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    Variant Lit

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    Poetry

    Fiction

    Nonfiction

    Multimedia

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    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 data
       / 
      19 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      2%*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      3.00%*
      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

    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

    3.00%

    Average acceptance rate

    0 days

    Fastest response time

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    About

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    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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    Founded

    2019

    Country

    US

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      Editor Tyler Pufpaff avatar

      Tyler Pufpaff

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Barbara Lock avatar

      Barbara Lock

      Managing Editor