Opportunities for Artists and Writers | December 2025

The Ex-Puritan is open for fee-free submissions of CNF of up to 5000 words, flash fiction of up to 1000 words, short stories of up to 10000 words, up to four poems, interviews, and reviews of CanLit books.

Deadline: 12/25

Five Minutes is accepting previously unpublished 100-word, one-paragraph pieces about five minutes in your life. Simultaneous submissions okay.

Deadline: 12/31

CALYX is currently accepting up to six poems and/or prose submissions of up to 5000 words written by women and nonbinary writers. Simultaneous submissions okay.

Deadline: 1/1

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Founded in 2013, we are a literary journal dedicated to publishing outsider literature. We publish art, prose, reviews, and interviews from marginalized creators.