Prairie Fire

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Prairie Fire is a Canadian literary magazine publishing original, previously unpublished fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Response time info: 3-6 months

Read the full guidelines at prairiefire.ca↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Nov 30Pays: Payment is made upon publication; see contributor rates for details.

Literary, non-commercial, original and previously unpublished fiction; maximum 10,000 words. General Submittable submissions are open March 1-May 31 and September 1-November 30, or until the submission cap is reached. Fall 2026 fiction submissions have reached the cap and reopen in March 2027. Snail mail is accepted year round; emailed submissions require prior approval.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Nov 30Pays: Payment is made upon publication; see contributor rates for details.

Literary, non-commercial, original and previously unpublished creative nonfiction; maximum 10,000 words. General Submittable submissions are open March 1-May 31 and September 1-November 30, or until the submission cap is reached. Snail mail is accepted year round; emailed submissions require prior approval.

poetryLiteraryCloses Nov 30Pays: Payment is made upon publication; see contributor rates for details.

Literary, non-commercial, original and previously unpublished poetry; maximum 5 poems per submission. General Submittable submissions are open March 1-May 31 and September 1-November 30, or until the submission cap is reached. Fall 2026 poetry submissions have reached the cap and reopen in March 2027. Snail mail is accepted year round; emailed submissions require prior approval.

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