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Guidelines

"Aurora Award-winning quarterly journal of fantastical literature from a uniquely Canadian perspective. "

"Aurora Award-winning quarterly journal of fantastical literature from a uniquely Canadian perspective. "

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  • Payment

    Yes

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes, copies and a one-year subscription

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

2 genres

Fiction

Max words: 6000

We want speculative writing of all kinds, but nothing derivative. Try to avoid what you think are trends, because by the time we’d publish t...

Poetry

Max lines: 100

Fiction

Max words: 6000

We want speculative writing of all kinds, but nothing derivative. Try to avoid what you think are trends, because by the time we’d publish t...

Poetry

Max lines: 100

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

Creators from a specific location / ethnic group

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

We need to be aware of Canadian content. We DO buy works from non-Canadians, but our mandate was always to showcase works by writers from our own country. Payment. Poems (4-100 lines): $100 CAD plus a one-year subscription and 2 contributor copies. Short-short stories (under 2000 words): $100 CAD, plus a one-year subscription and 2 contributor copies. Fiction (6000 words max.) $0.05 CAD per word plus 2 contributor’s copies plus a One year subscription.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1989 | 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 :)

Diane L. Walton

Editor-in-Chief

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