Our Goals

• Is diverse, equitable, and inclusive;
• Supports the personal and professional well-being of staff, volunteers, and contributors;
• Highlights the vital artistic role of litmags and their collective impact on the wider cultural landscape;
• Works at the forefront of environmental sustainability;
• Supports literary publishing by encouraging new and established writers, voices, forms, and ideas.

Who We Are

LMCC welcomes all literary magazines publishing in Canada and across colonial borders.

We define a literary magazine as:

• A print and/or online periodical that publishes at least fifty percent literary content: prose, poetry, and/or graphic literary work;
• A publication that accepts unsolicited submissions and maintains publicly available submission guidelines.

For a list of our current members, see our Directory.

For a list of our current steering committee, see our Contact page.

What We Do

Collaborate: Monthly online meetings are open to all members and provide an informal space to discuss shared challenges and collaborate on solutions.

Connect: Our Slack channels offer opportunities to ask questions, share news, and get to know one another.

Promote: Our website maintains a directory of literary magazines in Canada. Contact us to add your magazine.

Advocate: In 2024, we conducted a baseline survey to assess the health and sustainability of the literary magazine sector in Canada. Results are available here. We continue to advocate for and promote litmags. New projects coming in 2026.