Polar Borealis

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Polar Borealis and Polar Starlight are free online Canadian magazines publishing imaginative speculative fiction and poetry.

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

Read the full guidelines at polarborealis.ca↗

Submission calls

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorOpens Sep 1, 2027

Up to five poems, each no more than 60 lines, accepted for consideration by both magazines. Poems may be science fiction, fantasy, or horror, including many speculative subgenres. Poetry submissions are currently closed and will reopen in September 2027.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorror

Short stories up to 3,000 words; stories of 1,000 words or less are preferred, stories up to 2,000 words are considered selectively, and only one 3,000-word story is accepted per issue. Science fiction is preferred, with fantasy, weird fantasy, and horror with science-fiction elements also welcome. Submissions are open throughout October 2026; up to two stories may be submitted. Payment terms are not stated here.

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