Fiction
Polar Borealis
Closed
- Length
- Up to 3,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Reprints welcome
What they accept
Polar Borealis is a Canadian magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, open only to Canadians, long-term foreign residents living in Canada, landed immigrants, and Canadians currently living outside Canada. Its annual short story window ran through October 2026 and is currently closed, with no next window stated; stories must be 3,000 words or less, simultaneous submissions and reprints are accepted, and pay is $10 for stories of 1,000 words or less and one cent a word for longer stories, to a $30 maximum, with no currency named in the rate statement.
Science FictionFantasyHorror
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- Query after
- 30 days
- AI policy
- No AI writing permitted; work must be totally human originated.
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