Polar Borealis

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Polar Borealis is a Canadian online magazine publishing speculative fiction, poetry, and cover art, with strict eligibility for Canadians and a focus on science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

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

Read the full guidelines at polarborealis.ca↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorOpens Oct 1

Short stories up to 3,000 words (prefer under 1,000), science fiction, fantasy, or horror; reprints accepted; up to 2 stories per submission; next window opens October 2026.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorOpens Sep 1

Poems up to 60 lines, science fiction, fantasy, or horror; up to 5 poems per submission; original and reprints (reprints only for Polar Borealis); no simultaneous submissions; next window opens September 2026; $10 CAD per poem.

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