The Bimbo Book II: Call for The Bimbo Anthology II Fast Decision Purple Ink Press Fee: usd $23.00

This is the fast decision option for Bimbo Book II. This call is open to everyone. We accept prose up to 5,000 words or 3-4 poems. Fast decision is not available for visual only submissions. Hybrid pieces are welcome. Share what you’ve got!

With Fast Decision, you will have a decision within 2 weeks whether your work will continue to the next stage of judging.

Guidelines:

Submissions must be the author’s original work.

• • We are not accepting translations at the moment.
    
  • Please, no lyrics unless it is your original work. We do not publish work with outside lyrics. Why? Because permissions are needed for each lyric, and this expensive! NO LYRICS! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!! (Paraphrase! honeys)
  • Please, please, please, add a trigger warning to the beginning of your piece if it contains sensitive material that may be triggering to others!!!
  • Poetry submissions may include 3-4 poems per submission. Please submit all your poems in one document.
    
  • Poetry should be single-spaced (unless the spacing is poem-specific).
    
  • Fiction and nonfiction should be double-spaced, 12 pt in an easy-to-read font like Times, Garamond, Georgia, or Calibri. Specifically, no Helvetica or Courier. They are to read.
    
  • If your work is not properly formatted, it will not be read.
    
  • Please title your submission file: Firstname_Lastname_Genre (ex: Jane_Doe_Poetry)
  • Visual artists can include up to 3 pieces per submission in jpeg format, under 7MB. If accepted, we will request a hi-res version.
  • Works of prose may be up to 5,000 words per submission.
  • All work must not have been previously published online or in print to be eligible. This includes being published in blogs or on social media.
    
  • Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please notify us if any of your poems are accepted for publication elsewhere.
    
  • A bio of 80 words or less must be included with your submission.
    
  • A Word document is the preferred format. PDFs will also be accepted
    
  • Thank you for trusting us with your work. We are excited to read it. Like you, we are writers.
    
  • This is a print anthology that will be published in 2029.
    
  • Contributors receive a digital copy of the anthology.
    
  • Again please, please, include a trigger warning if your work deals with sensitive topics!!!!

Deadline: July 11th, 2026.

Feedback options are available for your prose and poetry submissions.