Joyfully Wondrous

About

Joyfully Wondrous is a magazine about queer (LGBT+) and ally literature that centers around joyful, positive, and uplifting expression.

Country of Publication

Canada

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

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

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 including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

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

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 including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: 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.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

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

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Dates

Last Updated: 12 Jun 2026

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