For over 40 years, Arc has been publishing the best in contemporary poetry.
Poets who are living with disabilities and/or poets for whom English is difficult are welcome to reach out to Arc for assistance with the submission process, if necessary. This assistance can pertain to: clarifying the submission guidelines, adding notes to and/or withdrawing submissions on Submittable, and formatting submissions to fit Arc’s submission guidelines. To request assistance, please contact Managing Editor Chris Johnson at arc@arcpoetry.ca with a subject line “Arc Poetry Submission Assistance.”
Arc accepts unsolicited submissions from poets at all stages of their writing careers.
Calls for Submissions
General Poetry Submissions
General Submissions are now open.