Polar Borealis

Open now for poetry.

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Polar Borealis and Polar Starlight are free online magazines devoted to Canadian speculative fiction, publishing genre stories and poetry.

Response time info: ~47 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at polarborealis.ca↗

Submission calls

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $10 CAD flat rate per poem, paid shortly before publication.

Open to: Open only to Canadians, long-term foreign residents living in Canada, landed immigrants, or Canadians currently living outside Canada.

Currently open for poetry submissions to both magazines until midnight September 30, 2026. Submit up to 5 poems of up to 60 lines; accepted genres include science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Poems must be emailed as a Word document, and simultaneous submissions are not allowed.

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Currently closed; will reopen in October 2026. Accepts up to 2 short stories, preferably separately, of 3,000 words or less; prefers stories of 1,000 words or less and will consider some up to 2,000 words. Science fiction is preferred, with interest in fantasy and horror with SF aspects; nothing obscene or ultra-violent.

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