Submissions

General Guidelines

¨ Bread 'n Molasses celebrates Atlantic Canadian culture, applauds our successes, encourages independent thinking, promotes personal growth, instills pride, teaches cooperation and unites our Community. We strive to publish varied content of interest to Atlantic Canadians regardless of age, sex, whether living in the region or away. We only consider submissions in tune with this objective.

¨ Bread 'n Molasses is a regional magazine. Positivity is the key ingredient. If you have nothing nice or helpful to share, this probably isn't the best place to submit your work.

¨ Submissions can be in any style. Non-fiction or fiction, prose or poetry, artwork or graphic design, photograph or film, spoken word or music recording - we're open to anything as long as it has a positive slant and is of interest to our readers.

¨ We are committed to having most of our content contributed by Atlantic Canadians. However, we may accept outside work if we find it's of value and interest to the community.

¨ Please do not send attachments as they will be deleted unread.

¨ Allow between one and three months for consideration of your work. We will respond to your submission as soon as possible. If you haven't heard from us after three months, please send a reminder.

¨ We consider simultaneous submissions. Please indicate in your email that the work is being considered elsewhere.

¨ We accept previously published work. Tell us where the work was published so we can give credit.

¨ You retain the copyright to your work. Bread 'n Molasses asks for permission to keep your work on our site in archives, but will remove at any time. If desired, just ask.

¨ Contributors are not paid.

 

Non-Fiction/Fiction/Poetry

¨ Submissions should be no longer than 1500 words. Please do not submit poems greater than 165 lines. 

¨ Put the title of your work in the subject line of your email.

¨ Include a brief bio with contact information including your name, address, phone number, and email address.

¨ Subject matter should be suitable for family viewing. No horror, violence, romantic scenes or curse words.

¨ Submit no more than one short story or up to three poems per email.

¨ Include a short story word count or poetry line count at the beginning of the submission.

¨ Not sure if your content is on topic... or looking for ideas? Visit Topic Ideas

Audio/Visual
¨ For submissions of audio or visual media, query first with an email describing your work.

Regular Features

When I Was a Young Lad
When I Was a Young Lad shares the true stories of growing up in Atlantic Canada. Young lads can be girls or boys so attention, ladies and gentlemen in kind, When I Was a Young Lad wants to tell your story. We hope to create a living history, a tribute to days gone by. Whether you jot down your memories or have someone else record them for you, Bread 'n Molasses wants to hear from you. Email submissions no longer than 1500 words. Type When I Was a Young Lad in the subject line. Be sure to include your name and telephone contact information.

You Haven't Lived here if you Haven't . . .
Bread 'n Molasses wants you to finish this thought. What is it that makes living in Atlantic Canada a unique experience for you? Type You Haven't Lived in the subject line. Please include your name and telephone contact information.

Sticky Notes
Are you searching for a long lost family member who might be living in the region? Or do you want to say hello to everyone back home? Maybe you have children overseas and you want to wish them a Happy Birthday? Send your messages and we'll publish them in Sticky Notes. Please put Sticky Notes in the subject line of your email.