Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire is a Canadian journal of innovative writing that is published four times a year. Each issue is a “mix of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.” According to their rates page, the print rate for prose is $0.10 per word, and for poetry $40 per poem. The online rate for interviews is $0.10 per word. Further details about their rates of payment can be found here. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

News & Pitch Calls from Prairie Fire

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