Stanchion

Elegant Variations submissions are currently closed. The online feature seeks unpublished short stories up to roughly 1,000 words, flash fiction, and experimental short-form writing; authors may submit only one piece, and only 40 submissions will be accepted in total.

Submissions are currently closed. The magazine seeks unpublished short stories up to roughly 4,000 words and flash fiction; previously workshopped or posted on social media may be considered. No theme. Submissions reopen April 27, 2026, with a maximum of two total works per email.

Elegant Variations submissions are currently closed. The online feature seeks unpublished creative nonfiction, essays, reviews of everyday items and moments, stray thoughts, monologues, and interviews with inanimate objects; authors may submit only one piece, and only 40 submissions will be accepted in total.

Submissions are currently closed. The magazine seeks unpublished creative nonfiction, essays, and book reviews. Previously posted writing on a personal blog or social media may be considered. No theme. Submissions reopen April 27, 2026, with a maximum of two total works per email.

Manuscript submissions are currently closed. Stanchion Books accepts novels, novellas, collections of short stories or flash fiction, poetry, essays, and hybrid manuscripts. Chapbooks should be 40–90 A5 pages; full-length manuscripts should be 100–240 A5 pages. Only full manuscripts may be submitted, one manuscript per reading period. No bigotry, racist, homophobic, misogynistic, or specified abusive content will be considered.

Submissions are currently closed. The magazine seeks unpublished poetry and prose poems; previously workshopped or posted on social media may be considered. No theme. Submissions reopen April 27, 2026, with a maximum of two total works per email.

Elegant Variations submissions are currently closed. The online feature seeks unpublished poetry and prose poems; authors may submit only one piece, and only 40 submissions will be accepted in total.