Preface MacQ-10: Oct 2021 MacQ-9: Aug 2021 MacQ-8: Jun 2021 MacQ-7: Mar 2021 MacQ-6: Jan 2021

Stats: Main Page 2023 Stats: Issues 16 thru 20 2022 Stats: Issues 11 thru 15 2020 Stats: Issues 1 thru 5

 

Preface

Re the usage of “new” and “reprints” in these 2022 stats: New works are those that were published here in MacQueen’s Quinterly for the first time anywhere. Reprints are those which were previously published elsewhere, whether online, in print, or as spoken-word readings (such as those that appear on Rattlecasts, social media, YouTube, etc.).

Prior to 19 March 2023, MacQ considered most works that appeared online to be previously published, whether they appeared at author and artist websites, on public-access sites such as Fictionaut, and/or on social-media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, since they may have been read, viewed, and shared by hundreds or even thousands of folks.

Which also meant that, when republished in MacQ or elsewhere, they would not be eligible for nomination for certain annual anthology awards, such as Best Microfiction, The Best Small Fictions, and the Red Moon Anthologies, among others.

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MacQ-10, October 2021:

1. Content: The total of 102 pieces published in Issue 10 includes 84 written works and 18 visual artworks. Of the 84 written works, 77 are new (or 91.7%).

Of the 18 artworks, only two are previously unpublished: Hey! (collaborative haiga by Katherine Durham Oldmixon and Gary S. Rosin) and Survival (haiga by Rose Menyon Heflin).

2. Submissions: MacQ’s publisher considered 670 works, representing 72 submissions. She selected 102 pieces, which is 15.2% of the total number of works considered.

3. VIDA Stats: MacQ-10 contains works by a total of 64 contributors, of whom 37 are women (58%) and 27 are men (42%).

Of the 64 contributors, 37 (or 58%) are “new to MacQ”—that is, their works do not appear previously in MacQueen’s Quinterly nor in KYSO Flash. Of the 37 “new” contributors, 23 are women (65%) and 14 are men (35%).

[Across 12 issues of KYSO Flash, from Fall 2014 thru Summer 2019, the number of women published therein averages 52 percent, ranging from a low of 44% in Issue 3 (Spring 2015) to a high of 59% in Issue 11 (Spring 2019). For additional KYSO Flash data, see Historical VIDA stats.]

VIDA: Women in Literary Arts

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MacQ-9, August 2021:

1. Content: The total of 100 pieces published in Issue 9 includes 84 written works and 16 visual artworks. Of the 84 written works, 68 are new (or 81%).

Of the 16 artworks, only one is new (the untitled collaborative haiga by Jana Craighead Smith and Gary S. Rosin).

2. Submissions: MacQ’s publisher considered 589 works, representing 68 submissions, and selected 100 pieces, which is 17% of the total number of works considered.

3. VIDA Stats: MacQ-9 contains works by a total of 47 contributors, of whom 23 are women (49%) and 24 are men (51%).

Of the 47 contributors, 12 (or 25.5%) are “new to MacQ”—that is, their works do not appear previously in MacQueen’s Quinterly nor in KYSO Flash, MacQ’s predecessor. Of the 12 “new” contributors, 7 are women (58%) and 5 are men (42%).

VIDA: Women in Literary Arts

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MacQ-8, June 2021:

*Publisher’s Note:

This section was updated on 7 August 2021, after the late addition of one work (a photograph by Nathan Agostini) to Issue 8, with appropriate adjustments to these statistics:

1. Content: The total of 101 pieces published in Issue 8 includes 74 written works and 27 visual artworks. Of the 74 written works, 67 are new (~90%).

Of the 27 artworks, only two are new (the pair of untitled collaborative haiga by George Digalakis and Gary S. Rosin).

2. Submissions: MacQ’s publisher, Clare MacQueen, considered 472 works, representing 83 submissions. She selected 101 pieces, or roughly 21% of the total number of works considered.

3. VIDA Stats: MacQ-8 contains works by a total of 51 contributors, of whom 26 are women (51%) and 25 are men (49%).

Of the 51 contributors, 24 (or 47%) are “new to MacQ”—that is, their works do not appear previously in MacQueen’s Quinterly nor in KYSO Flash. Of the 24 “new” contributors, 14 are women (59%) and 10 are men (41%).

[Across 12 issues of KYSO Flash, from Fall 2014 thru Summer 2019, the number of women published therein averages 52 percent, ranging from a low of 44% in Issue 3 (Spring 2015) to a high of 59% in Issue 11 (Spring 2019). For additional KYSO Flash data, see Historical VIDA stats.]

VIDA: Women in Literary Arts

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MacQ-7, March 2021:

1. Content: The total of 105 pieces published in Issue 7 includes 82 written works and 23 visual artworks. Of the 82 written works, 62 are new (~75%) and 20 are republications, aka “reprints” (~25%).

Of the 23 artworks, seven are previously unpublished.

2. Submissions: Including entries for “The Chains Writing Challenge,” we considered 592 works, representing a total of 110 submissions. We selected 105 pieces, which is ~18.5% of the total number of works considered.

3. VIDA Stats: MacQ-7 contains works by a total of 49 contributors, of whom 22 are women (45%) and 27 are men (55%).

Of the 49 contributors, 20 (or 41%) are “new to MacQ”—that is, their works do not appear previously in MacQueen’s Quinterly nor in KYSO Flash, MacQ’s predecessor. Of the 20 “new” contributors, 9 are women (45%) and 11 are men (55%).

VIDA: Women in Literary Arts

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MacQ-6, January 2021:

1. Content: The total of 78 pieces published in Issue 6 includes 67 written works and 11 visual artworks. Of the 67 written works, all but three are new (~95%).

Of the 11 visual artworks, only three are previously unpublished: Cindy L. Sheppard’s trio of photographs [A Thousand Candles].

2. Submissions: A total of 386 works, representing a total of 72 submissions, were considered for MacQ-6. MacQ’s publisher selected 78 pieces, or roughly 20% of the total number of works considered.

3. VIDA Stats: MacQ-6 contains works by a total of 43 contributors, of whom 23 are women (53%) and 20 are men (47%).

Of the 43 contributors, 18 (or 42%) are “new to MacQ”—that is, their works do not appear previously in MacQueen’s Quinterly nor in KYSO Flash. Of the 18 “new” contributors, 11 are women (61%) and 7 are men (39%).

[Across 12 issues of KYSO Flash, from Fall 2014 thru Summer 2019, the number of women published therein averages 52 percent, ranging from a low of 44% in Issue 3 (Spring 2015) to a high of 59% in Issue 11 (Spring 2019). For additional KYSO Flash data, see Historical VIDA stats.]

VIDA: Women in Literary Arts