David Elliot Eisenstat
@eisenstat.bsky.social
Managing Poetry Editor @variantlit.bsky.social (not my day job). Poems at https://www.davideisenstat.com/poetry/.
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BIG NEWS. The Music Issue will be two issues, a double album, if you will, of literary greatness. Both issues can be pre-ordered now separately or together as a double album. 180 pages, dozens of photographs, 40 pieces of remarkable prose and poetry.
www.stanchionzine.com/shop
www.stanchionzine.com/shop
January 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
BIG NEWS. The Music Issue will be two issues, a double album, if you will, of literary greatness. Both issues can be pre-ordered now separately or together as a double album. 180 pages, dozens of photographs, 40 pieces of remarkable prose and poetry.
www.stanchionzine.com/shop
www.stanchionzine.com/shop
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Issue 21, the music issue, can now be pre-ordered directly from Stanchion. It will be ready for you and ship out in late February, and then become available from wherever you order books online.
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Stanchion Magazine Issue 21 | Stanchion
Issue 21 of Stanchion marks the first-ever theme issue of the magazine: MUSIC. All of the stories, poems, and visual art will feature, either directly or tangentially, the sweet sounds of music. A ple...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Issue 21, the music issue, can now be pre-ordered directly from Stanchion. It will be ready for you and ship out in late February, and then become available from wherever you order books online.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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We are so proud that "Escape to a Burning Moon" by @kyleisamu.bsky.social from Variant issue 20 is included here! Congratulations all!
Hey everyone. Best Microfiction 2026 winners have been posted! We congratulate all the winners. Thank you so much to our brilliant Guest Editor for 2026, @dseuss.bsky.social ! www.bestmicrofiction.com? #FlashFiction #Microfiction #ShortStory #WritingCommunity #LiteraryMagazines #WritersNetwork
Best Microfiction
The Best Microfiction anthology series provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer.
www.bestmicrofiction.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
We are so proud that "Escape to a Burning Moon" by @kyleisamu.bsky.social from Variant issue 20 is included here! Congratulations all!
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Thank you to all the readers and editors at the journals who published my work in 2025. It was, at age 50, my most successful year ever, with 7 new stories out. I’m so grateful to be part of the micro and flash community.
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Thank you to all the readers and editors at the journals who published my work in 2025. It was, at age 50, my most successful year ever, with 7 new stories out. I’m so grateful to be part of the micro and flash community.
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HUGS TO THE WRITERS SUBMITTING WORK AND ORDERING STANCHION BOOKS / MAGAZINE ISSUES TODAY.
*not necessary, expected, or required (obvs) but so freaking appreciated.
*not necessary, expected, or required (obvs) but so freaking appreciated.
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
HUGS TO THE WRITERS SUBMITTING WORK AND ORDERING STANCHION BOOKS / MAGAZINE ISSUES TODAY.
*not necessary, expected, or required (obvs) but so freaking appreciated.
*not necessary, expected, or required (obvs) but so freaking appreciated.
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Another new #LitMag!
Only Human is a new journal of English-language senryu that explores what it means to be human.
Submissions open February 1, and our inaugural issue will be released in April. In the meantime, visit our website to check out our guidelines and meet the editors at www.onlyhumansenryu.com.
Submissions open February 1, and our inaugural issue will be released in April. In the meantime, visit our website to check out our guidelines and meet the editors at www.onlyhumansenryu.com.
January 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Another new #LitMag!
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Who's sending me some writing / visual art on Monday?
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Who's sending me some writing / visual art on Monday?
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I could really REALLY use some more orders and love for Issue 20. It's here. It's gorgeous. It comes with a free gorgeous bookmark.
Priced fairly, printed beautifully, shipping immediately. 🖤🤍❤️
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Priced fairly, printed beautifully, shipping immediately. 🖤🤍❤️
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I could really REALLY use some more orders and love for Issue 20. It's here. It's gorgeous. It comes with a free gorgeous bookmark.
Priced fairly, printed beautifully, shipping immediately. 🖤🤍❤️
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
Priced fairly, printed beautifully, shipping immediately. 🖤🤍❤️
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
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We’re in our final stretch for Winter 2026 submissions and would love to read your work. Submissions close December 4th. We are accepting poetry, flash prose, and fiction.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We’re in our final stretch for Winter 2026 submissions and would love to read your work. Submissions close December 4th. We are accepting poetry, flash prose, and fiction.
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We’re thrilled to announce our Pushcart Prize nominations for 2026:
“On Craft” by Erica Dawson
“Clutch” by Stephanie Frazee
“Holes” by Nicole Desjardins Gowdy
“Cooking Lesson” by Shira Haus
“Five O’Clock Shadow in Philly” by Allen Means
“The Opposite of Dusk” by Ron Riekki
“On Craft” by Erica Dawson
“Clutch” by Stephanie Frazee
“Holes” by Nicole Desjardins Gowdy
“Cooking Lesson” by Shira Haus
“Five O’Clock Shadow in Philly” by Allen Means
“The Opposite of Dusk” by Ron Riekki
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
We’re thrilled to announce our Pushcart Prize nominations for 2026:
“On Craft” by Erica Dawson
“Clutch” by Stephanie Frazee
“Holes” by Nicole Desjardins Gowdy
“Cooking Lesson” by Shira Haus
“Five O’Clock Shadow in Philly” by Allen Means
“The Opposite of Dusk” by Ron Riekki
“On Craft” by Erica Dawson
“Clutch” by Stephanie Frazee
“Holes” by Nicole Desjardins Gowdy
“Cooking Lesson” by Shira Haus
“Five O’Clock Shadow in Philly” by Allen Means
“The Opposite of Dusk” by Ron Riekki
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New short story in the Fall issue of The Account! "There Has Been an Emergency"
theaccountmagazine.com/article/eyno...
theaccountmagazine.com/article/eyno...
