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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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Available in print
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Provides contributor copies
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Examples online
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Active on social media
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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
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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
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