The Ex-Puritan
Literary Magazine
A premier Canadian literary magazine, publishing the best in new writing. We award the annual Austin Clarke Prizes in fiction and poetry.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: within 4 months*/Editor reported data81 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.3%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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FeeNo
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
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 10000 words max
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: CA$ 200 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
Payment: CA$ 35 per piece
Hybrid
Payment: from CA$50
Review
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
Interview
Max words: 3500
Max pieces: 1
Payment: CA$ 100 per piece
Translation
Max pieces: 4
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
Art
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
Audio
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
Video
Payment: CA$ 150 per piece
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
374
Total submissions tracked
87 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
225 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 709 days, 759 days, 902 days, 1212 days, 2019 days
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Submission calls
All genres
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Sanchari Sur
Editor-in-Chief
Ryanne Kap
Managing Editor