Toronto Journal

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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Toronto Journal publishes anonymous fiction and nonfiction about life in and around the Greater Toronto Area, paying $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, with free submission also available.Pays: $50 per piece, plus a printed copy of the issue.

Short stories from anywhere in the world, up to 7,500 words. Currently accepting submissions for the Summer 2027 issue; deadline is January 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST. Submissions are anonymous and previously published work is not accepted.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Jan 1, 2027Fee: Optional donation of $2, with free submission also 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: nonfiction pieces about life in the city, set in and around the Greater Toronto Area, up to 7,500 words. Currently accepting submissions for the Summer 2027 issue; deadline is January 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST. Submissions are anonymous and previously published work is not accepted.

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