Toronto Journal

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Toronto Journal publishes fiction and nonfiction about life in and around the Greater Toronto Area, with anonymous submissions and payment of $50 per piece.

Response time info: By March 31 for Summer issue submissions; by September 30 for Winter issue submissions.

Read the full guidelines at torontojournal.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Jan 1, 2027Fee: Optional donation of $2; free submission option available.Pays: $50 per piece, plus a printed copy of the issue.

Currently accepting anonymous short stories from anywhere in the world for the Summer 2027 issue; submissions close January 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST. Word limit is 7,500 words. Previously published work is not accepted.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Jan 1, 2027Fee: Optional donation of $2; free submission option available.Pays: $50 per piece, plus a printed copy of the issue.

Open to: The piece must be about life in the city and set in and around the Greater Toronto Area.

Stories from the City are nonfiction pieces about life in the city, set in and around the Greater Toronto Area. Currently accepting submissions for the Summer 2027 issue; submissions close January 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST. Word limit is 7,500 words. Previously published work is not accepted.

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