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Guidelines

"Grain, the journal of eclectic writing, is a literary quarterly that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists."

"Grain, the journal of eclectic writing, is a literary quarterly that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

6 months / 69 days

Acceptance Rate

13.64%

  • Payment

    Yes: CA$50 per page

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes, 2 copies

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

6 genres

Fiction

Max words: 3500

Nonfiction

Max words: 3500

Poetry

6 pages max

Play

queries are welcome

Comics

queries are welcome

Wtf is genre, send anything

Queries for submissions of work in other forms are welcome.

Fiction

Max words: 3500

Nonfiction

Max words: 3500

Poetry

6 pages max

Play

queries are welcome

Comics

queries are welcome

Wtf is genre, send anything

Queries for submissions of work in other forms are welcome.

Statistics

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Track submission

35

Total submissions tracked

69 days

Average response time

13.64%

Average acceptance rate

9 days

Fastest response time

136 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We have a monthly Submittable cap, and if we reach the said cap, online submissions will be closed until the following month. If you'd like to submit but our account is full, you can either submit by mail or wait until the 1st of the following month.

Cover letters

Include a cover letter with all contact information, title(s) and genre of work you are submitting, and a total page count. A brief bio is highly recommended.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Rights for published work

Grain purchases first Canadian serial rights only. Copyright remains with the writer or artist.

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 1973 | Canada

Grain, the journal of eclectic writing, is a literary quarterly that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists.

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 :)

Mari-Lou Rowley

Editor-in-Chief

Kate O’Gorman

FICTION & NONFICTION EDITOR

Brenda Schmidt

POETRY EDITOR

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people