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Bi Women Quarterly

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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.

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  • Vibe:We're just chilling here
  • Response time:
    90 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    59 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    37.50%*
    Chill Subs tracker stats

Publication

  • Accepts simultaneous submissions

    What's that?

    When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

  • Accepts previously published

    From the editors

    Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media

    What's that?

    When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

  • Nominates for prizes

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

  • Runs themed calls

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    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+, Nonbinary, Women

  • 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.

  • Author's rights

    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.

Tracker statistics

14

Total submissions tracked

59 days

Average response time

37.50%

Average acceptance rate

22 days

Fastest response time

116 days

Slowest response time

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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...

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    Robyn Ochs

    Editor-in-Chief