For over forty-five years, Prairie Fire has served as a vital organ for Canadian and international writing, publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction that resists the merely conventional. As one of the country's longest-running literary journals, it occupies a position of unusual continuity in a landscape of frequent turnover—a record that speaks to an editorial commitment to work of lasting consequence rather than seasonal fashion. The magazine's pages have historically balanced established voices with emerging ones, and its general call reflects that dual mandate: to sustain a conversation across generations of writers while remaining open to the unfamiliar. The journal operates without a submission fee, a policy that signals an institutional priority on access over gatekeeping. Submissions are received online, and the reading period is fixed, with a deadline of November 30, 2026. There is no prize attached to this call; the reward is publication in a journal with a demonstrated history of supporting literary fiction that might not find a home in more commercially oriented venues. Prairie Fire's editorial vision favors work that is formally deliberate, emotionally resonant, and attentive to the textures of language—qualities that have defined its identity since its founding. For the writer, this is an opportunity to enter a lineage of Canadian letters that includes some of the country's most respected practitioners. The magazine does not position itself as a discovery engine for viral content; it is a home for writing that rewards close reading. Submissions should be sent through the magazine's online portal, and writers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with recent issues to understand the range of work the editors currently champion.