Variant ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poe…, The Best Small Fiction Anthology, Best of the Net.
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Last checkedVariant Literature is a volunteer-run literary journal accepting poetry, fiction, and short flash fiction or nonfiction for its Summer 2026 issue.
Response time info: Within two months; average response time is closer to one month.
Read the full guidelines at variantlit.com↗Submission calls
For the Summer 2026 issue, submit between March 1 and March 29, 2026. Fiction submissions must be no more than 20 pages or 5,500 words. Previously published and AI-assisted or AI-generated work is not accepted.
For the Summer 2026 issue, submit between March 1 and March 29, 2026. Send one flash fiction or flash nonfiction piece of 1,200 words or less, or a connected series of three micros of 250 to 400 words each. Previously published and AI-assisted or AI-generated work is not accepted.
For the Summer 2026 issue, submit between March 1 and March 29, 2026. No format restrictions; up to 5 poems totaling no more than 10 pages. Previously published and AI-assisted or AI-generated work is not accepted. Payment is $10 per accepted poem.
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