Variant Lit
Literary Magazine
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: 2 months*/Editor reported data15 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 3.75%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
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 of the Net, Best Small Fictions
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Nonfiction
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Art
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
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
90
Total submissions tracked
15 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
2 days
Fastest response time
58 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 100 days, 100 days, 107 days, 95 days, 111 days
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Submission calls
All genres
Masthead
Tyler Pufpaff
Editor-in-Chief
Barbara Lock
Managing Editor