A small nonprofit press + mag committed to publishing diverse voices at all stages of their career. Our staff is entirely volunteer run and all proceeds go towards creating new books and paying writers.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 60 days after submission*/Editor reported data19 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 2%*/Editor reported data3.00%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please list titles for each work and include a bio in your cover letter.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
There are no format restrictions.
Author's rights
Upon publication, all rights revert to the author or artist.
Additional info
Pays! $10/piece Our magazine nominates for everything we are aware of and as often as possible. Pieces have been included in The Best Small Fiction Anthology and made finalist spots with Best of the Net.
Tracker statistics
225
Total submissions tracked
19 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
129 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 579 days, 380 days
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About
Variant Literature is a small, nonprofit press and magazine committed to publishing diverse voices at all stages of their careers. We strive to be a press that fully supports our writers in carving paths for their work outside of big publishing. We believe that the small press community is vital in ...
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Tyler Pufpaff
Editor-in-Chief
Barbara Lock
Managing Editor