Headlight Anthology

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About

Headlight Anthology is an annual, student-run journal published out of Concordia University, Canada. Our mission is to amplify new & exciting voices, strengthen our local community of writers & readers, & represent Concordia & Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) within the Turtle Island writing & publishing scene.
Since 1998, we have published (almost) annually, & the journal operates out of Concordia’s graduate English Literature & Creative Writing department, the students of which compose its staff. We feature not only Concordia’s ample literary talent but also non-affiliated writers from our community & beyond.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada

Established in 1998

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Headlight Anthology's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Headlight Anthology's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Headlight Anthology's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Headlight Anthology Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 122 reports from 105 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 100.6 mean avg | 108.0 median | 137 max days (31.5 std dev)

Responses

79.51 %

Acceptances:

2.46 % of submissions accepted (113.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.86 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

77.05 % (109.8 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 100.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

20.49 % (48.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (70.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
The most common submission tip paid: CAD $3.50. (12.3 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 Feb 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:45 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 07 Sep 2026

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