(Note: Background art by Eric Chu)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Both Polar Borealis and Polar Starlight are non-profit publications available for free download. Nevertheless both magazines are paying markets for Canadian authors and artists.
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The Submission window for Stories will remain open till the end of October 2024.
Check out “FAQ,” “Submission Guidelines” and “Submission Status” for detailed info.
Basically, E-mail a word doc (not a PDF) to me at <polar.borealis.magazine@gmail.com>
and include “Story Sub” in your heading.
You may send up to 2 short stories 3,000 words or less in length..
Open only to Canadians, Canadian Landed Immigrants, Canadian expats or foreigners who are long-time residents in Canada.
Polar Starlight #16 contains:
Cover art by Swati Chavda.
Poems by Patricia Evans, Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk, Greg Fewer, Neile Graham, Guy Immega, Rio Murphy, KB Nelson, John Park, Rhea E. Rose, Jennifer Shelby, Frances Skene, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Mark Thomas, Lisa Timpf, and Kyle Wendt.
Go to “Current/Back Issues” and scroll down to the appropriate link.
The Submission window for poems will remain open till the end of September 2024.
Check out “FAQ,” “Submission Guidelines” and “Submission Status” for detailed info.
Basically, E-mail a word doc (not a PDF) to me at <polar.borealis.magazine@gmail.com>
and include “Poem Sub” in your heading.
You may send up to 5 poems.
Open only to Canadians, Canadian Landed Immigrants, Canadian expats or foreigners who are long-time residents in Canada.
Go to Current/Back Issues and scroll down to the appropriate link.
Polar Borealis #31 contains:
Cover art by M.D. Jackson.
Poems by Patricia Evans, Greg Fewer, Rebecca Franklyn, Neile Graham, Sharon Lax, Lee F. Patrick, Douglas Shimizu, Jim Smith, Mahaila Smith, and Irena Nikolova.
Stories by Chris Clemens, Desiree Ferdinandi, Jameson Grey, Xaing Jian, Bryce Paradis, Celeste A. Peters, Frances Skene, Ash Thorngrove, and Jean-Louis Trudel.
Just go to “Current/back Issues” and scroll down to the appropriate link.
Cover art by Jenni Merrifield.
Poetry by Colleen Anderson, Carolyn Clink, J.D. Dresner, Greg Fewer, Neile Graham, Geoffrey Hart, Guy Immega, Derek Newman-Stille, Rhonda Parrish, Frances Skene, Mahailha Smith, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Leigh Therriault, Mark Thomas, and Lisa Timpf,
Just click on Current/Back Issues and scroll down to click on the appropriate link.
Issue #30 contains:
Cover Art by Derek Newman-Stille.
Poetry by J.D. Dresner, Rebecca Franklyn, Jameson Grey, James Grotkowski, Guy Immega, Kellee Kranendonk, Melanie Marttila, Rhonda Parrish, Larissa Peters, and Jean Louis-Trudel.
Stories by Tommy Blanchard, Michèle Laframboise, Lene MacLeod, Elis Montgomery, Lee F. Patrick, Timothy Quinn, Danny F. Santos, Shane Williston, and Monica Sagle Zwikstra.
Just go to “Current/Back” issues and scroll down to click on the appropriate link.
With Cover Art by Swati Chavda. Poems by Gregg Chamberlain, Carolyn Clink, J.D. Dresner, Greg Fewer, Neile Graham, Jameson Grey, Geoffrey Hart, Guy Immega, Derek Newman-Stille, Frances Skene, Mahaila Smith, J.M. Spronk, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Mark Thomas, and Lisa Timpf.
You can download Polar Borealis #29 for free!
It contains:
Cover Art by Swati Chavda.
Poems by Colleen Anderson, Robert Dawson, Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk, Catherine Greenwood, James Grotkowski, Michèle Laframboise, Jo McBride, Rhea E. Rose, Tracy Shepherd, and Jim Smith.
Stories by Robert Dawson, Cat Girczyc, Geoffrey Hart, Matt Owen Jones, Bruno Lombardi, Lene MacLeod, Ira Nayman, Frances Skene, and Shane Williston.
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Polar Starlight #13 – February 2024 issue contains:
Cover Art by Swati Chavda.
Poems by Carolyn Clink, Robert Dawson, Rebecca Franklyn, James Grotkowski, Geoffrey Hart, Melanie Marttila, KB Nelson, Derek Newman-Stille, Jennifer Shelby, Frances Skene, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Mark Thomas, Lisa Timpf, and KT Wagner.
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Polar Borealis #28 contains:
Cover Art by Eric Chu.
Poems by Gregg Chamberlain, Carolyn Clink, Rebecca Franklyn, Catherine Girczyc, James Grotkowski, Jameson Grey, KB Nelson, Siri Paulson, Lynne Sargent, and Nnadi Samuel.
Stories by Agata Antonow, Taylor Chu, Guy Immega, Michèle Laframboise, Geoffrey Marshall, Robert Runté, Megan W. Shaw, Douglas Shimizu, and Lorina Stephens.
To download for free click on “Current/Back Issues” and scroll down to the appropriate link.