There Has Been an Emergency | The Account: A Journal of Poetry, Prose, and Thought
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November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New short story in the Fall issue of The Account! "There Has Been an Emergency"
theaccountmagazine.com/article/eyno...
theaccountmagazine.com/article/eyno...
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Have you ever wondered how...
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Have you ever wondered how...
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
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Very excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards!
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Very excited to announce our nominations for the Monarch Queer Literary Awards!
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🚨BIG NEWS REVEAL🚨 So excited to share that I wrote a poetry chapbook about my lupus and the grief that comes with it. It's PUBLISHED with #BottlecapPress🥄🔥!
Order your copy here: bottlecap.press/products/asp...
#poetrycommunity #poet #smallpress #buymybook #writersofbluesky #newbooks
Order your copy here: bottlecap.press/products/asp...
#poetrycommunity #poet #smallpress #buymybook #writersofbluesky #newbooks
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🚨BIG NEWS REVEAL🚨 So excited to share that I wrote a poetry chapbook about my lupus and the grief that comes with it. It's PUBLISHED with #BottlecapPress🥄🔥!
Order your copy here: bottlecap.press/products/asp...
#poetrycommunity #poet #smallpress #buymybook #writersofbluesky #newbooks
Order your copy here: bottlecap.press/products/asp...
#poetrycommunity #poet #smallpress #buymybook #writersofbluesky #newbooks
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October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Looking forward to reading your poems!
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Looking forward to reading your poems!
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We’re excited to announce that magazine submissions for poetry and prose open October 21st!
Guess what? We're opening for poetry and prose submissions later this month! Official date coming soon!
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We’re excited to announce that magazine submissions for poetry and prose open October 21st!
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Announcing our Best of the Net nominations!
Michael Agunbiade — “the new testament”
Erica Dawson — “On Craft”
griffin epstein — “well-adjusted”
Isaiah Gardner — “To the Gay Man at My Little Brother’s High School Graduation”
Michael Agunbiade — “the new testament”
Erica Dawson — “On Craft”
griffin epstein — “well-adjusted”
Isaiah Gardner — “To the Gay Man at My Little Brother’s High School Graduation”
October 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Announcing our Best of the Net nominations!
Michael Agunbiade — “the new testament”
Erica Dawson — “On Craft”
griffin epstein — “well-adjusted”
Isaiah Gardner — “To the Gay Man at My Little Brother’s High School Graduation”
Michael Agunbiade — “the new testament”
Erica Dawson — “On Craft”
griffin epstein — “well-adjusted”
Isaiah Gardner — “To the Gay Man at My Little Brother’s High School Graduation”
So excited to be taking on this role at Variant!
Meet David Elliot Eisenstat, our Managing Poetry Editor!
A Brooklyn-based poet, David’s work has appeared in THINK, The Pierian, and Rust & Moth, among others. You can read more of his poems at davideisenstat.com/poetry.
A Brooklyn-based poet, David’s work has appeared in THINK, The Pierian, and Rust & Moth, among others. You can read more of his poems at davideisenstat.com/poetry.
October 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So excited to be taking on this role at Variant!
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Author Spotlight #25: David Elliot Eisenstat (eisenstat.bsky.social) and his creative nonfiction piece, "The Bread of Affliction."
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#litmags #authorspotlight #creativenonfiction #disabilities
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#litmags #authorspotlight #creativenonfiction #disabilities
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Author Spotlight #25: David Elliot Eisenstat (eisenstat.bsky.social) and his creative nonfiction piece, "The Bread of Affliction."
Read his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-bread-of...
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#litmags #authorspotlight #creativenonfiction #disabilities
Read his piece here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com/the-bread-of...
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#litmags #authorspotlight #creativenonfiction #disabilities
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Guess what? We're opening for poetry and prose submissions later this month! Official date coming soon!
October 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Guess what? We're opening for poetry and prose submissions later this month! Official date coming soon!
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KNIT INK, my exploration of the possibilities and limits of formal poetry and literary constraint, is available now from @deepvellum.bsky.social! Get yours here: store.deepvellum.org/products/kni...
June 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
KNIT INK, my exploration of the possibilities and limits of formal poetry and literary constraint, is available now from @deepvellum.bsky.social! Get yours here: store.deepvellum.org/products/kni...
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Solidarity to every poet who finally figured out what that poem needed, and is now tempted to yank the previous version from submission queues.
(don't do it, that confuses editors and readers, just wait -- )
(don't do it, that confuses editors and readers, just wait -- )
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Solidarity to every poet who finally figured out what that poem needed, and is now tempted to yank the previous version from submission queues.
(don't do it, that confuses editors and readers, just wait -- )
(don't do it, that confuses editors and readers, just wait -- )