The Puritan: Frontiers of New English
The Puritan is an online, quarterly publication based in Toronto, Ontario committed to publishing the best in new fiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews.
The Puritan seeks, above all, a pioneering literature. Work featured here may push toward the symbolic frontier, challenging limitations and forging into previously unexplored aesthetic territory. But it may also revisit and revitalize traditional forms. The Puritan embraces work wherever it lands on the conceptual spectrum, so long as it is original, intelligent, and engaging.
So, pull up a chair, crack open the latest issue, and stay a while.
The new Fall 2011 issue is here!
Just in time for the holidays, Issue 15: Fall 2011, has arrived. Check it out here.
Call Out For New Submissions!
The time to send submissions for Issue 16: Winter 2012 has passed. We are currently seeking work for our spring issue. The cut-off for Issue 17: Spring 2012 is March 15, 2012.
In typical fashion, we plan to release our next issue at the end of the season it claims to represent. So, we're opening our pod-bay doors to submissions of fiction, poetry, reviews, recipes, and interviews. Check out our submission guidelines for more information.
Also, we're open to the idea of considering your artwork for upcoming covers. Potential covers should reflect the general visual theme of our current issue's cover and our wonderful website.
New submission format
The Puritan has a new submission format. To make things more convenient for everyone, please submit all work directly through the website. Visit the submissions section for details. All submissions sent to our e-mail address will be ignored.
The Puritan: Something You Should Know About
Paul Vermeersch recently included The Puritan as one of his "Four Online Canadian Literary Journals You Should Know About" over at Open Book Toronto. With ditch, the poetry that matters, Joyland, a hub of short fiction, and Forget Magazine as the other three, it looks like we're in good company!
The Puritan is a mighty small mag!
At least, according to The Literary Type, the blog of The New Quarterly.
Check out the interview here.
Back issues don't buy themselves!
For the discerning connoisseur of literary fiction, or the collector of fine rarities - we're opening our archives to you. That's right - we're selling our back issues at rock bottom prices. E-mail us for more details at puritanmagazine [at] gmail [dot] com. Veteran and senior discounts available.
