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"Award-winning Canadian journal of innovative writing that has been publishing exceptional writing for over 45 years. One of Canada’s oldest literary magazines."
"Award-winning Canadian journal of innovative writing that has been publishing exceptional writing for over 45 years. One of Canada’s oldest literary magazines."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: CA$0.01 per word
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: 1 free copy and discount on additional copies
Examples online
No
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
3 genres
Fiction
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Fiction
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Process
Prairie Fire is currently accepting general submissions by snail mail only. Exceptions: We will make an exception for people who live in parts of the world where mail service is not reliable, if mailing a submission is cost prohibitive or mobility is an issue. In these cases, we ask that you email us first at prfire@prairiefire.ca before submitting.
Cover letters
The cover letter should be typed. Be sure to include the following: • Please let us know you are sending a general submission or responding to a specific, special issue call for submission • a two- or three-sentence biographical statement (with your pronouns) • your full mailing address, e-mail address and phone number; • the title(s) of the piece(s) you are submitting; • the genre of the piece(s) you are submitting (poetry, fiction, non-fiction). • let us know if you are just starting to send out your work.
Eligibility
LGBTQ+ creatorsCreators w/ disabilitiesAll marginalized creatorsWomen and other marginalized genders
Formatting
Your submission should be typed (double-spaced) on one side of the page only. Poetry may be single-spaced. Left and right margins of at least 1.25 inches, and top and bottom margins of at least 1 inch.
Rights for published work
We buy First North American Serial Rights and First Digital Publication Rights only. After publication, copyright reverts to the author.
Additional info
Prairie Fire is currently accepting snail mail submissions only. Exceptions: We will make an exception for people who live in parts of the world where mail service is not reliable, if mailing a submission is cost prohibitive or mobility is an issue. In these cases, we ask that you email us first before submitting. Prairie Fire encourages person/persons of color, LGBTQ+ & disabled writers, as well as writers from any other (or more than one) underrepresented community to submit. Prairie Fire accepts ONE submission per category (Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction) every twelve months. This does not include special calls or our annual contest. Submissions from outside Canada are accepted but must include an e-mail address, international reply coupons, or Canadian postage for notification. Payment. Prose: $0.10 per word. Poetry: $40 per poem. Short fiction, excerpts from longer works: maximum fee $250 ARTICLES, CREATIVE NON-FICTION, EDITORIALS, ESSAYS, MEMOIRS: Maximum fee $250. INTERVIEWS, PROFILES: Maximum fee subject: $75; interviewer: $125. Correspondence, notes, plays, scripts, etc.: maximum fee $50.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1978 | Canada
Prairie Fire is an award-winning Canadian journal of innovative writing that is published quarterly by Prairie Fire Press, Inc. Each issue is a fresh, vibrant mix of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction by our most celebrated writers and the hottest new voices of our emerging writers. It consistently features solid writing that will engage your mind and delight your spirit. In a typical issue you will find a wide range of writing, including excerpts from a work-in-progress, a thoughtful essay or memoir, literary humour, lots of poetry and fiction, and sometimes something more experimental. Prairie Fire has been publishing imaginative, provocative, exceptional, worthwhile writing for over 4 years, making it one of Canada’s oldest literary magazines. Prairie Fire Press, Inc. is located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.
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 :)
JANINE TSCHUNCKY
Editor-in-Chief
LINDSEY CHILDS
Assistant Editor, Poetry Editor, Book Reviews Editor
CAROLYN GRAY
Editor
MARJORIE POOR
Fiction Editor
BARBARA SCHOTT
Poetry Editor
RORY RUNNELLS
Drama Reviews Editor
Examples
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