Submissions to Cloud Lake Literary are currently closed.

Please check back soon to find out when submissions will be accepted again.

Information listed below (and on our specific category pages) are for reference only. No submissions will be accepted at this time as we undergo redevelopment. Thank you for your understanding.

Creative Nonfiction Submissions

The following guidelines will assist you with your submission to Creative Nonfiction:

  • We are seeking submissions that connect with the reader. We desire stories of self discovery, of experience, of learning, and of awakening. We welcome memoir, travel writing, food writing, personal essay, and so forth.

  • Submissions are a complete work of creative nonfiction.We are not seeking excerpts or introductions.

  • The submission is to be a maximum of 3500 words.

  • Submissions must be typed (preferably Times New Roman, 12pt, double-spaced) and files must be saved as: .pdf, .doc, or docx.

  • Please send two documents: a cover letter and your submission.

    • Your cover letter should include: name, contact information, Canadian city of residency, title of the submission, note that it is for creative nonfiction, and a total word count. We encourage you to also submit a brief biography.

    • Please include your name on your submission as well for administrative purposes.

Response time is up to 7 months: the duration of the reading period and one month following. Ie. all submissions received until June 30th will be notified by July 31st, 2020. Please note that we do not provide feedback or commentary on your submission. See General Guidelines.

We only accept unpublished, original material. All work published online including websites, blogs, social media, etc. is considered to be previously published. If your submission has been simultaneously submitted, please inform us ASAP if it has been scheduled for publication elsewhere.

Legal Information:

The writer and/or artist maintains the copyright to their work. We will issue you a Website Content Licence Agreement for an exclusive licence to publish the content on our website for a period of three months and a nonexclusive licence to maintain the content online thereafter.