Submit

We invite submissions from both established and emerging writers in Canada and fromaround the world:

• POETRY: Poetry submissions may consist of up to five poems on any subject and in any style.
• FICTION: Fiction submissions may be up to 8,000 words in length, and no submission may consist of more than one story.
• NON-FICTION: Non-fiction submissions may be up to 4,000 words in length, and no submission may consist of more than one essay.
• REVIEWS: Reviews may be up to 1,000 words in length, but please contact the Review Editor for guidelines before submitting unsolicited reviews. Publishers may also submit copies of new titles on the understanding that no review is guaranteed.

All submissions should be saved in a single file (.doc/docx format) and sent to Dalhousie.Review@dal.ca. The file should include a short cover letter that contains contact information (name, mailing address, and email address) and a short biographical note.

Please title your file following this naming convention AUTHOR LAST NAME,  AUTHOR FIRST NAME,  TITLE OF SUBMISSION, KIND OF SUBMISSION (POETRY, NONFICTION, FICTION, REVIEW), DATE OF SUBMISSION

All submissions should be previously unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are strongly discouraged. Response times may vary depending on the volume of submissions, so please allow up to six months for poetry and nine months for fiction and non-fiction.

Contributors receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears and a monetary payment based on the following schedule: $5/page for poetry and flash fiction (maximum $25), $5/page for fiction and non-fiction (minimum $25 and maximum $50), and $25 for interviews and reviews.*

*We’re not only actively working to increase our monetary payment, we’re really, really, really working to increase our monetary payment. Fingers crossed folks.