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"Stand has been a fixture on the British and world literary scene since 1952, when the first issue appeared in London. It is now edited from the School of English at the University of Leeds in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA. "

"Stand has been a fixture on the British and world literary scene since 1952, when the first issue appeared in London. It is now edited from the School of English at the University of Leeds in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA. "

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within three months

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  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    No

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

2 genres

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Process

Manuscripts sent from the UK should be accompanied by a Stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions from outside the UK must include an email address for the editors' response, as International Reply Coupons are no longer generally available.

Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Manuscripts sent from the UK should be accompanied by a Stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions from outside the UK must include an email address for the editors' response. The most important advice we can give to anyone thinking of sending new work to Stand is to read some copies of the magazine beforehand. It should help you to decide whether your poems or stories are likely to appeal to the Editors and, most importantly, to the readers.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1952 | United Kingdom

Stand first appeared in 1952 when Jon Silkin used his £5 redundancy money, received after trying to organise some of his fellow manual workers, to found a magazine which would 'stand' against injustice and oppression, and 'stand' for the role that the arts, poetry and fiction in particular, could and should play in that fight. In its 50 plus years, Stand has published early work by many writers who have gone on to become established figures - Ken Smith, Tony Harrison, Michael Hamburger, Douglas Dunn, Jeffrey Wainwright and George MacBeth are just a few. The magazine has also played a major role in bringing writers in translation to an English-speaking audience. The search for inventive or radical or experimental work goes on. Stand appears quarterly and continues to feature some of the best in new writing, poetry, fiction and criticism. Stand first appeared in London, then moved to Leeds when Jon Silkin was Gregory Fellow in Poetry, and where he studied for a degree in English. It m

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

John Whale

Editor-in-Chief

Jon Glover

Advisory Editor

Hannah Copley

Editor

Ian Fairley

Editor

Kathryn Jenner

Editor

David Latané

Associate Editor

Examples

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