Geist Magazine

One week left to submit to the 2026 Short Long-Distance Writing Contest! ✍️

Write a story that unfolds in two or more Canadian time zones in 500 words or less, fiction or non-fiction. This could mean a physical transition across time zones (like a road trip), or an implied transition between them (like a phone call). The details are up to you—get creative!

To submit: http://geist.com/contests
Or see the link in our bio!

The deadline for the 2026 Short Long-Distance Writing Contest has been EXTENDED! ✍️ You have two more weeks to send us your stories 📬

Write a story that unfolds in two or more Canadian time zones in 500 words or less, fiction or non-fiction. This could mean a physical transition across time zones (like a road trip), or an implied transition between them (like a phone call). The details are up to you—get creative!

To submit: http://geist.com/contests
Or see the link in our bio!

One more week to submit your best work to Geist! We are currently reading for NON-FICTION and COMICS, as well as ART and PHOTOGRAPHY.

Deadline: June 15, 2026 ✨️

Geist is especially interested in writing grounded in a sense of place, and personal essays about fascinating fields of work, practices or hobbies. We're drawn to essays that borrow the shape of lists, letters, instructions or other unconventional structures 🐚

Please see our full submission guidelines at geist.com/submit

Call for submissions! Geist is now open for NON-FICTION and COMICS submissions, as well as ART and PHOTOGRAPHY. Deadline: June 15 at 11:59 pm PT 🐏

We welcome creative, thoughtfully researched and emotionally resonant narrative non-fiction in all its forms. We are especially interested in writing grounded in a sense of place, and fascinating fields of work, practices or hobbies. We love comics that are weird, funny, unexpected or experimental.

For more info, read our submission guidelines at geist.com/submit