OPEN FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS
GENERAL GUIDELINES
filling Station accepts singular or simultaneous submissions of previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, critical non-fiction (about literature and occasionally about visual art), and visual art. We are always on the hunt for great writing and artwork! Please note that Submittable is now filling Station's only method for receiving submissions.
Before submitting to filling Station, please review both the General Guidelines on our website and the genre-specific submission instructions below. Please note that for all submissions, you must include a mailing address and short bio (25 - 75 words) with your submission. For Art submissions, we also require an Artist's Statement regarding the submitted portfolio of work. For text with spacing considerations, upload your submission as a PDF file in addition to the text document.
filling Station does not have a mandatory submission fee — money should never be a barrier to enter into our pages — but we do rely on readers and contributors to keep the magazine alive. Please consider purchasing a current issue, subscribing to filling Station, or leaving an optional donation in lieu of a reading fee if you feel called to do so. Should a selected contributor already subscribe to the magazine, we can either extend their subscription by 3 issues, or gift it to somebody else of their choosing.
POETRY SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
FICTION SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY SUSPENDED AS OF AUGUST 1st 2022! (They will be reopened this Fall/Winter so stay tuned!)
We encourage you to submit experimental interviews, articles, reviews, and creative nonfiction.
Please note that we will generally not accept reviews of non-experimental literature unless the review itself is experimental. We are looking to engage with and draw attention to literature that pushes the boundaries of genre, form, methodology, style, etc. Submit 2 pieces of any such kind via Submittable.
If you have concerns about suitability, feel free to send a query to nonfiction@fillingstation.ca. While questions or concerns may be received by email, Nonfiction accepts submissions only via Submittable. If you are interested in reviewing a book for filling Station, email the Nonfiction editor, or you can elect to review a book of your choice that you own.
A submission lacking mailing address and bio (25 - 75 words) will be considered incomplete.
Please submit 5-7 lower res samples via Submittable.
If interested, we will request pieces or additional work in 300 dpi or greater via Drop Box or similar, or on a disc.
Art accepts initial, low res submissions only via Submittable.
High resolution images must be provided upon request before we can finalize selection.
A submission lacking mailing address, bio (25 - 75 words) and artist's statement will be considered incomplete.
POETRY SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPENED AS OF NOV 29 2022
Submit up to 6 pages of poetry via Submittable. Due to the high volume of submissions, Poetry accepts submissions only via Submittable.
If your poem is spaced in a particular way, please make sure to use spaces, never tabs, so we can accurately replicate your layout. Also be sure to upload your submission as a PDF file in addition to the text document.
A submission lacking mailing address and bio (25 - 75 words) will be considered incomplete.