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The Ex-Puritan

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A premier Canadian literary magazine, publishing the best in new writing. We award the annual Austin Clarke Prizes in fiction and poetry.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    120 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    110 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    0.86%*
    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

    From the editors

    Best Microfiction, Best New Poets, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Best Spiritual Literature, Pushcart

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    Not specified.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    If you are submitting a completed piece, please submit it titled, double-spaced in 12-point font.

  • Author's rights

    Not specified.

  • Additional info

    Consider reading our last few issues to familiarize yourself with work we've published. Payment. If you cannot accept payment via e-transfer, PayPal or cheque from a Canadian bank, we cannot accept your submission. $100 per interview $200 per essay $100 per review $150 per work of fiction $35 per poem (or page, capped at $120 for poems running four pages or more) $50+ per experimental or hybrid work, at an increasing scale depending on the nature of the piece We are especially interested in work by LGBTQ2S+ writers, BIPOC writers, and writing from other marginalized folks.

Tracker statistics

512

Total submissions tracked

110 days

Average response time

0.86%

Average acceptance rate

0 days

Fastest response time

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12-month average acceptance rate

119 days

12-month average response time

About

For many years, The Puritan represented both a legacy of literary excellence, and (notably in its early days), a culture that reinforced the exclusionary and marginalizing aspects of CanLit. As we transition to becoming The Ex-Puritan, the “Ex” in our name represents an interrogation of this complex...

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Founded

2007

Country

CA

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    Editor Sanchari Sur avatar

    Sanchari Sur

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Ryanne Kap avatar

    Ryanne Kap

    Managing Editor