet, addressing such concerns as style, subject matter, influences, context, and the use of such elements as form, language, rhythm, and diction. The text of the poem under discussion will also be reprinted in each column.

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Poetry

Max lines: 360

Max pieces: 3

Not exceed 3 poems or 360 lines.

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Review

Poetry and review queries submitted to the prose submission email will not be read. For review queries, please contact coordinatingeditor@arcpoetry.ca.

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Interview

Max words: 2000

In your pitch, please mention who you are interested in interviewing and the topics or themes you want to discuss. If you have already conducted the interview, please include a 1-2 page sample in your email.

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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    Details

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    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 2010 | Canada

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Chris Johnson
Managing Editor
Manahil Bandukwala
Coordinating Editor
Meagan Black
Editorial Assistant
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

35

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

43 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/43 days

Fastest response time

1 days

Slowest response time

98 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Jade Y. Liu avatarMahaila Smith avatar
2 pieces