Submission Guidelines

The Stochastic Review is a literary journal publishing work generated through collaboration between human imagination and artificial intelligence.

Each piece begins with a human instruction and is rendered into language by a machine. We publish both the prompt and the resulting text in order to examine authorship, creativity, and literary form in the age of artificial intelligence. We welcome submissions that explore the artistic, philosophical, and experimental possibilities of AI-generated writing.

What We Publish

We currently accept submissions in the following categories:

01
Flash Fiction— 300–1,000 words
02
Short Fiction— 1,000–3,500 words
03
Poetry— Up to five poems per submission
04
Satire— Humor, parody, and cultural commentary
05
Experimental Writing— Works that test unusual prompts, structures, or conceptual constraints

Submission Requirements

All submissions must include the following information.

A.
Title

The title of the work

B.
Prompt Author

The human creator of the prompt

C.
AI Model Used

e.g., GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA

D.
Tool Used

ChatGPT, API, custom interface, etc.

E.
Prompt

The exact prompt that generated the work

F.
Editing Disclosure

See editing levels below

G.
Intent

1–2 sentences explaining the creative idea behind the prompt (optional but encouraged)

Editing Disclosure Levels

Select the level that best describes the degree of human editing applied to the AI-generated output:

LEVEL 1
Pure AI

No changes made to output

LEVEL 2
Light Edit

Minor grammar or formatting edits

LEVEL 3
Human–AI Collaboration

Substantial edits to the generated text

Submission Format

Please structure your submission in the following format:

// submission.format
title: "Your Title Here"
prompt_author: "Your Name"
ai_model: "GPT-5 / Claude / Gemini / etc."
tool_used: "ChatGPT / API / Other"
prompt: "The exact prompt used"
editing_level: "Pure AI / Light Edit / Collaboration"
intent: "Optional — your creative idea"
text: "The generated work..."

Editorial Philosophy

We are interested in work that demonstrates at least one of the following:

Original or unusual prompts
Surprising narrative outcomes
Philosophical insight
Humor or satire
Stylistic experimentation
Creative exploration of the human–AI relationship

We are less interested in outputs generated from generic prompts or predictable genre templates. We seek the unexpected — the work that could not have been written without the specific collaboration between a human mind and a machine.

Submission Limits

Authors may submit up to three pieces per issue.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if the work is accepted elsewhere.

Rights

Authors retain copyright of their work.

The Stochastic Review acquires first digital publication rights. After publication, authors are free to republish the work elsewhere with acknowledgment that it first appeared in The Stochastic Review.

Content Guidelines

We do not accept submissions containing:

Plagiarism or imitation of identifiable living writers
Hate speech or harassment
Illegal or harmful content

Satire, critique, and experimentation are welcome.

Response Time

We aim to respond within 2–4 weeks. Due to the experimental nature of this publication, editorial decisions may prioritize conceptual originality over technical polish.

Ready to Submit?

Submit your AI-generated work through our online submission form. A $5 reading fee applies per submission.

THE STOCHASTIC REVIEW — SUBMISSION GUIDELINES