No. 4:
ENCHANTMENT

With the support of our writing community, the fourth issue of Arrival dwells in the enchanting sense of awe and wonder we chase as writers.

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We are now accepting submissions for Issue #5 of Arrival

We are excited to announce that we are trying something new this time around: A Flash Fiction Issue that will also feature an interview with the fantastic Kathryn Mockler, one of the best writers of flash in this country.

If you are a postsecondary student attending a writing program in Canada, please send us your best short, short story of 250 words (or fewer) by midnight on March 11, 2026! Your story can be about anything and everything. We are excited to read and consider your work for Arrival Magazine's first-ever Flash-Fiction Issue, which will publish online in April 2026.

FLASH FICTION ISSUE submission portal

Interviews

Featured
Finding Your Voice with Anuja Varghese
No. 4: Enchantment
Finding Your Voice with Anuja Varghese
No. 4: Enchantment

The award-winning author of Chrysalis discusses the importance of finding your true voice and how she has evolved into a celebrated storyteller who champions brown and queer experiences.

No. 4: Enchantment
Committing to Your Story with Teresa Wong
No. 3: Explore
Committing to Your Story with Teresa Wong
No. 3: Explore

Teresa Wong talks about how she writes memoir to make sense of life, perseverance when writing a manuscript, and the reality of being a working writer.

No. 3: Explore
Writing Our Own Stories with Jason Lapidus
No. 3: Explore
Writing Our Own Stories with Jason Lapidus
No. 3: Explore

Jason Lapidus shares how everyone has a story to tell and how an extra 20 years of living before full-time cartooning helped him understand the human experience. 

No. 3: Explore
Chaotic Excellence with Nina Dunic
No. 3: Explore
Chaotic Excellence with Nina Dunic
No. 3: Explore

The award-winning author of The Clarion discusses her unorthodox path to success and emphasizes the importance of experiencing life in addition to pursuing writing.

No. 3: Explore
Accessing Your Talents with Rowan McCandless
No. 2: Growth
Accessing Your Talents with Rowan McCandless
No. 2: Growth

The award-winning author of Persephone’s Children shares how her creative process allows her to find beauty in overcoming creative and personal challenges.

No. 2: Growth
The Pen as an Extension of The Heart: A conversation with Matthew R. Morris
No. 2: Growth
The Pen as an Extension of The Heart: A conversation with Matthew R. Morris
No. 2: Growth

Matthew R. Morris discusses how storytelling became his tool for self-expression and resilience in his decade-long journey towards his bestselling debut memoir, Black Boys Like Me: Confrontations with Race, Identity, and Belonging.

No. 2: Growth
Finding Community with Janika Oza
No. 1: Community
Finding Community with Janika Oza
No. 1: Community

A year removed from the release of her debut novel, the writer reflects on humanity’s cyclical nature and the magic of storytelling.

No. 1: Community
Creating Experiences with Britta Badour
No. 1: Community
Creating Experiences with Britta Badour
No. 1: Community

The multi-disciplined wordsmith provides us with insight into comfortable courage, honouring influences, and getting your reps in.

No. 1: Community

Fiction

Poetry

Featured
The World, Hands, Thank You, & Keep
No. 4: Enchantment
The World, Hands, Thank You, & Keep
No. 4: Enchantment

by Kaia Hossain

No. 4: Enchantment
Things I’ve Found in Pockets at the Dry Cleaner’s, What August Gives Back to You, Fox Mulder, & After It All It’s All Over
No. 4: Enchantment
Things I’ve Found in Pockets at the Dry Cleaner’s, What August Gives Back to You, Fox Mulder, & After It All It’s All Over
No. 4: Enchantment

by Layla Kutschker

No. 4: Enchantment
tending, mouth wash, sour tongue, sweet tooth, & ring stones
No. 4: Enchantment
tending, mouth wash, sour tongue, sweet tooth, & ring stones
No. 4: Enchantment

by Leighann Darville

No. 4: Enchantment
gnash, how you appear to me in my dreams & Alive to the Universe, Dead to the World
No. 3: Explore
gnash, how you appear to me in my dreams & Alive to the Universe, Dead to the World
No. 3: Explore

by Zoe Stein

No. 3: Explore
Geo, Kampala, Pacifica, Creation & December
No. 3: Explore
Geo, Kampala, Pacifica, Creation & December
No. 3: Explore

by Morgan Govier

No. 3: Explore
An Open Mind, Be With Me, Through the Velvet Veil, Lost in Fiction & Five Warnings
No. 3: Explore
An Open Mind, Be With Me, Through the Velvet Veil, Lost in Fiction & Five Warnings
No. 3: Explore

by Sofia Ellenor

No. 3: Explore
Shorn
No. 2: Growth
Shorn
No. 2: Growth

by Faye Susan

No. 2: Growth
Picture of You
No. 2: Growth
Picture of You
No. 2: Growth

by Hannah Montello

No. 2: Growth
dream swimmer & below zero
No. 2: Growth
dream swimmer & below zero
No. 2: Growth

by Marisa Jorgensen

No. 2: Growth
Evaporation
No. 2: Growth
Evaporation
No. 2: Growth

by Ryan McLaughlin

No. 2: Growth
I wanna live now & Reflections
No. 2: Growth
I wanna live now & Reflections
No. 2: Growth

by Quinlin Caid

No. 2: Growth
Summer Tsunami & The Sun Had Not Yet Risen When
No. 1: Community
Summer Tsunami & The Sun Had Not Yet Risen When
No. 1: Community

by Rachelle Lawka

No. 1: Community
Smeared, Debut & You made a pigeon out of me (Therianthropic)
No. 1: Community
Smeared, Debut & You made a pigeon out of me (Therianthropic)
No. 1: Community

by Noah Davis

No. 1: Community
spring/summer 23, Parla come mangi & F-WORDS
No. 1: Community
spring/summer 23, Parla come mangi & F-WORDS
No. 1: Community

by Monet Parker

No. 1: Community
Helen Resurrects, Praying for Night & Brownskin Bills
No. 1: Community
Helen Resurrects, Praying for Night & Brownskin Bills
No. 1: Community

by Ava Rahimpour

No. 1: Community
Metamorphi, Admissions From an Adult Daughter & Decomposing
No. 1: Community
Metamorphi, Admissions From an Adult Daughter & Decomposing
No. 1: Community

by Luminitza Manea

No. 1: Community
The Purrpurr of the Hloom
No. 1: Community
The Purrpurr of the Hloom
No. 1: Community

by Anastasia Kim

No. 1: Community

Creative Nonfiction

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