Submit to Arc Poetry
2025-12-31 00:00 (America/Toronto) | Submittable
Arc accepts previously unpublished poetry in English or previously unpublished translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form.Poets may only submit once per calendar year.Poetry submissions must not exceed three poems or 360 lines of poetry.Submissions of more than one poem must be broken up into two or three files and submitted separately on Submittable, along with the poet’s biography. (This allows Arc to respond to poems individually and update submitters on their submission’s status more promptly.)Arc only accepts poetry submissions using the online submission manager Submittable, except when otherwise indicated.Arc does not accept paper poetry submissions. Submissions received by mail will not be read and will not receive a response.Arc aims to respond to unsolicited submissions of poetry within four to six months.Poets based in USA must pay a small submission fee of $2 per poem. If this fee is a barrier for anyone wishing to submit, please email us about having the fee waived.
Arc pays for poetry at the rate of $50 per page, with which Arc secures First Canadian Serial Rights (meaning that the poems should not appear in any print or digital publication before being published by Arc). Upon publication, all rights revert to the author and payment is mailed, as well as one free copy of the issue in which the work appears.
Poets are welcome to submit poems that are simultaneously submitted elsewhere. If a poem that has been submitted to Arc is accepted by another publication, it should be withdrawn from Arc immediately via Submittable or by notifying Arc using Submittable’s messaging feature.
Submissions must be typed and single spaced (double spaces will be interpreted as blank lines).Submissions must include the poet’s name, email address, and mailing address on each page.Submissions must include the poet’s biography, which should be two to three sentences or approximately 30 words long. Submissions of visual poetry or concrete poetry should be submitted as PDFs.

Submit to Arc Poetry (Translation Feature)
2025-12-31 23:59 | Online
Arc accepts direct submissions of one-off or short sequences of poetry in translation through Submittable.
However, issues of Arc also include a 7-10 page feature spotlighting a single translator and a selection of a poet’s work in translation. The translator and/or poet whose work is being translated do not need to be Canadian, although we do prioritize featuring Canadian poets. These features include a 200-400 word introduction to the work in translation or note from the translator as well as 6-8 pages of poetry in translation. Send a pitch for the Translation Feature by emailing Arc’s Managing Editor, and please include a brief note about the work in translation, your translation experience, and confirmation that you have permission to publish the original poet’s work in translation.
Arc pays the translator for these features a flat rate of $250, and the original poet received $50 per page, with which Arc secures First Canadian Serial Rights (meaning that the poems should not appear in any print or digital publication before being published by Arc). Upon publication, payment is mailed as well as one free copy of the issue to both the original poet and translator, and all rights revert to the author.
