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Plenitude

Send up to five pages of poetry, single spaced, in a 12-point font. Each poem should appear on a new page. Submit one file per submission with all poems in the same document.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, titles of poems, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $50 to $60 per poem.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your poetry is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.

Poetry Submission

This call is for fiction submissions from US and international writers.
Send one short story, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of short story, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $100 CAD to $125 CAD per short story.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.

Fiction Submission - US and International Writers

This call is for hybrid submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Plenitude's genre bender submission is open to hybrid works that don't fit into standard categories of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. We're seeking new and exciting pieces that blur the lines between categories: literary blends of two or all three standard genres (poetry/fiction/nonfiction); cut-and-paste flash fiction; found poems from legal documents; erasure; conversations; collage text; you name it! Surprise us. We look forward to reading your cutting-edge submission.
Text-based submissions should be no longer than 2000 words, and can include images in the body of the text. Genre-bending poems should be no longer than 5 pages long. Standalone literary images/photographs such as collages or cut-and-paste poems can be uploaded as .jpg or .png files.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, titles of poems, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Writers will be paid $100 CAD upon acceptance of their work.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your hybrid work is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work. 
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.

Genre Bender

This call is for creative nonfiction submissions from US and international writers.
Send one CNF piece, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of CNF piece, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $100 CAD to $125 CAD per CNF piece.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.

Creative Nonfiction Submission - US and International Writers

This call is for fiction submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Send one short story, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of short story, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $100 to $125 per short story.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.

Fiction Submission - Canadian Writers

This call is for creative nonfiction submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Send one CNF piece, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of CNF piece, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $100 to $125 per CNF piece.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.

Creative Nonfiction Submission - Canadian Writers

Poetry Submission -Canadian Writers

The gist
Plenitude’s Summer Poetry Contest is open globally to members of the LGBTQ2S+ community only – we are a gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and queer magazine for writers who identify as such!
The contest judge is Misha Solomon
We welcome submissions from previous Plenitude writers and submitters. Even if you currently have a submission pending, or have recently published with us, we want to read your contest entries!
One winner will receive $500, in Canadian funds, and their winning poem will be published on our website
The contest runs August 1 until September 21
Entries and contest fee
The contest entry fee is $15 (Canadian dollars) and lets you submit up to three poems
Each entry should consist of no more than three poems; we will only consider the first three poems in the file you upload
We have no limits on the number of times you can submit, but the $15 fee must be paid each time
Each poem should be no more than 100 lines
All entries must remain anonymous – don’t put your name in the document or submission title
We choose one poem as the winner, not one batch of three poems, so please title each of your poems
What to submit
There is no theme to this contest
We are an LGBTQ2S+ magazine, but we welcome submissions of poems that explore themes outside of sexuality and gender orientation
Poems of a homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, racist, or overly violent nature are not welcome
Previously published poems in any form, or poems currently under consideration for publication with a literary magazine, are also not welcome
AI-generated? Stay away!
How to submit
Send your contest entries and $15 entry fee using Submittable only
Poems with no entry fee, or poems emailed to our editor, will not be considered
We are a digital magazine, so your entry should be digital, as well (we can’t accept mailed entries)
Upload your file with one, two, or three poems together, as a Word or PDF document
Cover letter
In the Submittable cover letter section of your submission, list your name, country of residence, and titles of poems
The cover letter section should be the only identifying area of your submission, and will be separated from your entry to maintain anonymity
The poem document
The only thing your uploaded document should contain are the poems! (No cover letter or name)
We like 12-point fonts, single spaced
Each poem must start on a new line with each poem title in bold

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