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 currently closed.
The New Material Ecopoetics
For the Fall 2025 issue, Arc Poetry is looking for submissions that explore “The New Material Ecopoetics.”