Ongoing Submissions: Stanchion

Our door is always open because future issues of Stanchion are always being assembled.

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We are looking for original, never-before-published (nope, not even on your blog) short story writing (<2500 words), creative nonfiction, poetry, prose poems, flash fiction, stray thoughts, interviews with inanimate objects, comics, illustrations, black & white photography (portrait-oriented images are preferred), b&w drawings, and other evocative images of mixed media artwork (also in black and white). There is no thematic throughline for issues of Stanchion: happy, sad, melancholic, horror, sentimental (without being sappy) — anything and everything is on the table. We love powerful, beautiful, unusual work!

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Money and Rights:

All creators who have original/never before published work accepted for publication will receive $10 and one complimentary copy of that issue of Stanchion.

You retain all rights to your work! We only request that you do not republish/reuse the work again in the same quarter the issue is published.

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Inclusion:

Stanchion is a safe, open place to submit your work for consideration. No matter where you’re from, what you look like, or who you love, you’re welcome to become a part of the Stanchion family.

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What To Send:

We want to get to know you, so a brief bio is nice as are your social media handles/links. Please use a standard font, size 12 or thereabouts, and title your submissions: yourname_titleofpiece. Please send each story in a separate document, but feel free to include up to three poems in a single doc.

If you are submitting to multiple publications, that’s a-okay but please let us know if one of your pieces submitted to Stanchion gets accepted elsewhere. (Also, congrats in advance if that happens!)

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Timing:

We’re a small operation with a big heart. We aim to respond to you within a few weeks.

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Thank you for trusting Stanchion with your creativity, your art, your voice, and your work. We’ll take good care of it and share it with people who will appreciate it.