Variant Literature

Publisher of poetry, fiction, & nonfiction
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Congratulations Ben Kline! It Was Never Supposed To Be is the 2026 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry!! @BenKlinePoet

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It's a good day to send us some poems or stories!

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We've increased our honorariums and can pay $25 for longform fiction and $15 for poem, flash, or micro-series. No fee to submit and we'll reply within three months.

[Brecht De Poortere @brecht_dp]

Short Story, Long is open for FREE submissions. 2-8k words. Pay is $150. The kind of lit mag we love! 🖤 Link below!

[Leigh Ward-Smith @1WomanWordsmith]

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[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

We've increased our honorariums and can pay $25 for longform fiction and $15 for poem, flash, or micro-series. No fee to submit and we'll reply within three months.

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Variant Lit is seeking poetry, flash and micros, speculative fiction, and short stories. Submit before November 20th

https://t.co/yii4TojUS0

[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

- “What I Mean to Say Is This Isn’t About Aliens” by T. De Los Reyes
- “What Thou Lovest Well Remains American” by Jeff Whitney
- “Exposure” by David Ryan
- “The Gunshine State” by Joey Hedger
- “Graydough” by Adina Leschinsky Levine

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Congrats to our BotN Nominees!

- “Jane Goodall’s Hologram Comforts Tapioca, Earth’s Last Remaining Chimpanzee” by Jared Beloff
- “Ley Lines” by Nick Daoust
- “The Naming” by Sara Hovda
- “Octopus Years” by Jason Zhang

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[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

Variant Lit is seeking poetry, flash and micros, speculative fiction, and short stories. Submit before November 20th

https://t.co/yii4TojUS0

[megan nichols @mgnchols]

What is life like after winning a @lambdaliterary award? I interviewed @BenKlinePoet to find out!

Interview is up at @VariantLit

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@LambdaLiterary @BenKlinePoet @VariantLit Here's the link: https://t.co/MhnwwVzD1z

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Submissions to @VariantLit are open!

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Variant Lit is able to increase our honorariums! Poetry and flash prose will receive $15 and longform fiction will receive $25. We don't charge fees during our open submission period and we try to reply within 2 months. Subs open Oct 10 - Nov 20. @VariantLit

[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

New interview this week! Prose Editor, Brandon Ahmad Haffner interviewed David Ryan, author of the story collection, Alligator. They talk doppelgängers, experimentalism, the practice of self-imposing creative obstructions, and more!

[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

Get your poems and prose ready! We are open for submissions October 10th - November 20th!

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https://t.co/nugeNcEA4S

[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

New interview this week! Prose Editor, Brandon Ahmad Haffner interviewed David Ryan, author of the story collection, Alligator. They talk doppelgängers, experimentalism, the practice of self-imposing creative obstructions, and more!

[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

And congratulations to our Honorable Mentions:

“Two Poems about the Men in my Family” – Bhavya Bhagtani

“Market Price” – Bethany Bruno

“Things that aren’t” – Jen Hallaman

“SNATCH” – Suzanne Richardson

“Oliver chooses the mite” – Jane Zwart

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And congratulations to our Honorable Mentions:

“Two Poems about the Men in my Family” – Bhavya Bhagtani

“Market Price” – Bethany Bruno

“Things that aren’t” – Jen Hallaman

“SNATCH” – Suzanne Richardson

“Oliver chooses the mite” – Jane Zwart

[Variant Literature @VariantLit]

We are excited to announce the winners of our inaugural Variant Lit Poetry Prize as chosen by Todd Dillard! Congratulations to first-place winner Zoe Berger, second-place winner Chiwenite Onyekwelu, and third-place winner Emily Portillo!

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Read the winning poems here: https://t.co/ZXBBW6befz

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Day 31 of #thesealeychallenge • Our featured poet is Jeri Frederickson, whose work appeared in Variant Literature (@VariantLit). For the whole month of August, we'd like to put a spotlight on individual poets as well as some of our favourite lit mags.