Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poetry in English, or translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form. For spoken word pieces, poetry uploaded to a submitter's personal channel or social media account is eligible for submission.
Arc is currently accepting general poetry submissions. General submissions received between September 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, will be considered for the Summer 2026 issue.
Arc publishes reviews, interviews, and articles on poetry and poetry-related subjects. Please query first as Arc seldom considers unsolicited prose manuscripts; submit pitches or ideas, including a brief description and an estimate of anticipated length, along with samples of previously published work.
Arc does not publish fiction or drama.
Arc publishes a limited amount of artwork in black and white and in colour by a single artist or photographer in each issue, including on the front and back covers, and on up to eight inside pages. Please see www.arcpoetry.ca for instructions on querying about contributing visual art to the magazine.
Arc tries respond to unsolicited submissions of poetry and essay/article queries within four to six months. Arc can’t promise to respond to inquiries regarding the status of submissions before the completion of this editorial cycle.
Arc’s Writers’ Fees are as follows:
$50 per page for poetry or prose (including feature-length reviews) published in the magazine.
$50 per print-page-equivalent for poetry or prose on the website.
$80 per column for brief (approx. 500-word) reviews.
Arc accepts previously unpublished poetry in English or previously unpublished translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form.
Poets may submit poems that are simultaneously submitted elsewhere. If a poem that has been submitted to Arc is accepted by another publication, it should be withdrawn from Arc immediately via Submittable or by notifying Arc using Submittable’s messaging feature.
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 submission fee per poem. If this fee is a barrier for anyone wishing to submit, please email us about having the fee waived.
General Poetry Submission Guidelines
- Submissions must not exceed three poems or 360 lines of poetry. Only three poems per poet will be considered each calendar year.
- Submissions of more than one poem must be broken up into two or three documents and submitted separately along with your biography. In order to submit the files separately you must go through the submission process for each piece you wish to submit. This allows you to provide each submission with the title of your poem and it allows us to group the submissions more easily and update you about the status of each individual poem.
- Submissions must be typed and single spaced (double spaces will be interpreted as blank lines).
- Submissions must include your name and email address on each page.
- Cover Letters must include your biography, which should be two to three sentences or approximately 30 words long.
- Submissions of visual poetry or concrete poetry should be submitted as PDFs. Spoken Word poems can be submitted as text or audio or video recordings.