Resources

The Antigonish Review: publishing prose and poetry by emerging and established writers.

Arc: Canada's national poetry magazine.

Brick: poetry, interviews, fiction, essays...published twice yearly.

Broken Pencil: a quarterly print magazine and website based in Toronto.

Carousel: a hybrid literary/arts magazine.

The Dalhousie Review: publishes articles, fiction, poetry and reviews.

Descant: a quarterly journal publishing new and emerging contemporary writers and visual artists.

Dislocate: features work of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Event: publishing a variety of genres with diversity, intensity of experience, and excellence in expression.

Exile: the best writing from around the world.

Existere Quarterly: publishes poetry, fiction, visual art, reviews, photography, and more.

Fence Magazine: a biannual journal of poetry, fiction, art, and criticism.

The Fiddlehead: publishing English writing from around the world in a variety of genres.

filling Station: innovative poetry, fiction, interviews, and reviews.

Geist: a cultural magazine dedicated to bringing attention to cultural events, artists, and writers.

Grain: publishing the best new writing from Canada and abroad.

The Malahat Review: Canadian and international poetry, fiction, and reviews.

Matrix: art, essays, photography, fiction, poetry, etc.

The New Quarterly: a lively combination of fiction, poetry, interviews, and conversation about writing.

On Spec: fantasy, horror, fairy stories, ghost stories, and more.

Other Voices: a journal of literary and visual arts.

Prairie Fire: a quarterly magazine of new writing.

Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature: publishing poetry, fiction, criticism, and more.

Prism International: publishing the best contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world.

Room Magazine: a Canadian literary journal for women writers.

subTERRAIN: a stimulating fusion of fiction, poetry, photography, and graphic illustration from Canada, the US, and internationally.

Taddle Creek: a literary magazine publishing mainly fiction and poetry.

Vallum: a bi-annual magazine of new poetry, reviews, interviews, visual art, and features.

West Coast Line: writing, images, criticism.

Anvil Press: publishes progressive, contemporary literature in all genres (excepting genre fiction, eg. horror, romance, Sci-Fi.)

Brick Books: publishes only poetry. Brick Books only reads submissions between January 1 — April 30.

Broken Jaw Press: publishes fiction, poetry, drama, and occasionally, creative non-fiction.

Coach House Books

Coteau Books: publishes poetry, fiction, drama, children's and young adult "chapter books" (no picture books), and literary non-fiction.

DC Books

ECW Press: publishes poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction, commercial non-fiction, and photo/art books. No unsolicited manuscripts please.

Mansfield Press: publishes poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction.

The Mercury Press: publishes poetry, fiction, murder mysteries, and culturally significant non-ficiton by Canadian authors.

NeWest Press: publishes poetry, fiction (including mysteries), drama, and literary non-fiction.

Oolichan Press: publishes literary fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.

Red Deer Press: publishes literary fiction, non-fiction, children's illustrated books, juvenile fiction, teen fiction, drama, and poetry.

Ronsdale Press: publishes poetry, fiction, biography, regional history, children's literature, books of ideas, and the occasional scholarly book.

Seraphim Editions: independent Canadian book publisher.

Signature Editions: publishes poetry, fiction (excepting children's literature and romance), drama, and creative non-fiction (no self-help).

Turnstone Press: publishes fiction, non-fiction (including literary criticism), poetry, and mysteries under the imprint, Ravenstone.

Wolsak and Wynn Publishers: publishes poetry exclusively.

The League of Canadian Poets: the national association of Canada's poets, it is dedicated to the enhancement of the status of poets, the teaching of poetry, and more.

The Canadian Authors Association: Canada's national writing organization, dedication to the support and development of Canada's writing community.

The Manitoba Writers' Guild: the preeminent writing organisation in Manitoba, serving literary and technical, new and established authors.

Professional Writers Association of Canada: a national organisation representing freelance writers and journalists across the country.

The Writers' Union of Canada: a national organisation which brings writers together for the advancement of their collective interests.

The Prince Edward Island Writers Guild: an organisation representing the PEI writing community.

The Quebec Writers' Foundation: implements programs including a mentorship program, writing workshops, writers in the school, and QWrite, a quarterly newletter.

The Saskatchewan Writers' Guild: working to improve the status of writers through programs including manuscript evaluation, Grain Magazine, and more.

The Writers Federation' of Nova Scotia: established to foster creative writing, assist writers at all stages of their careers, and encourage greater recognition of Nova Scotia writers in the community.

The Writers Guild of Alberta: supporting, encouraging, and promoting writers at all stages of their careers, and safeguarding the freedom to read and write.

Canada Council: fosters the development of arts in Canada through grants, services, awards, and more.

Manitoba Arts Council: provides awards to professional arts organizations and individuals in all art forms including arts education, literary arts, performing arts, and visual arts.

Places for writers: posts writing contests and submission calls, occasional literary news, publishing information, and links to Canadian writers and organizations.

Poetry Magazine: publishing the best from new and established poets.

Canadian Poetry: an electronic journal of Canadian poetry and writing.

Poetry Daily: an online anthology of contemporary poetry.

alittlepoetry.com: contemporary poetry from around the world.

Canadian Poetry (University of Toronto English Library): listings of poets, presses, journals, featured poetry and more.

The Canadian Poetry Archive: a large database of Canadian poets with biographies.

Cowboy Poetry: cowboy poetry and news, free newsletter, and more.

ilovepoetry.com: features hundreds of poems sorted by category or searchable by poet.

PoemsOnly: 1000s of love poems: hundreds of inspirational poems and quotations.

Poetry Archives: a collection of thousands of classical poems searchable by author, first line, or title.

Spam Poetry Institute: Preserving the fine literature created by the world’s spammers.

Resources for teachers

Worksheets Lesson Planet, the search engine for teachers that helps teachers and parents quickly find teacher-reviewed online resources including over 150,000 lesson plans and 75,000 worksheets.

Youngpoets.ca: part of the League of Canadian Poets, this site features sections for teachers and youths, with poetry, articles, news, and much, much more.

The Claremont Review: a magazine that showcases inspiring young adult writers. Publishes twice a year.

Gigglepoetry.com: contests, poetry targeted at children, lessons, and more.

Poetry 180: a site that provides a poem for each day of the school year.

Poetry4kids.com: poems, games, lessons, events, and more.

Scholastic Poetry Page: a division of the Scholastic web site, featuring poetry workshops, teachers guide, and lessons from Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin, and Jean Marzollo.