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Contemporary Verse 2 CV2

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The mandate and primary aim of Contemporary Verse 2 is to educate, engage, and expand public appreciation of the poetic art form by sharing and promoting high-calibre, original verse and critical writing by local, national, and international poets.
This official mandate encompasses the key components of CV2’s aims, but there is plenty of room to expand upon these primary aims when considering, in broader terms, our vision of what our organization is, and our vision for what it could grow to become.
A key component of our vision for CV2 centers around inclusivity. CV2 has historically focused keenly on this aspect of its mandate, and this focus has, in recent years and months, expanded to home in on what, more specifically, it means to be actively – rather than passively – inclusive.
For us, active inclusivity means seeking to diversify both our readership, and the kind of work we publish, and to be constantly and consistently challenging ourselves to assess ways in which we could be more actively engaged in this area of our programming.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for everyone, except for Canadians and Canadian residents. The fee is CAD $3.
Important: Non-Canadian writers will only receive monetary payment in certain circumstances.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada Established in 1975

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 February 2025* (approx. 13 days from now) through 31 May 2025. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations.

Lengths:
Interview InterviewUp to 2,000 words.
Review Review600 - 1,000 words.
Article ArticleUp to 1,000 words.
Essay EssayUp to 1,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism), Other (May vary).

Payment:

No monetary payment to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) (Provides free copy/copies) Pays occasionally, up to Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: CAD $65-$150 depending on type and length.

Submissions:

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


Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 February 2025* (approx. 13 days from now) through 31 May 2025. 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo 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: Other (May vary).

Payment:

No monetary payment to Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) (Provides free copy/copies) Pays occasionally, up to Semi-pro payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: CAD $35 per poem.

Submissions:

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


Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Contemporary Verse 2 Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 23 reports from 23 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 150.0 mean avg | 189.0 median | 288 max days (131.9 std dev)
Responses91.30 %
Acceptances30.43 % of submissions accepted (92.6 avg. days per acceptance) | 30.43 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections60.87 % (141.6 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 57.1 % form, 42.9 % unspecified
Non-Responses8.70 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded8.70 % (251.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals-
Pending4 responses are pending (50 min | 148.8 mean avg | 145.0 median | 255 max days waiting | 228.7 std dev) from 4 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 210 days. (39.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 210 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 210 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: CAD $3.00. (18.2 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 50.0 % paid fees.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 26 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Oct 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 17 Sep 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 24 Feb 2006

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