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Headlight Anthology

Headlight Anthology is an annual, student-run graduate journal published out of Concordia University, Canada. We publish writers from our community and beyond, including grad and undergrad students from Concordia—but anyone can submit! Headlight strongly encourages submissions from BIPOC+ and 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.

Headlight accepts unsolicited submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction during our reading periods. Simultaneous submissions are totally fine, and we aim to respond within 4 months. You may submit to more than one genre (but only 1 sub per genre—thank you!).

For more guidelines, please see: https://headlightanthology.ca/subs/

Quick Links to Open Calls:

Issue 28 - CREATIVE NONFICTION Free Tip Jar Option Open

Closes on Friday, November 27, 2026 11:59 PM EST (in 43 days).

Limit: 4,000 words.

  • Submit your work through Duosuma(email submissions won’t be accepted)
  • You may submit to all genres (but only one submission per genre, thank you!).
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, but if your piece is accepted elsewhere please let us know as soon as possible (either through Duosuma or email)
  • We don’t accept reprints.
  • Submissions that contain hate speech, any form of bigotry, or any writing the Headlight team deems unacceptable will be immediately rejected.
  • We strongly encourage subs from BIPOC+ & 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.
  • Anyone can submit!
  • We accept anonymous submissions only. Please remove any identifying information from all documents.

Submit

Issue 28 - FICTION Free Tip Jar Option Open

Closes on Friday, November 27, 2026 11:59 PM EST (in 43 days).

Limit: 4,000 words.

  • Submit your work through Duosuma(email submissions won’t be accepted)
  • You may submit to all genres (but only one submission per genre, thank you!).
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, but if your piece is accepted elsewhere please let us know as soon as possible (either through Duosuma or email)
  • We don’t accept reprints.
  • Submissions that contain hate speech, any form of bigotry, or any writing the Headlight team deems unacceptable will be immediately rejected.
  • We strongly encourage subs from BIPOC+ & 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.
  • Anyone can submit!
  • We accept anonymous submissions only. Please remove any identifying information from all documents.

Submit

Issue 28 - POETRY Free Tip Jar Option Open

Closes on Friday, November 27, 2026 11:59 PM EST (in 43 days).

Submit 1-4 poems, up to 8 pages total.

  • Submit your work through Duosuma(email submissions won’t be accepted)
  • You may submit to all genres (but only one submission per genre, thank you!).
  • We accept simultaneous submissions, but if your piece is accepted elsewhere please let us know as soon as possible (either through Duosuma or email)
  • We don’t accept reprints.
  • Submissions that contain hate speech, any form of bigotry, or any writing the Headlight team deems unacceptable will be immediately rejected.
  • We strongly encourage subs from BIPOC+ & 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.
  • Anyone can submit!
  • We accept anonymous submissions only. Please remove any identifying information from all documents.

Submit

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