Best 20 Canadian Literary Magazines & Publications

1. Canadian Literature

Canadian Literature is an academic quarterly that publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles in French or English related to the field of Canadian literature, broadly defined. It aims to foster a wider academic interest in the Canadian literary field, and publishes a wide range of material from Canadian and international scholars, writers, and poets.
canlit.ca
Facebook Followers 2.1KTwitter Followers 6.5KInstagram Followers 1.7K Frequency 1 post / quarter Get Email Contact

2. Grain Magazine

Grain, the journal of eclectic writing, is a literary quarterly that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists. Every issue features superb new writing from both developing and established writers. Each issue also highlights the unique artwork of a different visual artist. Grain has garnered national and international recognition for its distinctive, cutting-edge content and design.
grainmagazine.ca
Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 6.9KInstagram Followers 3.6K Frequency 1 post / quarter Get Email Contact

3. The New Quarterly

The New Quarterly--TNQ, for short--is a Canadian literary journal known for wit, warmth, and literary innovation. The style is celebratory, and we're well known for finding, as well as nurturing, distinctive voices, and for continuing to support writers throughout their careers.
tnq.ca
Facebook Followers 3KTwitter Followers 8.4KInstagram Followers 3.4K Frequency 3 posts / month Get Email Contact

4. Literary Review of Canada

The Literary Review of Canada is the country's leading forum for discussion and debate about books, culture, politics, and ideas. For nearly thirty years, the Literary Review of Canada has prided itself on being a journal of ideas.
reviewcanada.ca
Facebook Followers 3.4KTwitter Followers 11.9KInstagram Followers 3.3K Frequency 5 posts / month Get Email Contact

5. The Fiddlehead

The Fiddlehead is Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal. First published in 1945, The Fiddlehead is known as a WHO'S WHO in Canadian Literature. Many - now well-known - writers have found their first home in our pages.
thefiddlehead.ca
Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 6.2K Frequency 2 posts / week Get Email Contact

6. Prairie Fire Magazine

Prairie Fire has been publishing imaginative, provocative, exceptional, worthwhile writing for over 40 years, making it one of Canada's oldest literary magazines. In a typical issue, you will find a wide range of writing, including excerpts from a work-in-progress, a thoughtful essay or memoir, literary humour, lots of poetry and fiction, and sometimes something more experimental.
prairiefire.ca
Facebook Followers 3.3KTwitter Followers 2.5KInstagram Followers 3.7K Frequency 2 posts / month Get Email Contact

7. FreeFall Magazine

FreeFall is a literary magazine based in Calgary, AB. In 2008 Micheline Maylor and Lynn C. Fraser took over the publication of the magazine and created the FreeFall Literary Society of Calgary, a non-profit group. The magazine publishes poetry, fiction, non-fiction, literary reviews, author interviews, and visual arts.
freefallmagazine.ca
Facebook Followers 878Twitter Followers 1.3K Frequency 2 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

8. Plenitude Magazine

Plenitude Magazine is Canada's only queer literary magazine. It promotes the growth and development of LGBTQ2S literature through online publication of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and interviews by both emerging and established LGBTQ2S writers.
plenitudemagazine.ca
Frequency 1 post / week Get Email Contact

9. Agnes and True

Agnes and True is a Canadian online literary journal dedicated to providing a place for the work of Canadian writers, both established and emerging. The journal was founded on the belief that there are many writers whose work has not yet had the chance to be appreciated and many stories that have not yet found their literary home. Agnes and True is particularly interested in discovering and publishing the work of emerging older writers.
agnesandtrue.com
Facebook Followers 152Twitter Followers 362 Frequency 1 post / quarter Get Email Contact

10. CanCulture Magazine » Literary

Welcome to CanCulture Magazine, an online publication dedicated to bringing you the latest in Canadian arts and culture. CanCulture was founded in 2011 for artists, creatives, and journalists with a passion for music, fashion, food, and film. CanCulture is a magazine that covers Canadian culture, including literature. They have a section on their website dedicated to literary content.
canculturemag.com
Twitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 1K Frequency 1 post / month Get Email Contact

