12 June 2012

Call for Submissions: 
Special Issue of filling Station magazine on Northern B.C. Writing

filling Station is soliciting submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art for a special issue on Northern B.C. Writing to be guest-edited by Jason Wiens. The magazine also encourages reviews of recent publications by Northern B.C. writers. The filling Station collective will vet and select submissions with a planned publication date in early 2013. Please send electronic submissions complete with short bio and mailing address by 1 October 2012 to Jason Wiens at jlwiens@ucalgary.ca with fS NORTHERN BC ISSUE in the subject, or hard copy submissions to:

Jason Wiens
Department of English
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 1N4

Submission Guidelines:

– Appropriateness: At filling Station, more original or innovative submissions tend to be favoured for publication. filling Station does not accept submissions that are racist, misogynist, and/or homophobic.

– Replies and Publication Timing: Please leave 3-4 months for the process of reply. After your work is reviewed by our Collective, you will receive an email from an editor to let you know if your work has been selected for publication.

– Genre-Specific Instructions:

Fiction: Submit up to 10 pages. We receive any of the following fiction, or a combination thereof: flash fiction, postcard fiction, short fiction, experimental fiction, or a novel excerpt that can stand alone. A submission lacking mailing address and/or bio will be considered incomplete.

Poetry: Submit up to 6 pages. A submission lacking mailing address and/or bio will be considered incomplete.

Creative Non-Fiction & Non-Fiction: Submit up to 2 pieces of any kind. This includes interviews, articles, book reviews, and creative non-fiction. A submission lacking mailing address and/or bio will be considered incomplete.

Art: Submit lower res samples with a short bio or artist’s statement; if interested, we will request pieces or additional work in 300dpi or greater via Drop Box or similar. A submission lacking mailing address and/or bio will be considered incomplete.



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