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AUTHOR ALERT! The Traditional Book Publishing Industry is DYING FAST! - by Angela Hoy

AUTHOR ALERT! The Traditional Book Publishing Industry is DYING FAST! - by Angela Hoy

May 22nd, 2026

It's always been extremely difficult to land a traditional publishing contract (you'd have a bette[...]

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Freefall Magazine

THIS PUBLICATION USES "SUBMITTABLE" TO COLLECT SUBMISSIONS. SUBMITTABLE CHARGES WRITERS A FEE TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK. "FreeFall encourages the voices of new, emerging, and established Canadian writers while providing a platform to be proud of for their quality work." 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Buys first rights for 3 months. No reprints. Responds within 3-6 months. Pays $10 per page for fiction/non-fiction and $25 for poems." 4000 word maximum. Read more →

Farming Magazine

75%-90% freelance. “Farming Magazine celebrates the joys of farming well and living well on a small, ecologically-conscious scale. It explores the intricate bonds connecting people, land, and community and it offers a hopeful vision of the future of farming in America. The magazine is created in the spirit of stewardship for the earth and regard for its inhabitants.” Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within one week. Guidelines available upon request. Pays $175 - $500 Read more →

The Fiddlehead

THIS PUBLICATION USES "SUBMITTABLE" TO COLLECT SUBMISSIONS AND REQUIRES A SUBMITTABLE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO SUBMIT WORK. SUBMITTABLE CHARGES FEES FOR WRITERS TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK TO PUBLISHERS. "The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada's international literary journal, is entertainment for the thoughtful with its mix of poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction by established and new writers." Welcomes new writers. 100% freelance. Circ. 1200. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes within 2-3 issues of acceptance. Buys first serial publication rights - "all other rights remain with the author, but we ask if the work is reprinted elsewhere that the first publication in The Fiddlehead be acknowledged." Responds usually 1-6 months. Various Canadian booksellers and newsstands carry The Fiddlehead and back issues (if not sold out) along with current issue can be purchased directly from our office. Pays $60 CAD Read more →

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