OPEN FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS IN NONFICTION AND ART AND THEMED SUBMISSIONS IN ALL CATEGORIES
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filling Station accepts singular or simultaneous submissions of previously unpublished poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, critical non-fiction (about literature and occasionally about visual art), and visual art.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.
THEMED SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR UPCOMING "LANGUAGE" ISSUE ARE NOW OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. DURING THIS TIME GENERAL SUBMISSIONS FOR POETRY AND FICTION WILL BE CLOSED, WHILE NONFICTION AND ART WILL REMAIN OPEN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH YOUR WORK!
FAQ:
Are submissions open to international authors?
We accept and encourage submissions from everywhere in the world - they are never restricted to Canadian submitters. This being said, we do ask submitters to let us know whether or not they are a Canadian citizen, but this is only because some of the awards that we nominate to (e.g. the Best Canadian Poetry series) are restricted to Canadian writers.
Are there any page limits?
Page restrictions are noted under the guidelines for each category.
Do I need to include a cover letter and bio?
Yes, please! It can be in separate documents or the same as your submission.
Call for Submissions
Issue 82 – LANGUAGE
Submit your work by September 30th, 2023
Language informs our everyday. Language is rich, complex, & always changing/evolving. Whatever way you use language, whether you code switch at a doctor’s appointment, or you’re bi/tri/poly-lingual and weave languages together when speaking to relatives, or you use language systems to create interpretive sonnets, we at filling Station want to see your best experimental work that focuses on language and its usages.
The editors at filling Station welcome submissions of experimental prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and reviews of books dealing with language and its constructs. This may include work with linguistic subject matter, or works that incorporate language(s) into their creative process. We specifically encourage submissions from writers and artists who face structural barriers to publication, including women and gender non-conforming individuals, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, impoverished, survivor, or other marginalized communities.
Send your original, unpublished work through Submittable with the word LANGUAGE in the title and cover letter by September 30th to be considered for inclusion in Issue 82. General submissions for FICTION and POETRY will close during this time. General submissions for CREATIVE NON-FICTION and ART will remain open.
https://fillingstation.submittable.com/submit
Detailed submission guidelines can be found on our website: https://www.fillingstation.ca/submit
FICTION - Submit up to 10 pages (submissions at the upper end of this length spectrum will need to be of exceptional quality to be considered) via Submittable.
We are pleased to receive any of the following fiction: flash fiction, postcard fiction, short fiction, experimental fiction that diverges from the usual subgenre categories, a novel excerpt that can stand alone, or a combination of these subgenres.
Call for Submissions
Issue 82 – LANGUAGE
Submit your work by September 30th, 2023
Language informs our everyday. Language is rich, complex, & always changing/evolving. Whatever way you use language, whether you code switch at a doctor’s appointment, or you’re bi/tri/poly-lingual and weave languages together when speaking to relatives, or you use language systems to create interpretive sonnets, we at filling Station want to see your best experimental work that focuses on language and its usages.
The editors at filling Station welcome submissions of experimental prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and reviews of books dealing with language and its constructs. This may include work with linguistic subject matter, or works that incorporate language(s) into their creative process. We specifically encourage submissions from writers and artists who face structural barriers to publication, including women and gender non-conforming individuals, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, impoverished, survivor, or other marginalized communities.
Send your original, unpublished work through Submittable with the word LANGUAGE in the title and cover letter by September 30th to be considered for inclusion in Issue 82. General submissions for FICTION and POETRY will close during this time. General submissions for CREATIVE NON-FICTION and ART will remain open.
https://fillingstation.submittable.com/submit
Detailed submission guidelines can be found on our website: https://www.fillingstation.ca/submit
POETRY - 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.
Call for Submissions
Issue 82 – LANGUAGE
Submit your work by September 30th, 2023
Language informs our everyday. Language is rich, complex, & always changing/evolving. Whatever way you use language, whether you code switch at a doctor’s appointment, or you’re bi/tri/poly-lingual and weave languages together when speaking to relatives, or you use language systems to create interpretive sonnets, we at filling Station want to see your best experimental work that focuses on language and its usages.
The editors at filling Station welcome submissions of experimental prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and reviews of books dealing with language and its constructs. This may include work with linguistic subject matter, or works that incorporate language(s) into their creative process. We specifically encourage submissions from writers and artists who face structural barriers to publication, including women and gender non-conforming individuals, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, impoverished, survivor, or other marginalized communities.
Send your original, unpublished work through Submittable with the word LANGUAGE in the title and cover letter by September 30th to be considered for inclusion in Issue 82. General submissions for FICTION and POETRY will close during this time. General submissions for CREATIVE NON-FICTION and ART will remain open.
https://fillingstation.submittable.com/submit
Detailed submission guidelines can be found on our website: https://www.fillingstation.ca/submit
NONFICTION - 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.
Call for Submissions
Issue 82 – LANGUAGE
Submit your work by September 30th, 2023
Language informs our everyday. Language is rich, complex, & always changing/evolving. Whatever way you use language, whether you code switch at a doctor’s appointment, or you’re bi/tri/poly-lingual and weave languages together when speaking to relatives, or you use language systems to create interpretive sonnets, we at filling Station want to see your best experimental work that focuses on language and its usages.
The editors at filling Station welcome submissions of experimental prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and reviews of books dealing with language and its constructs. This may include work with linguistic subject matter, or works that incorporate language(s) into their creative process. We specifically encourage submissions from writers and artists who face structural barriers to publication, including women and gender non-conforming individuals, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, impoverished, survivor, or other marginalized communities.
Send your original, unpublished work through Submittable with the word LANGUAGE in the title and cover letter by September 30th to be considered for inclusion in Issue 82. General submissions for FICTION and POETRY will close during this time. General submissions for CREATIVE NON-FICTION and ART will remain open.
https://fillingstation.submittable.com/submit
Detailed submission guidelines can be found on our website: https://www.fillingstation.ca/submit
ART - 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.
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.