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General theme

BI+ HISTORY

Guidelines

"A grassroots publication produced by the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network. It has been in continuous publication since 1983, and is the oldest bisexual+ women’s publication in the world, with an international readership."

Current Theme

BI+ HISTORY

"A grassroots publication produced by the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network. It has been in continuous publication since 1983, and is the oldest bisexual+ women’s publication in the world, with an international readership."

Vibe

We're just chilling here

Response Time

3 months / 69 days

Acceptance Rate

33.33%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

9 genres

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Review

Max words: 1500

Hybrid

Max words: 1500

Poetry

Max lines: 1500

Max pieces: 3

Interview

Max words: 1500

Translation

Max words: 1500

Translations accepted if you written permission from original author/publisher.

Art

Max pieces: 3

Photography

Max pieces: 3

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Nonfiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Review

Max words: 1500

Hybrid

Max words: 1500

Poetry

Max lines: 1500

Max pieces: 3

Interview

Max words: 1500

Translation

Max words: 1500

Translations accepted if you written permission from original author/publisher.

Art

Max pieces: 3

Photography

Max pieces: 3

Statistics

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Track submission

6

Total submissions tracked

69 days

Average response time

33.33%

Average acceptance rate

34 days

Fastest response time

116 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Mail all submissions and pitches to biwomeneditor@gmail.com.

Cover letters

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AT THE TOP OF YOUR SUBMISSION: Your name: Your email address: Your Twitter or other social media handles (if public): Your name as you wish it to appear in the newsletter (you may use a pseudonym or modify your actual name): Name of the piece you are submitting: A short, 1 to 2 sentence, 3rd person bio (ie: Robyn Ochs is the editor of BWQ) to follow your piece:

Eligibility

LGBTQ+ creatorsWomen and other marginalized genders

Formatting

Please submit your words in a word document (.doc, docx or .rtf) or in the body of an email. Use single spacing, 11 pt fount in EB Garamond (or closest available font). Please do not send pdfs.

Rights for published work

BBWN and Robyn Ochs, Editor reserve the right to reprint your work in current and future related publications, in print and/or online. We will attempt to notify you in advance if we do so. You retain ownership of your work and may re-use it, provided that its previous appearance in the Bi Women Quarterly is noted, along with our website (e.g., “This piece previously appeared in the Bi Women Quarterly (at BiWomenBoston.org”).

Additional info

We only feature women+ who identify as bi+. That includes people with nonbinary sexualities (i.e., bi, pan, fluid, and other non-binary sexualities). We also see “woman” as a broad category with space for an array of gender identities and expressions. We welcome contributions from bi+ women who identify as trans, non-binary, cis, and beyond.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1983 | ?

Bi Women Quarterly is a grassroots publication produced by the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network. We have been in continuous publication since 1983, and are the oldest bisexual+ women’s publication in the world, with an international readership. Bi Women Quarterly features the voices of women with bi+ sexualities (i.e., bi, pan, fluid, and other non-binary sexualities). We see “woman” as a broad category with space for an array of gender identities and expressions. We welcome contributions from bi+ women who identify as trans, non-binary, cis, and beyond.

Masthead

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 :)

Robyn Ochs

Editor-in-Chief