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Literary Magazine

Arc Poetry

arcpoetry.ca

Nonfiction

Poetry

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For over 40 years, Arc has been pub­lish­ing the best in con­tem­po­rary poetry. Arc invites sub­mis­sions from poets at all stages of their writing careers.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
  • Response time:
    180 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    79 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    3.57%*
    Chill Subs tracker stats

Publication

  • Accepts simultaneous submissions

    What's that?

    When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

  • Accepts previously published

    What's that?

    When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

  • Nominates for prizes

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

  • Runs themed calls

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    Submittable does not accept poems in batches. Each poem must be submitted separately with the poet's biography. Please DO NOT submit several poems grouped in a single document. To save retyping the same bio and cover notes for each poem, we recommend you create them in an offline text document, and paste them in when called for by the uploader. Your individually submitted poems will be treated as a grouped manuscript once they have been submitted.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Author's rights

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Additional info

    Poets who are living with a disability and/or poets for whom English is not their first language are welcome to reach out to seek assistance with the submission process if necessary. This assistance can pertain to: clarifying the submission guidelines, adding notes to and/or withdrawing your submission on Submittable, and formatting your submission to fit our submission guidelines. Please contact Managing Editor, Chris Johnson, at arc@arcpoetry.ca with a subject line “Arc Poetry Submission Assistance.” Arc pays for poetry at the rate of $50 per page. Payment is issued upon pub­li­ca­tion along with one free copy of the issue in which the work appears. As a Canadian literary magazine, and due to the increasing number of submissions from US-based poets, we are requesting that US submitters pay a $2 entry fee per poem.

Tracker statistics

117

Total submissions tracked

79 days

Average response time

3.57%

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

238 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1072 days

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About

At Arc, we find the brave new voices. We feature poetry that is woozy, cunning, shearing and wildlike; and prose that offers new perspectives on the verse you thought you knew. One of the most widely read literary magazines in the country, Arc has a following composed of writers, poetry aficionados...

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Country

CA

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    Editor  avatar

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Chris Johnson avatar

    Chris Johnson

    Managing Editor

    Editor Manahil Bandukwala avatar

    Manahil Bandukwala

    Coordinating Editor

    Editor Meagan Black avatar

    Meagan Black

    Editorial Assistant