Flatlander is a unique fusion of word and web and can be found by searching Facebook for Flatlander.

Flatlander Journal of Poetry & Prose was born out of the muse-soaked environment of an extra hot shower on a cool May afternoon.

The founder/publisher Pete Cantelon has periodically been frustrated by the lack of democratic venues for poets and writers of short prose whereas there seem to be countless venues for musicians and visual artists (the artistic aristocracy if you will). While there are certainly a great deal of venues they tend to be dominated by editorial boards who require a certain indescribable (somewhat nauseous) level of highfalutin tone.

While we at Flatlander certainly appreciate our fair share of highfalutin content we feel it should not be at the cost of the everyman and everywoman poet struggling for a level of encouragement via being published.

To that end Flatlander will endeavour to publish most everything that is submitted toward the goal of printing a quarterly version of the journal with poems to be primarily chosen by the audience via Facebook ‘Like’ features.

We would also like to point out that we are focused like a laser solely on the artistic creation and don’t care whatsoever about your race, creed, colour, transparency, sexual orientation, planet of origin, age, political affiliation, or gender regardless of how crazy it just might be.

Poets are encouraged to champion, market and otherwise pester their poem to greatness with whatever means at their humble disposal. We, the editorial board (currently one individual with arguably several distinct personalities) will also make a few choice selections of our own lest democracy run rampant through the journal.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Poems of any length and prose no longer than 5,000 words will be accepted and published. The publisher reserves the right to not publish anything said publisher deems to have the potential get him in hot water so-to-speak.

Visual Art: You are also encouraged to submit original visual art inspired by your work and wither created by yourself or a friend.

Include with your art your name and location.

In order to develop a certain tone to the journal we are currently only accepting submissions from artists born, raised and/or still living in Southern Manitoba deemed to be any community South of Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway (btw we are painfully aware that “they” have spelled “it” wrong).

A maximum of one poem per week and one story per month will be accepted from individuals.

The act of submitting work to Flatlander will be deemed as giving the journal shared copyright a.k.a. we can do whatever we want with it ad infinitum ad nauseum but so can you.

Please also note that we at Flatlander will not be held responsible should a submission be the plagiarized work of another hapless artist…you’re on your own then.

Flatlander Journal of Poetry & Prose is the copyright of its founder, all rights reserved