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 published 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 or more; free submission available.Pays: $50 per published piece

Short stories from anywhere in the world, up to 7,500 words. Submissions are anonymous; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Currently accepting for the Summer 2027 issue until January 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Jan 1, 2027Fee: Optional donation of $2 or more; free submission available.Pays: $50 per published piece

Open to: Nonfiction must be set in and around the Greater Toronto Area.

Nonfiction pieces about life in the city, set in and around the Greater Toronto Area, up to 7,500 words. Submissions are anonymous; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Currently accepting for the Summer 2027 issue until January 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST.

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