11. EVENT Poetry & Prose Magazine

For 50 years, EVENT has published the very best in contemporary new poetry and prose. We are one of Western Canada's longest-running literary magazines. Each issue of EVENT includes high-quality fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and book reviews, and we feature emerging and established writers side-by-side in our pages.
eventmagazine.ca
Facebook Followers 2.5KTwitter Followers 6.6KInstagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 post / month Get Email Contact

12. ROOM Magazine

Literature, Art, and Feminism Since 1975. A print journal publishing writers and artists who identify as women (cis/trans), trans men, Two-Spirit, and nonbinary. Room is Canada's oldest feminist literary journal.
roommagazine.com
Twitter Followers 13.3KInstagram Followers 10K Frequency 10 posts / month Get Email Contact

13. The Ex-Puritan Magazine

The Ex-Puritan began in 2007 as The Puritan Literary Magazine, an independently funded print journal dedicated to publishing fiction, essays, and interviews in Ottawa, Ontario, and was sold in bookstores across the city. In its early years, The Puritan was Ottawa's only quarterly prose journal. After a brief hiatus, the magazine returned to publishing, now in the form of an online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry, reviews, and experimental work, The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.
ex-puritan.ca
Twitter Followers 9.4KInstagram Followers 3.4K Frequency 3 posts / month Get Email Contact

14. Yolk Literary Journal

Yolk Literary Journal is a Montreal-based literary journal that publishes the work of established and emerging artists. The journal is open to submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation.
yolkliterary.ca
Facebook Followers 639Instagram Followers 3.7K Frequency 1 post / month Get Email Contact

15. PRISM International Magazine

PRISM international is a quarterly literary magazine based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It publishes fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and short forms from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world.
prismmagazine.ca
Frequency 5 posts / month Get Email Contact

16. Queer Toronto Literary Magazine

Queer Toronto Literary Magazine is a non-profit dedicated to elevating and celebrating queer voices in Canada. QT was started in response to the criminal shortage of Canadian queer literary magazines. There are so many LGBTQ2SIA artists out there! And in times of crisis, maintaining community and connection is vital. QT brings together collective projects to create that sense of shared space.
qtmag.ca/gallery
Instagram Followers 1.7K Frequency 9 posts / year Get Email Contact

17. flo. Magazine

flo. is a literary magazine dedicated to publishing short stories, creative nonfiction, and poetry by writers residing in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. flo. aims to highlight the intersections and divergences of experiences of people in one geographic region.
flolitmag.com
Facebook Followers 73Twitter Followers 469 Frequency 1 post / month Get Email Contact

18. Filling Station Magazine

Since its incorporation in 1993, Filling Station has encouraged dialogue among local and national writers through the publication of their work. The magazine is dedicated to publishing high-quality experimental literature and the professionalization of its volunteer members. Filling Station exists to encourage emerging writers and to promote the creation of innovative and original Canadian poetry, fiction, literary journalism, and visual art.
fillingstation.ca
Facebook Followers 1.6KTwitter Followers 3.5KInstagram Followers 2.1K Frequency 8 posts / year Get Email Contact

19. Funicular Magazine

Funicular Magazine is a Canadian literary magazine that publishes short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry from emerging and established Canadian writers, as well as features stories by writers from around the world. Get the latest issue news and interviews from the team at Funicular Magazine, the award-winning Canadian publisher of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry.
funicularmagazine.com
Facebook Followers 619Twitter Followers 2.3KInstagram Followers 860 Frequency 2 posts / year Get Email Contact

20. Taddle Creek Magazine

Taddle Creek was a Canadian general-interest literary magazine. The magazine's contributors included both established and emerging writers, and its content ranged from fiction and poetry to essays, interviews, and comics.
taddlecreekmag.com
Facebook Followers 1.8KTwitter Followers 4.2K Frequency 1 post / quarter Get Email Contact