NEW DATE: Launch of Issue 33 - Plastic
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Fort McMurray International Airport, Level 3
What's Up & Coming Next!
Submission Call for Issue 35
The artist call for Issue 35 is now open. This issue features the theme "Resistance," selected by guest editor Jamal-E-Fatima Rafat of The Crafted Writer. Please submit your poetry, prose, short stories and/or artwork to northword@hushmail.com by October 30, 2026.
NorthWord Magazine publishes twice a year through the support of community volunteers and advertisers.
Publication launches take place in April during National Poetry Month and September to coincide with Alberta Culture Days.
For each edition, the Northern Canada Collective Society of Writers' Board of Directors selects a guest editor.
Each guest editor is required to pick a theme to kick-start the creativity. They also decide on the artwork for the front cover.
As submissions come in, the managing editor removes names before showing the guest editor for transparency purposes.
After the selection process, the publication is produced and disbursed throughout the Wood Buffalo region.
Accepted Submissions:
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prose (3,000 words or fewer, fiction or non-fiction)
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poetry (50 lines maximum)
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excerpts from current projects
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visual art