About Joyland

Selected by the CBC as part of the Top 100 of 2008, Joyland.ca 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, Quill and Quire proclaimed, “A savvy, sleek publication, devoted entirely to new short fiction. Based in Toronto, Joyland boasts editors in several major North American cities and in London, England, and has published marquee names such as Jonathan Lethem and Lydia Millet alongside Canadian writers… The future of literary magazines is already here.”

Meanwhile, Montreal's Hour writes, "Joyland.ca is an innovative, online publication devoted to new fiction," and Time Out Chicago has called Joyland "a lovely literary site that has a preoccupation with location... We certainly like the idea of towns self-identifying by virtue of their hometown authors. And so far, the work speaks for itself."

Joyland is dedicated to finding a new way to publish short fiction. We’ve chosen several editors to select and post stories by authors in a given locale. We think this is both simple and full of possibilities for authors and fans of short stories to discover work they normally wouldn’t.

Joyland was created by Emily Schultz and Brian Joseph Davis, and developed by Bill Kennedy of Stop 14 Media. And yes, Joyland was once a website promoting a novel. Why let a good URL go to waste?

Emily's homepage has moved HERE

Our current editors are Janine Armin (New York), Kevin Chong (Vancouver), Emily Schultz (Toronto), and Mathew Timmons (Los Angeles), David McGimpsey (Montreal & Atlantic), Levi Stahl (Chicago),Casey McKinney (Joyland South) and Kara Levy (San Francisco). Please see city tabs for more info.

CONTACT

Emily Schultz, co founder and Toronto editor:
emilyschultz[AT]rogers.com

Brian Joseph Davis, co founder and managing editor:
joylandfiction@gmail.com

Faye Guenther, assistant editor:
joyland.submissions@gmail.com

Adverting on Joyland: please email joylandfiction@gmail.com

SUBMISSIONS

Each editor sets his or her own submission and contact policy. Check individual city tabs. In general though, living in the respective city for any amount of time is qualification enough for submission.

The city-as-setting is in no way mandatory!