carte blanche

25/08/2026

Calling all Quebec and Canadian writers of comics, translation, photography, and creative nonfiction, we are extending our open submission period until August 31st! This is your last chance to get those last minute subs in, so check out the link in our bio!

27/07/2026

There has never been a better time to submit to carte blanche, QWF’s literary magazine. The last issue of 2027 is EXCLUSIVELY open to Quebec-based and Canadian creators, and submissions will be considered for this issue and all others in the upcoming 2027 production year. Please send your poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, photography, comics, and French-to-English translations between July 27th and August 24th through Submittable link in bio

25/07/2026

20/07/2026

Welcome, readers, to the summer 2026 issue of carte blanche. The pieces within branch out to all corners of the globe while remaining rooted in Quebec and Canada, framed by Laurena Finéus’s electric cover art.

Check the issue out in its entirety below.

https://carteblanchemagazine.com/issue-54

05/03/2026

Creators are invited to submit previously unpublished pieces in the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations (French to English), photography, and comics for carte blanche issue 54

Submissions are open March 1 - April 22

https://carteblanchemagazine.com/submissions

02/03/2026

Welcome to our first issue of 2026, friends. Here in Montreal, winter still has a firm hold, though the groundhog has reportedly seen its shadow. We’re choosing to read this moment generously—hoping the cold and flu season is behind us and that spring is beginning, however quietly, to take shape.

We’re delighted to bring you an open-themed issue that gathers an expansive range of voices across fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translation, photography, and comics.

by Greg Santos Welcome to our first issue of 2026, friends. Here in Montreal, winter still has a firm hold, though the groundhog has reportedly seen its shadow.

24/02/2026

We are excited to present our first issue of 2026! Issue 53 is jam packed with incredible pieces from Quebec, Canada, and the world, featuring sensual cover art by .baby.angela

.myers.poetry

https://carteblanchemagazine.com/issue-53

08/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to our issue 52 launch in the fall! We were so lucky to be able to share the issue with our amazing friends, contributors, and team members. A special thanks to all of our readers .queer and especially to for planning the whole thing! See you at the next one ❤️

07/11/2025

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 carte blanche Prize!

• Madi Haab, “heart made of bees” (Poetry), Issue 51
• Nat Kishchuk, “Trulie, Toronto, and the Southwest Swale” (Fiction), Issue 52
• Anthony Portulese, "The Stars of Saint-Léonard" (Fiction), Issue 52

Congratulations to these three exceptional writers! And thank you to our guest judge this year, Maria Schamis Turner, for her diligence in reviewing this year's contenders, and to Mark Gallop for sponsoring the prize.

Read the full announcement 👇

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 carte blanche Prize!

The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 QWF College Writers Award.