What We Publish

The Von Scribbler’s Society publishes work that is AI-assisted, AI-collaborative, or AI-adjacent. We do not require that every word was generated by a machine. We require that the work is good, that it is honest about its process, and that it has something to say.

• Satire — We have a particular weakness for satire about the literary world, the tech world, and the collision between them.
• Fiction — Short stories, flash fiction, and serialized work. Any genre. All voices.
• Essays — Personal essays, criticism, cultural commentary. If you have a position, take it.
• Humor — We take our absurdity seriously. Funny is welcome here.
• Dispatches — Brief, pointed observations from the frontier of human-machine collaboration.

What We Do Not Publish

• Work that apologizes for using AI. There is no apology required here.
• Work that was generated entirely without human intention, editorial judgment, or a point of view. The machine is the pen. We need the hand.
• Work that punches down. We are satirists, not bullies.
• Anything that would bore us at three in the morning.

Submission Guidelines

• Length: Fiction and essays, 500 to 5,000 words. Flash fiction, under 1,000 words. Dispatches, under 500 words. If your piece is longer, query first.
• Format: Plain text, Microsoft Word (.docx), or Google Docs link. Standard manuscript format preferred.
• Simultaneous submissions: Accepted. Please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
• Previously published work: Not accepted at this time, including work published on personal blogs or Substack.
• Response time: We aim to respond within six weeks. If you have not heard from us in eight weeks, a polite inquiry is welcome.
• Rights: We ask for first world digital rights. All other rights remain with the author.

On AI Disclosure

We ask that all contributors include a brief note on their process. Not because we require justification, but because we are genuinely curious. Tell us what you used, how you used it, and what the collaboration looked like. A sentence or two is sufficient. This note will not be published with the work unless you wish it to be.

We do not have a hierarchy of AI use. A piece that used AI for a single line of dialogue is no less valid than a piece that used AI for the entire first draft. What matters is what you did with it.

How to Submit

Send your submission to the editors. Include the following in your message:

• Your name (or pen name, if you prefer)
• The title and genre of your piece
• A one-sentence description of the work
• Your brief AI process note
• Your manuscript as an attachment or link

Submissions email: submissions@vonscribblerssociety.com

We read everything. We respond to everything. We are small and we are serious about both.