Joyland is a literary magazine that selects fiction and essays regionally. Our editors work with stories and excerpts by authors connected to locales across North America.

Picked by the CBC as part of the Top 100 of 2008, Joyland has been called "the go-to spot for readers seeking the best voices in short fiction."

In an article on the state of literary magazines, Q&Q proclaimed, “A savvy, sleek publication, devoted entirely to new short fiction. Joyland boasts editors in several major North American cities, and has published marquee names such as Jonathan Lethem and Lydia Millet … The future of literary magazines is already here.”

Joyland was created by Emily Schultz and Brian Joseph Davis. It was designed and developed by Ross Merriam. 

Schultz's homepage has moved HERE. Davis's homepage has always been HERE.

MASTHEAD

Publishers Brian Joseph Davis, Emily Schultz

Senior Editors Kevin Chong (Vancouver) Brian Joseph Davis (New York) Kara Levy (San Francisco) David McGimpsey (Montreal & Atlantic) Anna Prushinskaya (Midwest) Emily M. Keeler (Toronto) Mathew Timmons (Los Angeles)

Web Developer Ross Merriam

Editors Emeriti Levi Stahl, Benjamin Wood, Casey McKinney, Edward Gauvin, Wyatt Williams, Janine Armin, Charles McLeod.

CONTACT

For general queries: Brian Joseph Davis joylandfiction@gmail.com

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

"I have a theory of art: set up an arbitrary set of rules and then follow them slavishly." --Errol Morris

-These are submission guidelines for fiction and essays. If you're submitting poetry, you should go through our other site here.

-Currently, all Joyland fiction editors are accepting submissions at joylandsubmissions@gmail.com

- Each editor works with authors with some connection to their area. It's pretty loose: living in the respective city or region for any amount of time is qualification enough for submission. The city-as-setting is in no way mandatory.

- Send story as email paste-in (no attachments please) with a short bio, and your subject line should read:

[CITY OR REGION][YOUR STORY TITLE]. Eg. NEW YORK "Tapping a Maple on a Cold Vermont Morning"

 -You must list one of our city/region sections. Submissions to the Consulate section are open to writers in any country or in translation.

- Joyland only publishes short fiction, novel excerpts and personal essays. There are no word count guidelines per se but we do like things between 1200 and 8000 words.

- You may submit only one story every three months, unless requested by an editor. We encourage simultaneous submissions.

- We also have rejection guidelines, which you should read HERE.

-Hint: Read Joyland and take note of our editors and what kind of writing they publish in their sections.
 

Acknowledgment

Joyland is supported by its readers and  power donors: Anne McDermid & Associates, Susan Swan, Jessica Westhead, Sesshu Foster, David Caron, Grace O'Connell.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout Canada.

Nous remercions de son soutien le Conseil des Arts du Canada, qui a investi 20,1 millions de dollars l'an dernier dans les lettres et l'édition à travers le Canada.

 

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