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The Ex-Puritan

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About

The Ex-Puritan began in 2007 as The Puritan Literary Magazine, an independently funded print journal dedicated to publishing fiction, essays, and interviews in Ottawa, Ontario, and was sold in bookstores across the city. In its early years, The Puritan was Ottawa’s only quarterly prose journal. After a brief hiatus, the magazine returned to publishing, now in the form of an online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry, reviews, and experimental work, The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for "tip jar" submissions and post-quota submissions. The fee is USD $3.
Submission Caps: They may close to free submissions if they reach their quota. Check before submitting.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada
Established in 2007

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 4 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 25 September 2025* (approx. 71 days from now).

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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 $150 per work of fiction.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 25 September 2025* (approx. 71 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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 $100 per interview; $200 per essay; $100 per review.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 25 September 2025* (approx. 71 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: CAD $50 per poem, or $100 per poet if multiple poems are accepted.

Submissions:

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

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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

The Ex-Puritan 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.

Accuracy:
We have received 156 reports from 126 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported:
3 min | 95.9 mean avg | 100.5 median | 413 max days (145.2 std dev)
Responses
87.82 %
Acceptances:
1.92 % of submissions accepted (14.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.38 % 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.
Rejections:
85.90 % (94.5 avg. days per rejection) | 8.2 % personal, 69.4 % form, 22.4 % unspecified | 0.6 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
12.18 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
1.92 % (174.3 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals:
10.26 % (48.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
66 responses are pending (3 min | 66.5 mean avg | 59.0 median | 360 max days waiting | 433.6 std dev) from 65 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 120 days. (31.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (37.0 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 59.4 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Jun 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Apr 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 May 2025
Last Audited: 14 May 2025
Date Added: 19 Jan 2023

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