Plenitude Your Queer Literary Magazine

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Plenitude Magazine is Canada’s only queer literary magazine. We promote the growth and development of LGBTQ2S+ literature through online publication of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and interviews by both emerging and established LGBTQ2S+ writers. We especially encourage BIPOC and trans writers to submit their work.
We define queer literature and arts as works created by LGBTQ2S+ people, rather than works which feature queer content alone. That said, we recognize that Plenitude readers are hungry for exceptional works that reflect queer histories, cultures, experiences, and sensibilities. Through our growing editorial collective, we aim to represent a diversity of identities and editorial expertise, thereby encouraging an equivalent diversity of submissions and readers.
Plenitude aims to complicate expressions of queerness through the publication of diverse, sophisticated literary writing, from the very subtle to the brash and unrelenting.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to LGBTQ2S+, and some submission periods are further restricted to Canadians only.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

Country of Publication

Canada

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

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Slower: Plenitude's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: CAD $125 per story.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Lengths:

Review: Up to 1,000 words.
Article: Up to 3,000 words.
Essay: Up to 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: CAD $125 per prose contribution; $100 per book review/interview.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: CAD $60 per poem.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Plenitude Submission Statistics

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We have received 8 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

74 min | 202.5 mean avg | 214.0 median | 285 max days (85.3 std dev)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 270 days. (37.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 270 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 13:34 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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