The New Quarterly ★Work published here has won or been selected for: National Magazine Awards, Best Canadian Anthology Series.

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The New Quarterly is a Canadian literary magazine publishing short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Response time info: 6-7 months from the time the submission period opened

Read the full guidelines at tnq.ca↗

Submission calls

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Accepts creative nonfiction, with one submission per author per calendar year. There is no strict length restriction; nonfiction typically ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 words and is rarely longer than 6,000. Submission periods are January 1-31 and June 1-30, with responses by June or October. Submission cap: 50 per reading cycle.

fictionLiteraryOpens Feb 1, 2027

Accepts one piece of fiction per author per calendar year, with no strict length restriction; fiction typically ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 words and is rarely longer than 6,000. Submission periods are February 1-April 30 and July 1-September 30; responses are due by the end of June or by the end of January of the following year. Submission cap: 150 per reading cycle.

poetryLiteraryOpens Feb 1, 2027

Accepts up to three poems per submission and one poetry submission per author per calendar year. Submission periods are February 1-April 30 and July 1-September 30; responses are due by the end of June or by the end of January of the following year. Submission cap: 120 per reading cycle.

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