New writing. Urgent voices.
The work of becoming.
Harbour Works is a Canadian literary magazine, run by a team spanning high school through postgraduate study and literary professionals — and we are building it to a standard that has never existed in this space before. This is not a classroom exercise. This is not another publication that accepts everything and calls it community. We are working toward becoming a fully peer-reviewed journal: every submission passes through a rigorous, multi-stage blind review process before any decision is made. We publish fiction, poetry, essays, creative nonfiction, visual art, photography, and work that refuses easy categorisation. All forms of writing are welcome — we are looking for writing that required something from the writer.
Submit Your WorkEvery submission passes through a minimum of three editors in a fully blind process before any decision is made. We are working toward peer-reviewed journal accreditation — decisions are made by discussion, not by vote, and held to that standard.
Open to writers aged 13 through their final year of undergraduate university study, worldwide. No experience required, and previously published work is actively welcomed — not disqualified.
We are not building another student magazine. We are building the most prestigious literary publication of its kind in Canada — fully independent, run by a team spanning high school through postgraduate study and literary professionals, and held to a standard the literary world will take seriously.
Harbour Works publishes two issues per year.
Harbour Works is a registered non-profit, entirely volunteer-run. We are not looking for resumes. We are looking for people who care about writing — who have strong opinions about what they read, who take the page seriously, and who want to be part of making something that matters.
We are open to high schoolers, undergraduates, graduate students, and literary professionals at every stage. If you have never worked on a magazine before, that is not a disadvantage. If you have, bring what you know. The only requirement is that you show up and take the work seriously.
All positions are open. We are building the editorial board from scratch, and every role is a founding role. That means the decisions you make will shape what this magazine becomes.
Thank you for applying to Harbour Works. We'll be reviewing applications as we build the founding editorial board and will be in touch shortly.