Geist is the Canadian magazine of ideas and culture with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour. The Geist tone is intelligent, plain-talking, inclusive and offbeat.
Highlights
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- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 120 days after submission*/Editor reported data98 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data3.33%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Your cover letter should include your name, complete mailing address and email.
Eligibility
Location
Formatting
Please format your manuscript as follows: Word Count: insert word count at the top of the first page Font: 12 point Times Roman Line Space: 1.5 Margins: 1.25 inches Page Numbers please, at the bottom right corner on every page
Author's rights
We buy first North American serial rights for most original work, and second or third serial rights for previously published work (including work published on the internet).
Additional info
Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype Accept previously published: "Buy second or third serial rights for previously published work (including work published on the internet)" Limited to those with a Canadian connection
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
98 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
10 days
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About
Geist is published four times a year by The Geist Foundation. Every issue brings together a sumptuous mix of fact + fiction, photography and comix, poetry, essays and reviews, and the weird and wonderful from the world of words. At the heart of our enterprise is the imaginary country that some...
Read moreFounded
1990
Country
CA
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Editor-in-Chief