Variant Literature is a small press and magazine committed to publishing diverse voices at all stages of their careers.

General Guidelines
 Thanks for submitting poems to Variant Lit! 

Our asks:

1. Submit once per submission period, unless otherwise invited.

2. Submit up to to 5 poems totaling no more than 10 pages.

3. All work must be submitted through Submittable.

4. Please send all work in one file. When submitting multiple poems, please start each poem on a new page.
   5)  Please include a brief 3rd person bio with your submission.

5. Please withdraw individual poems accepted elsewhere by means of a submittable message. (Simultaneous submissions are fine.)
   7) Do not send previously published work unless we put out a particular call stating otherwise.
    

We intend to provide:

1. Responses within 2-3 months. (Most poetry submissions receive responses within one month.)

2. Pay of $10 per accepted poem or set through PayPal just prior to publication--no other payment form is possible.

3. Publication of accepted poems in the subsequent issue. (We do not hold work for consideration for later issues.)

4. Upon publication, all rights revert to the author or artist. 

5. Nomination of exceptional work for awards.

It is uncommon for us to:

1. Offer edits on poems. 

2. Respond later than 3 months--please contact us through a Submittable message if you haven't heard from us by 3 months.