Stand has been a fixture on the British and world literary scene since 1952, when the first issue appeared in London. It moved to Leeds in 1960, then to Newcastle, and it is now edited from the School of English at the University of Leeds in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA. Stand continues to welcome submissions of poetry and short fiction from around the world.

Recent special issues reflect Stand's origins at Leeds as well as its longstanding international identity. In 2017 we dedicated an issue to recent writing from China. This was an exciting innovation in collaboration with colleagues in Chinese Studies at Leeds, which was followed in spring last year by an Indonesian special issue and in the summer by one which featured Singaporean women's writing. We continue to celebrate writers who have had a particular relationship to Stand. In 2017 one issue featured the late Geoffrey Hill and included some of his unpublished poems; another celebrated Tony Harrison’s 80th birthday. In 2018 we commemorated the 80th anniversary of Ken Smith's birth.

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Anticipated publication dates for 2025 are as follows.

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• Issue 244 Volume 22.4: December 2024 - February 2025 Issue: Currently in production awaiting despatch.
• Issue 245 Volume 23.1: March - May 2025 Issue
• Issue 246 Volume 23.2: June - August 2025 Issue
• Issue 247 Volume 23.3: September - November 2025 Issue
• Issue 248 Volume 23.4: December 2025 - February 2026 Issue

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Stand wishes to acknowledge the support of the School of English at the University of Leeds, and the work of colleagues from Virginia Commonwealth University and the School of the Arts at the University of Bolton who give their time to assist in editing the magazine. Stand also offers opportunities to students to volunteer in production, writing, and reviewing. Jon Silkin, Stand’s founder, felt that writing and editing, printing and selling, reading, discussing and sharing new work were all part of making new literature alive and possible in a difficult world.

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