PRISM international
Literary Magazine
PRISM international publishes exciting, original, literary material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 2-6 months*/Editor reported data145 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.06%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysCA$40-CA$45 per page
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeCA$3
Find more details in the Genres section
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
yes
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ 45 per page
Nonfiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ 45 per page
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ 40 per page
Review
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ 45 per page
Interview
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ 45 per page
Translation
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ 45 per page
No specific limitations
Photography
Submission fee: CA$ 3
Payment: CA$ per page
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including your email address) and a short bio.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and paginated. Please specify the genre of your submission in your cover letter. All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
Author's rights
We purchase first North American serial rights.
Additional info
Pays! $40/printed page for prose; $45/printed page for poetry; $300 CAD for the cover of one issue. Available in print. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears. Submission fee
Tracker statistics
151
Total submissions tracked
145 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
26 days
Fastest response time
394 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 717 days, 706 days, 633 days, 658 days
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Submission calls
All genres
About
PRISM international is a quarterly magazine out of Vancouver, British Columbia, whose office is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people. Our mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world. Writin...
Read moreFounded
1959
Country
CA
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Editor-in-Chief
Vivian Li
Prose Editor
Jasmine Ruff
Poetry Editor
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Eleanor Panno
Reviews Editor