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), Mathew Timmons (Los Angeles), David McGimpsey (Montreal & Atlantic), Wyatt Williams (Joyland South), Charles McLeod (Midwest), and Kara Levy (San Francisco). Please see city tabs for more info.

Editors Emeriti: Levi Stahl, Benjamin Wood, Casey McKinney, Faye Guenther.

CONTACT

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

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

Advertising and marketing:
Chandler Levack, marketing coordinator
joyland.marketing@gmail.com

SUBMISSIONS

Currently, all Joyland city and region editors are accepting submissions at joylandsubmissions@gmail.com

THE RULES

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

- 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!) with a short bio, avoid cute formatting, and your subject line should read: [CITY OR REGION][YOUR STORY TITLE].

Eg. NEW YORK "Tapping a Maple on a Cold Vermont Morning"

- Joyland only publishes short fiction. There are no word count guidelines per se but we do like things between 1000 and 8000 words.

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

- Have patience!

Acknowledgment

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.