Imaginarium: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing

A project of ChiZine Publications (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (August 2018)

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About

Imaginarium is ChiZine Publications’ “year’s best” anthology of short fiction and poetry published by Canadians in the previous year.

Country of Publication

Canada

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published biennially (every other year)

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
Novelette: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 7500 to 15000 words).
Novella: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 15000 to 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore, Fables, Fairy tales.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore, Fables, Fairy tales.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026