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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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F – Super Canucks: An Anthology of Small-Town Canadian Superheroes: Canadian Superhero
April 21, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Word Count: 500-3500
- Our editors are based in Northern Ontario, but our contributors can be from across Canada.
- Canadian characters living their ‘super’ lives while still retaining their national/regional identity/connection.
- Stories that know the tropes and cliches—those applied to superheroes and Canada both—and either explore or subvert them.
- Heroes that reconcile their superpowers with the limits of their home—geographic, political, economic…heck, tie in the weather—so long as they’re original characters with strong connections to specific parts/cultures of Canada.
- Have your protagonists face situations unique to our nation/their region thereof. These can be silly or serious, inspired by reality or entirely fictional.
- Tell us about everyday Canadians. Folks often excluded from mainstream literature—the ignored, overlooked, and undervalued. (Including cultures, genders/sexual orientations, ages, economic groups, and faiths.)
- Genre-busting tales are encouraged. A superhero mystery or an origin story couched as a romance. Submitted stories do not have to be about superheroes per say (tales of supervillains and anti-heroes are welcome), but should tie into that theme in some way.
- Please avoid extreme violence, unnecessary profanity, and/or graphic sexual content.
- Submission deadline: April 21, 2024
- Submit to: editor@latitude46publishing.com