Toronto Journal

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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Toronto Journal is a literary magazine publishing short fiction and nonfiction about life in the Greater Toronto Area, with anonymous submissions and payment for accepted work.

Response time info: If you are submitting for the Summer issue, expect to hear back from us by March 31st each year. If you are submitting for the Winter issue, expect to

Read the full guidelines at torontojournal.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Jan 1, 2027Pays: $50 per piece and a printed copy of the issue

Short stories from anywhere in the world, up to 7,500 words. Anonymous submissions. Currently accepting for Summer 2027 issue. Deadline: 1 January 2027 at 11:59 PM EST.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Jan 1, 2027Pays: $50 per piece and a printed copy of the issue

Stories from the City: nonfiction pieces about life in and around the Greater Toronto Area, up to 7,500 words. Anonymous submissions. Currently accepting for Summer 2027 issue. Deadline: 1 January 2027 at 11:59 PM EST.

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