Grain Magazine

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Grain Magazine is a Canadian literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction, with regular and special submission windows and a focus on diverse voices.

Response time info: six to eight months

Read the full guidelines at grainmagazine.ca↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 14Fee: CA$5 for international submitters (from outside Canada); free for Canadian submittersPays: $50 per printed page (max $250) plus two copies

Open to: under-represented and/or marginalized writers (i.e. Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, or Disability) may submit during this window.

Special window: Submissions from under-represented and/or marginalized writers only, June 16-Sept. 14, 2026. Fiction: Submit one work up to 3500 words, or up to three micro/flash pieces totaling 3500 words. All contributors paid $50 per page up to $250 plus two copies. International submitters pay…

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 14Fee: CA$5 for international submitters (from outside Canada); free for Canadian submittersPays: $50 per printed page (max $250) plus two copies

Open to: under-represented and/or marginalized writers (i.e. Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, or Disability) may submit during this window.

Special window: Submissions from under-represented and/or marginalized writers only, June 16-Sept. 14, 2026. Literary Nonfiction: Submit up to 3500 words. All contributors paid $50 per page up to $250 plus two copies. International submitters pay $5 CA fee (from Sept 15, 2024).

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 14Fee: CA$5 for international submitters (from outside Canada); free for Canadian submittersPays: $50 per printed page (max $250) plus two copies

Open to: under-represented and/or marginalized writers (i.e. Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, or Disability) may submit during this window.

Special window: Submissions from under-represented and/or marginalized writers only, June 16-Sept. 14, 2026. Poetry: Individual poems, sequences, or suites up to a maximum of 6 pages. All contributors paid $50 per page up to $250 plus two copies. International submitters pay $5 CA fee (from Sept…

otherPays: $50 per printed page

Book reviews (450 words), interviews (900 words), and essays on craft (900 words) pitches accepted on a rolling basis. Contributors paid $50 per printed page. Email pitch (max 250 words) to [email protected].

fictionLiteraryOpens Sep 15

Fiction: Submit one work up to 3500 words, or up to three micro/flash pieces totaling 3500 words. Submit in one genre only per submission period. Regular submission period runs September 15 to June 15 each year. Manuscripts received outside this window will be automatically rejected. Submissions…

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Sep 15

Literary Nonfiction: Submit up to 3500 words. Submit in one genre only per submission period. Regular submission period runs September 15 to June 15 each year. Manuscripts received outside this window will be automatically rejected. Submissions from under-represented and/or marginalized writers are…

poetryLiteraryOpens Sep 15

Poetry: Individual poems, sequences, or suites up to a maximum of 6 pages. Submit in one genre only per submission period. Regular submission period runs September 15 to June 15 each year. Manuscripts received outside this window will be automatically rejected. Submissions from under-represented…

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