Top 20 Canadian Literary Magazines in 2025

1. Grain Magazine

Website https://grainmagazine.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@skwriter.com
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2. The New Quarterly

Website https://tnq.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@tnq.ca
Location Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Publisher The New Quarterly Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 8.4KInstagram Followers 5.2K Domain Authority 37 Get Email Contact

3. Literary Review of Canada

Website https://reviewcanada.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@reviewcanada.ca
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Publisher Literary Review Of Canada Facebook Followers 3.9KTwitter Followers 11.9KInstagram Followers 6K Domain Authority 51 Get Email Contact

4. Prairie Fire Magazine

Website https://www.prairiefire.ca/news/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@mts.net
Location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Publisher Prairie Fire Press, Inc Facebook Followers 4.1KTwitter Followers 2.5KInstagram Followers 4.7K Domain Authority 33 Get Email Contact

5. FreeFall Magazine

Website https://freefallmagazine.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@freefallmagazine.ca
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Publisher FreeFall Facebook Followers 1.2KTwitter Followers 1.3K Domain Authority 27 Get Email Contact

6. Plenitude Magazine

Website https://plenitudemagazine.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@plenitudemagazine.ca
Format Digital
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7. Agnes and True

Website https://www.agnesandtrue.com/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@agnesandtrue.com
Format Digital
Publisher Agnes And True Facebook Followers 211Twitter Followers 362 Domain Authority 17 Get Email Contact

8. CanCulture Magazine » Literary

Website https://canculturemag.com/literary/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Format Digital
Publisher CanCulture Magazine Twitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 1.3K Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

9. EVENT Poetry & Prose Magazine

Website https://www.eventmagazine.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@douglascollege.ca
Location New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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Publisher EVENT Magazine Facebook Followers 3KTwitter Followers 6.6KInstagram Followers 3.4K Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact

10. Room Magazine

Website https://roommagazine.com/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@roommagazine.com
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Publisher ROOM Magazine Facebook Followers 7.9KTwitter Followers 13.3KInstagram Followers 23.1K Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact

11. The Ex-Puritan

Website https://ex-puritan.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@ex-puritan.ca
Format Digital
Publisher Ex-Puritan Twitter Followers 9.4KInstagram Followers 4.7K Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact

12. Yolk Literary Journal

Website https://www.yolkliterary.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@yolkliterary.ca
Format Digital
Publisher Yolk Literary Journal Facebook Followers 769Instagram Followers 6K Domain Authority 20 Get Email Contact

13. PRISM International Magazine

Website https://prismmagazine.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@ubc.ca
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14. Queer Toronto Literary Magazine

Website https://qtmag.ca/gallery + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@qtmag.ca
Format Digital
Publisher Queer Toronto Literary Magazine Instagram Followers 2.2K Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

15. Filling Station Magazine

Website https://www.fillingstation.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@fillingstation.ca
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Publisher Filling Station Magazine Facebook Followers 1.8KTwitter Followers 3.5KInstagram Followers 2.7K Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact

16. Funicular Magazine

Website https://www.funicularmagazine.com/news + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Publisher Funicular Magazine Facebook Followers 764Twitter Followers 2.7KInstagram Followers 1.1K Domain Authority 19 Get Email Contact

17. The Fiddlehead

Website https://thefiddlehead.ca/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@unb.ca
Location Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Publisher University Of New Brunswick Facebook Followers 5KTwitter Followers 6.2K Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact

18. Taddle Creek Magazine

Website https://www.taddlecreekmag.com/ + Follow
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.MORE Email ****@taddlecreekmag.com
Format Digital
Publisher Vitalis Publishing Facebook Followers 1.8KTwitter Followers 4.2K Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact

19. flo. Magazine

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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.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Publisher Flo. Magazine Facebook Followers 120Twitter Followers 469 Domain Authority 13 Get Email Contact