Last updated July 3, 2024 by Doris Fiedrich. Please contact Sylvia Skene at exec(at)magsbc.com if you do not see your deadline listed here. We reserve the right to post only those contests, submission periods and deadlines of interest to or run by our members. A few tips on submitting:
- Some magazines have seen drastic decreases in revenues, and are unable to receive pitches or submissions at this time. If you visit their website but are still unsure, please contact them before submitting.
- Most magazines receive submissions electronically only. Please check before submitting.
- Please only submit or pitch to a magazine after you have read and met the submission requirements and have judged your piece or idea to be a good fit for the magazine’s usual content. Submitting or pitching to any and all magazines, a.k.a. the shotgun approach, just marks you out as lazy and annoys the editors.
- If you wish to submit your work to a magazine, sooner is better, as by deadline most pieces have been selected. Any other work–however great–that doesn’t complement these pieces will likely not be picked up for publication.
- If you’d like to write for a member magazine not listed here, feel free to reach out to the contact on the member’s listing. You never know!
Note: For information on industry and professional awards and deadlines, please visit our Awards resource page.
Deadlines –Â Arts & Literary Magazines
See under the submissions page for details on what each magazine accepts.
- Aug 1, 2024: Constance Rook Creative Non-Fiction Prize
- Nov. 1, 2024: Open Season Awards (check back for contest opening)
- Nov. 29, 2024: Annual submission call every fall to Vancouver Island University students
- Oct. 15, 2024: Portent 2025 Poetry Contest for Canadian authors
Preview: Guide to Galleries + Museums
Listings only, e.g., art or museum shows and openings.
- Aug 9, 2024: Sept-Oct issue
- Oct 10, 2024: Nov-Dec-Jan 2024/25 issue
PRISM international
See Submittable page for open contests and guidelines on submissions. More info on annual contests here.
- July 15, 2024: Creative Non-Fiction Contest
- Aug. 1, 2024: 63.1 SPELLS submissions, various genres
- Dec. 31, 2024: Poetry submissions
PULP Literature
Contest calendar
- Oct 15, 2024: The Raven Short Story Contest (opens Sept. 1)
- Nov 15, 2024: The Kingfisher Poetry Prize (check back for contest opening)
- Aug. 30, 2024: Poetry Contest
- Short Forms Contest (check back for contest opening)
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art by folks of marginalized genders, including but not limited to women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people. (Trans definitions here.)
subTerrain
Seasonal submission periods and Writer’s Guidelines + Themes:
- Aug 15, 2024: WINTER, #99 {GENERAL ISSUE}
Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, commentary and solicited photography and illustration. Welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors, and happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQI+, low-income, no-income, and writers with disabilities.
WordWorks
- July 19, 2024: Theme: Truth Be Told – The Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Issue (deadline for article proposals for vol 3, 2024)
Deadlines – Other Magazines
British Columbia History
Annual Awards, Grants & Honours
the Verdict
Trial Lawyers Association of BC
- Sept. 25: Issue 183 (Winter 2024)
Continual Submissions – Arts & Literary Magazines
See under the submissions page for details on what each magazine accepts.
EVENT magazine
Fiction, poetry, reviews, and submissions for the annual non-fiction contest. Check back for 2024 dates.
Geist
Submissions are currently open. Deadline to submit is May 6, 2024.
The Malahat Review
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction.
PRISM magazine
Encourages submissions from Indigenous writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If submission fees are a barrier, please contact the magazine.
See Submittable and submission page for more information on what’s being accepted, deadlines, and who to contact.
PULP Literature
Comics, artwork, and novel submissions are welcome all year round.
See here for currently open contests.
Ricepaper Magazine
Literary and creative writing, features, profiles/interviews, reviews, art, photography. No financial remuneration as volunteer-run. Asian contributors of all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
ROOM Magazine
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art by folks of marginalized genders, including but not limited to women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people. Specifically encourages writers with overlapping under-represented identities to submit their work.
Rungh
Indigenous, Black and People of Colour (IBPOC) creators in Canada only. Interviews, essays, fiction, non-fiction, reviews, poetry, original art, illustrations, video, music, performance and more. Can also pitch an idea.
WordWorks — Federation of BC Writers
Contact editor first before submitting and for article pitches.
Continual Submissions – Other Magazines
The following magazines generally ask that potential contributors send a pitch or short description of what they want to submit rather than their actual submission. Please review the requirements on the magazine’s website before contacting the editor.
Asparagus Magazine
On ecology, a sustainable lifestyle and related issues.
BAZOOF! Magazine
General submissions are welcome from youth (ages 7-12) or their parents/caregivers.
British Columbia History
Modern takes on stories that make up the province’s diverse history; new projects; and directions taken by historical not-for-profits and archives.
Canada’s National Observer
Writers, illustrators, photographers, filmmakers. Interested in magazine-style narratives on how people cope, what their real lives are like, injustice, brilliance, human suffering, and the acts of heroism that are redemptive for society, stories that make us think and feel and see the world differently than we did before reading them.
Culturally Modified
A quarterly online publication sharing stories and inspiration about the management of our cultural resources, both physical and intangible. Can also do pitches for audio interviews, short videos and photo essays.
Digits & Threads
A member-supported online magazine for Canadian fibre and textile arts, crafts and industry, for enthusiasts in Canada and around the world.
FOLKLIFE
Writers, photographers, illustrators. A semi-annual lifestyle print magazine that focuses exclusively on perspectives of life on the Gulf Islands on the west coast of Canada.
Here magazine
For and by new immigrants to Canada. Need to join the online community.
Island Parent
Send pitches to Sue Fast, editor@islandparent.ca.
LINK magazine
BCIT students only: writers, photographers, designers, illustrators. Theme calendar:
- January: Technology & Innovation
- February: Sex & Romance
- March: Student Election Special
- April: Comedy
- Summer: Open Theme
- September: BCIT Community & Student Life
- October: Mental Health & Wellness
- November: Heritage and Community
Page One Publishing, Victoria
Douglas Magazine – business
Spruce Magazine – home & design
YAM magazine – lifestyle
Principl(ed)
The journal of the BC Principals’ & Vice-Principals’ Association. BCPVPA members and friends are invited to submit.
Watershed Sentinel
Environmental news from BC and beyond. Writer’s guidelines.
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