About Plenitude Magazine
All submission categories (hybrid/genre bender, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction) are currently open to Canadian and US/international writers.
Our new Genre Bender category is only open to Canadian writers at this time.
Each genre has a monthly submission cap. If the genre you wish to enter does not appear below, please try again at the start of next month to submit.
Plenitude Magazine is Canada's only queer literary magazine. We promote 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. We especially encourage BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled writers to submit their work.
All of Plenitude's poetry, prose, and book reviews are open sourced, free and available to read. We highly recommend reading examples of work in the genre you wish to submit to get a feel for our style.
- Genre Bender: Text-based submissions should be no longer than 2000 words, and can include images in the body of the text. Genre-bending poems should be no longer than 5 pages long. Standalone literary images/photographs such as collages or cut-and-paste poems can be uploaded as .jpg or .png files.
- Poetry: Up to five pages of poetry, single spaced, in a 12-point font. Each poem should appear on a new page. Submit one file per submission with all poems in the same document.
- Fiction: One story per submission, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
- Creative Nonfiction: One piece per submission, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
- Book Reviews: Query the reviews editor for reviews (up to 1000 words): reviews(at)plenitudemagazine.ca
- Articles: Query the reviews editor for articles (up to 3000 words): reviews(at)plenitudemagazine.ca
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of submission, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your work is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Response time ranges from one to six months.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $50 CAD to $60 CAD per poem, and from $100 CAD to $125 CAD per prose contribution (fiction and creative nonfiction). Book reviews will continue to be paid at $100 CAD.
Genre Bender submissions will be paid at $100 CAD upon acceptance.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.
This call is for hybrid submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Plenitude's genre bender submission is open to hybrid works that don't fit into standard categories of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. We're seeking new and exciting pieces that blur the lines between categories: literary blends of two or all three standard genres, collage text, cut-and-paste flash fiction, found poems from legal documents, erasure, conversations, you name it! Surprise us. We look forward to reading your cutting-edge submission.
Text-based submissions should be no longer than 2000 words, and can include images in the body of the text. Genre-bending poems should be no longer than 5 pages long. Standalone literary images/photographs such as collages or cut-and-paste poems can be uploaded as .jpg or .png files.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, titles of poems, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Writers will be paid $100 CAD upon acceptance of their work.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your hybrid work is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.
This call is for poetry submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Send up to five pages of poetry, single spaced, in a 12-point font. Each poem should appear on a new page. Submit one file per submission with all poems in the same document.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, titles of poems, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $50 to $60 per poem.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your poetry is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.
This call is for fiction submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Send one short story, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of short story, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $100 to $125 per short story.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.
This call is for creative nonfiction submissions from Canadian writers. This includes Canadian citizens living in Canada or abroad; those who identify as Indigenous; and/or residents of Canada (temporary residents or refugees).
Send one CNF piece, double spaced, paginated, in a 12-point font, maximum 5,000 words.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, title of CNF piece, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $100 to $125 per CNF piece.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.
This call is for poetry submissions from US and international writers.
Send up to five pages of poetry, single spaced, in a 12-point font. Each poem should appear on a new page. Submit one file per submission with all poems in the same document.
A cover letter in the document you upload is not necessary. Instead, please enter your name, mailing address, email address, titles of poems, and a 50-word bio into the Cover Letter section of the form. Let us know if you self identify as BIPOC, trans, or disabled.
Please submit work only once per calendar year per genre. Multiple submissions in the same calendar year by the same writer will be rejected.
Starting May 1, 2024, writer fees will increase from $50 CAD to $60 CAD per poem.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, in the event your poetry is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. We do not accept previously published work.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.