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The Magazine

Excision Magazine publishes original short fiction and flash that is precise, self-contained, and confident in its own terms. We are interested in work that does not rely on explanation, trends, or external context to justify itself.

Issues are released quarterly (June, September, December, and March). Each issue typically contains 8–10 works, primarily short fiction, with a small number of flash pieces.

Fees & Payment

Submission fee: $3 CAD per entry.

Payment: $50 CAD awarded to each selected work. Payment is the same for short fiction and flash.

Payments are issued via PayPal within 14 days of publication.

What to Submit

Flash Fiction: up to 1,000 words.

Short fiction: up to 3,000 words.

All genres and forms are welcome.

AI-assisted and AI-generated work is accepted.

Submissions must be written in English.

Submissions must be previously unpublished.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Please withdraw if accepted elsewhere.

Manuscript Formatting: Excision Magazine is not prescriptive about manuscript formatting. Submissions should be readable, plainly formatted, and submitted as a single document (.docx or PDF).

What we don’t require: Cover letters, author bios during review, and demographic information. Submissions are read without author identification.

One submission per author per submission window.

Rights

Authors retain copyright to their work.

By submitting, authors grant Excision Magazine first electronic publication rights and the right to archive the work on our website.

Submission Window

Open: March 1, 2026.

Close: April 12, 2026.

Response Time: Decisions are typically sent within 30–45 days of submissions closing.

Submission windows may close early if volume exceeds our capacity.

How Submissions Are Reviewed

Submissions are reviewed using a combination of automated analysis and human editorial judgment.

Not all submissions are read in full.

Final decisions are made by a human editor.

For more detail, see our AI Policy.