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BWR Online Boyfriend Village

A project of Black Warrior Review (see other related projects).

About

BWR's online edition, Boyfriend Village, takes its name from a story written by Zachary Doss, "The Village with All of the Boyfriends." Zach was a BWR editor and beloved member of the literary community. He passed away in March 2018. Boyfriend Village seeks to be a fully accessible space for weird literary content, especially work from the margins and work that would be difficult to publish in print.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for some submission periods.
The fee is USD $5 (above average for magazines that charge).
Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published irregularly

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed
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Statistics Synopsis

Faster
BWR Online's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging
BWR Online's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive
BWR Online's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.
Learn more about our statistics

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Image. Text. Video.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 7,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Image. Text. Video.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Hybrid form.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Image. Text. Video.

Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

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BWR Online 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.

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Accuracy
We have received 35 reports from 31 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
2 min | 50.0 mean avg | 55.0 median | 105 max days (20.3 std dev)
Responses
88.57 %
Acceptances:
5.71 % of submissions accepted (57.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.45 % 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:
82.86 % (53.6 avg. days per rejection) | 10.3 % personal, 62.1 % form, 27.6 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
11.43 % (8.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
2 responses are pending (103 min | 105.5 mean avg | 105.5 median | 108 max days waiting | 1,235.7 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 180 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00. (66.7 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 5 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 28 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 20 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 11:23 UTC (2 hours, 37 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 05 Sep 2026

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