Friday, April 3rd 2026

Prairie Fire: Lost and Found – Things Forgotten, Things Remembered

Prairie Fire is a Canadian literary magazine, and they also welcome international submissions. They want creative non-fiction submissions (up to 5,000 words) on the theme, ‘Lost and Found: Things Forgotten, Things Remembered’ for their fall 2026 issue. “Our survival and growth have always depended on both. Memory helps shape who we are and how we understand our connection to others—personally, culturally, historically. Some memories bring comfort and joy; others are confusing, painful, even traumatic. Beyond individual experience, there are ancestral, familial, and collective memories that require unearthing, remaking, and re-examining. What has been buried? What has been reshaped over time? What needs to be remembered now, and what might need to be released?
We welcome work that explores the tension between holding on and letting go, and the ways remembering and forgetting shape healing, identity, and transformation.” They also say, “Sorry, poets and fiction writers, we have enough work on this topic in the queue that we do not require additional poetry or fiction for this issue. However, we are still accepting poetry and fiction for regular submission”. Prairie Fire pays CAD0.10/word up to CAD250 for prose, see payment rates here. The submission deadline for this issue is 4th May 2026. Details here.

Deadline: May 4th, 2026

Sunday, May 16th 2021

Prairie Fire wants submissions on Roots & Routes theme

This Canadian literary magazine is looking for submissions on the ‘Roots & Routes’ theme – they’re accepting poetry (send up to 3 poems if sending for the themed issue), fiction, and nonfiction; the deadline is 31 May 2021 for this theme, and work can be emailed or mailed. They also want unthemed submissions (send up to 6 poems; work has to be mailed, and there is no deadline specified). Pay varies; it is CAD40 for poems, and up to CAD250 for prose.

Deadline: 31 May 2021 for themed issue; no deadline for unthemed issue

Friday, November 20th 2020

Prairie Fire wants submissions on For the Love of Animals theme

This Canadian magazine is accepting creative non-fiction (up to 5,000 words), as well as fiction and poetry on the ‘For the Love of Animals’ theme for their Spring issue. Their guidelines say, “Maybe more than ever, especially since the pandemic uprooted our normal lives, people have been turning to animals for comfort and joy as a way to reduce the anxiety many of us are feeling from isolation and disconnection. In North America, fostering and adoptions have risen dramatically over the past eight months, as people discover or re-discover the unconditional love gained from our relationships with animals.

At the same time, we’re taking greater refuge and solace in nature, where we might observe the flight of birds, or notice animals we’ve never seen before, in places we’ve never seen them before. Social media outlets saw a surge in photos and videos of animals re-wilding urban spaces. In times of crisis, we’re finding these images grounding, visions of hope. Whether domestic, or wild, animals have often been our saving grace, and we’d like to recognize their tremendous value and contribution.” Pay is CAD0.10/word, up to CAD250 for prose. Details here (theme details) and here (pay rates).

Deadline: 4 December 2020