Augur makes room for writing from uncommon perspectives, and brings together the often disparate realms of literary and genre fiction. Our goal is to publish at least 80% Canadian and Indigenous content, offering new opportunities to the rich communities of speculative fiction writers in the North. And, more importantly, we\u2019re committed to featuring intersectional narratives as represented by characters, storytelling, and, in particular, author representation. We want the kind of liminal that pulls voices together, and honours difference as an integral part of our literary canon.<\/p>\n
A NOTE ON INTERSECTIONALITY<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are comfortable with it, we encourage writers to indicate their intersections in their cover letter. We pay attention to whose voices we publish, and this information helps us be self-aware as we construct issues.<\/p>\n However, we acknowledge marginalized individuals are not often safe when they disclose their identities. Disclosure is\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0a requirement to submit.<\/p>\n Any information disclosed will be treated as confidential.<\/p>\n What does \u201cintersections\u201d mean? Any intersection of identity that you sit at. For example, a POC trans settler, or an allocishet white woman. Everyone sits at intersections of identity and privilege\u2014please do not write that you have “no intersectional identity” in your cover letter.<\/p>\n Some intersections might include:<\/p>\n Although this is by no means an exhaustive list. We also encourage folks who aren\u2019t marginalized to get into the practice of self-identifying, to normalize the practice across the board.<\/p>\n Please note that our editorial preference will always skew towards intersectional\/marginalized\/under-represented\/diverse, Canadian and Indigenous\/Native\/First Nations creators.<\/p>\n Canadian granting bodies require us to keep track of who we\u2019re publishing\u2014we need to know that we\u2019re hitting the required Canadian quotas. So, as a result, we ask folks to identify as from Canada\/Turtle Island or as International. However, we recognize that this complicates the submissions process for folks who live within Canadian settler borders but who resist\/refuse Canadian identity.<\/p>\n We welcome all of our Indigenous authors and creators to self-identify their citizenship however feels most comfortable and accurate. If you prefer, you are welcome to exempt yourself from the CND\/TI and INT requirements\u2014we just ask that you also let us know if you are situated within Canadian borders, so we can keep track of what the Canadian government will recognize as a part of our quota.<\/p>\n Shorts & Flash<\/p>\n\n
A NOTE ON CITIZENSHIP DECLARATION FOR INDIGENOUS CREATORS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
FICTION SUBMISSIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n