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Variant Literature is a small press and magazine.

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Issue 22 coming February 2026!
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We're excited to announce a FREE poetry workshop! Ashley Kim @ashlogophile.bsky.social will lead The Weight of Small Moments: A Jane Kenyon Study on Feb 26th at 6PM PT

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The Weight of Small Moments: A Jane Kenyon Study on Feb 26th at 6PM PT, a free workshop hosted by Variant Literature.
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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megjnic.bsky.social
I'm so excited about this free poetry workshop hosted by @variantlit.bsky.social !
Don't forget to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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megjnic.bsky.social
Free 2-hour writing sprints are open to writers at any stage! Join us at 11:00 AM CT (9:00 AM PT) on the following Saturdays:

Feb 28th
March 7th
March 21st

Sign up at lemongrovewriters.com

Hosted by writers Megan Nichols, Jessica Lohafer, and Caitlin Morris.
February 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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lowermelody.bsky.social
Here is the final of five sections from "Tunnel Vision's Circling Drill Accelerates," out today in Dodo Eraser. Do you feel the sound? Read aloud and surrender your body's gyroscope to rhythm.
V. Accelerates personal deity exodus tragedy optimized loneliness breaking bottleneck leaky atmosphere fading layer loaded balance tipping point motion stop entropy bit rate shot sign post broke
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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pahoehoe.bsky.social
Would you like to try before you buy? Many of the stores in my upcoming collection, “The Divide,” are linked to my website: www.evanmorganwilliams.com/read-a-story...
Cover of a book, “The Divide,” by Evan Morgan Williams
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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janezwart.bsky.social
Respiratory virus notwithstanding, I'm so grateful that it's my first collection's official birthday. Thank you to Orison Books & this book's many, many midwives. 🤍
Oddest & Oldest & Saddest & Best, poems by Jane Zwart | Orison Books share.google/fkmw3vWIohLJ...
Oddest & Oldest & Saddest & Best, poems by Jane Zwart | Orison Books
Oddest & Oldest & Saddest & Bestpoems by Jane Zwart *available for pre-order* Orison Bookspaper / 74 pp. / $18.00ISBN: 978-1-949039-68-9Publication Date: February 3, 2026 ABOUT THE BOO...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
variantlit.bsky.social
Issue 22 is coming soon!
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Our poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction doors are now open in Submittable. baltimorereview.org
The Baltimore Review
A journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction
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February 1, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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Gates are Open! We’re accepting submissions for our Open Issue!

Gates are Open! We’re accepting submissions for our Open Issue!
Send us your best poems, fiction, or nonfiction!

Deadline: March 15
Link: ironhorse.submittable.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Join us in congratulating our Brooklyn Poets Fellows for the winter 2026 season! 🎉 Congrats as well to our finalists! 👏👏 mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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pahoehoe.bsky.social
Excerpt from @suzyeynon.bsky.social’s review of my upcoming collection, “The Divide.” @variantlit.bsky.social
Williams places his characters in environments disguised as warm, as home, as temporary hiding place, and asks the reader to see the contrast or likeness to the sometimes desolate or uninhabitable landscape of the snowy mountains or forgotten towns. Readers will relate to Williams' characters and their discontent, their reaction to the discomfort of these situations. They will recognize the moment of disconnect between the couples or friends, and feel like they were there to witness weighty moments with these characters. That's Williams' power with language and characters, one felt in the body even as an observer.
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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melostrom.bsky.social
Check out @suzyeynon.bsky.social’s excellent review of @pahoehoe.bsky.social’s THE DIVIDE!💙📚
pahoehoe.bsky.social Evan Williams @pahoehoe.bsky.social · 14d
Thank you, @suzyeynon.bsky.social at @variantlit.bsky.social for the insightful review of my upcoming story collection, “The Divide,” from Cornerstone Press!
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New! Variant Lit’s Managing Long Form Fiction Editor @suzyeynon.bsky.social reviews The Divide by Evan Morgan Williams (@pahoehoe.bsky.social), out with Cornerstone Press in February.

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January 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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pahoehoe.bsky.social
Thank you, @suzyeynon.bsky.social at @variantlit.bsky.social for the insightful review of my upcoming story collection, “The Divide,” from Cornerstone Press!
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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New! Variant Lit’s Managing Long Form Fiction Editor @suzyeynon.bsky.social reviews The Divide by Evan Morgan Williams (@pahoehoe.bsky.social), out with Cornerstone Press in February.

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Review of The Divide: Stories by Evan Morgan Williams
Evan Morgan Williams’ latest book, The Divide (Cornerstone Press February 2026), is a collection of short fiction rooted in the Mountain West. The stories collected here center on characters who fa…
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January 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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We are still accepting submissions for The Big Moose Prize! Send us your unpublished novel via Submittable—submission details, past winners, and a look into this year's judging panel can be found on our website, or at the link below.

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January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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nimblewitlit.bsky.social
Love that Sharon Kennedy-Noelle used her project to give youth a voice
January 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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epistemiclit.bsky.social
Excellent and edifying interview
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
variantlit.bsky.social
In our latest interview,
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle reflects on writing, witness, and the forms poetry can take when direct experience is unavailable.

Read the interview between Sharon Kennedy-Nolle and @megjnic.bsky.social on Variant's Variety Pack blog:

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Poetry as a Means of Survival: A Conversation with Sharon Kennedy-Nolle
Sharon Kennedy-Nolle is the author of the chapbook Black Wick: Selected Elegies (Variant Literature, 2021), which was a semifinalist for the 2018 Tupelo Snowbound Chapbook Contest and a 2020 Chapbo…
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January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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⚠️ DASHBOARD AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT⚠️

#writingcommunity unite!

We wanna give out 3 awards to poetic pieces published in 2025 in OTHER online litmags!

Deadline: 1/31/26.

Writing Peers, Readers, & Editors can ALL nominate via Google Form: buff.ly/FMfhtG5

Rules & Details: buff.ly/vdm5FlB

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January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Alex Espinoza, the fiction judge for phoebe’s 2026 Spring Contest! Learn more in the post below ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Diane Seuss, the poetry judge for phoebe’s 2026 Spring Contest! Learn more in the post below ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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benkline.bsky.social
Bringing this back to the timeline while I'm working on .... some new nose-growing questions and answers this morning/afternoon!

www.palettepoetry.com/2025/12/22/e...
Excerpts from the Pinocchio Interviews - Palette Poetry
"And that magic's smell—vernix and blood / and sweat and earth—I didn't register it / as life. I sensed it and saw my decay."
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January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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lowermelody.bsky.social
Two new poems up today in @aprosexia.org: "Burning Brain" and "Sad/House/Keeping," a pair of vertical rhyming structures about mental illness & wellness.

My thanks to editor RL for spearheading an interesting new project & for including my work.

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D.W. Baker | APROSEXIA LIT
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January 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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shopoetryjournal.bsky.social
We’re 30 days into our reading period and already Shō No. 9 is shaping up to be a great one.

Send bangers!
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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toddedillard.bsky.social
Hi friends! I am hosting a poetry workshop focused on line breaks via ONLY POEMS in TEN DAYS! Check it out! shop.onlypoems.com/products/end...
THE END OF THE LINE ✦ Todd Dillard
In this workshop, we will decouple the idea of a line break from historical influence and intuition, and explore a variety of craft strategies to use when considering how to break a line.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM