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    The Ex-Puritan

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    A premier Canadian literary magazine, publishing the best in new writing. We award the annual Austin Clarke Prizes in fiction and poetry.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      120 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
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      110 days*
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    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
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      0.86%*
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    Publication

    • 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

      From the editors

      Best Microfiction, Best New Poets, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Best Spiritual Literature, Pushcart

    • Active on social media

    • Available in print

    • Provides contributor copies

    • Has examples online

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Submittable

    • Cover letter

      Not specified.

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      If you are submitting a completed piece, please submit it titled, double-spaced in 12-point font.

    • Author's rights

      Not specified.

    • Additional info

      Consider reading our last few issues to familiarize yourself with work we've published. Payment. If you cannot accept payment via e-transfer, PayPal or cheque from a Canadian bank, we cannot accept your submission. $100 per interview $200 per essay $100 per review $150 per work of fiction $35 per poem (or page, capped at $120 for poems running four pages or more) $50+ per experimental or hybrid work, at an increasing scale depending on the nature of the piece We are especially interested in work by LGBTQ2S+ writers, BIPOC writers, and writing from other marginalized folks.

    Tracker statistics

    512

    Total submissions tracked

    110 days

    Average response time

    0.86%

    Average acceptance rate

    0 days

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    12-month average acceptance rate

    119 days

    12-month average response time

    About

    For many years, The Puritan represented both a legacy of literary excellence, and (notably in its early days), a culture that reinforced the exclusionary and marginalizing aspects of CanLit. As we transition to becoming The Ex-Puritan, the “Ex” in our name represents an interrogation of this complex...

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    Founded

    2007

    Country

    CA

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      Editor Sanchari Sur avatar

      Sanchari Sur

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Ryanne Kap avatar

      Ryanne Kap

      Managing Editor