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Birdcoat Quarterly

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About

Birdcoat Quarterly is an online quarterly literary journal featuring poetry, creative nonfiction essays, and galleries of visual art.

We welcome submissions that blur genre and play with form, experiment with compression or expansion, use language in surprising ways, and bring attention to subject matter of contemporary urgency or uncommon interest. We especially love work that is tender, weird, and wild, hard-hitting and incisive, clear-sighted and daring. Stun us, wound us, share your gifts, or keep us warm—send us work that is unapologetically yours.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee range is USD $1 to $3 (below average to average for magazines that charge).
Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy
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Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Birdcoat Quarterly's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance
Birdcoat Quarterly's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
Responsive
Birdcoat Quarterly's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.
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Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,750 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,750 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $20.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: 12 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Birdcoat Quarterly Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

Filter:
Accuracy
We have received 64 reports from 56 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
3 min | 105.2 mean avg | 82.0 median | 312 max days (154.9 std dev)
Responses
90.62 %
Acceptances:
7.81 % of submissions accepted (201.6 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.93 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
82.81 % (95.6 avg. days per rejection) | 15.1 % personal, 60.4 % form, 24.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses
1.56 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
1.56 % (238.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
7.81 % (61.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
35 responses are pending (9 min | 101.1 mean avg | 63.0 median | 443 max days waiting | 271.4 std dev) from 33 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 30 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 07:44 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Birdcoat Quarterly Editors' Choice Prize in Essays CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Birdcoat Quarterly Editors' Choice Prize in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions
Ghost Peach Press  Charges fees for all submissions
Ghost Peach Press Prize in Essays CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Ghost Peach Press Prize in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions
The Muse/A Dip the Rat Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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