We are very excited to announce that Painted Bride Quarterly Issue 100 is here! Check out our latest batch of fiction and poetry.
News & Events
Temporarily Closing Submissions
PBQ has made the decision to close for general submissions from August to September. We’ll be spending these two months on reading and responding to our backlog, as well as reading for our special issues, #102 Touch and #103 Gestation and Change. When we open for submissions in October, we will be able to respond […]
PBQ presents: Slam Bam Reboot
What Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slam, Bam, Thank you, Mam is a highly warped interactive writing game. This month, comedian Nicole Phoenix will open, Steve Volk will host, and we cannot predict the rest! (Plus—prizes!) We lead the event but the audience is in charge of: writing prompts, performance, and ultimate judgement. The writing produced can […]
Storytelling in a Box with Neil Bardhan at Writers Room
In this workshop Neil Bardhan, Applied Storytelling Manager and Archivist at First Person Arts, will lead participants in discussions and exercises that focus on crafting and sharing their own narratives, providing the tools and resources to learn how to build a true personal story with authenticity and impact. When Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 6–7.30 PM […]
Reading & Slam, All For One Book! – Feb 10 @ the Black Sheep
What: Painted Bride Quarterly will host a reading and a round of our Improv Slam on February 10 in collaboration with One Book, One Philadelphia! Come hear Alina Pleskova, Raena Shirali and David Acosta at the Black Sheep Pub at 7:30! Learn more about this year’s book, There, There at https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/onebook/ Let us know you’ll […]
PBQ Slam Bam Reeeeboooot!
What: The Painted Bride Quarterly Slam is back in 2020! Painted Bride Quarterly’s Slam, Bam, Thank you, Ma’am is a highly warped interactive writing game. We lead the event but the audience is in charge of: writing prompts, performance, and ultimate judgement. The writing produced can levitate to literary heights and degenerate into absolute raunch, […]
PBQ Open Editorial Meeting!
What: PBQ Open Editorial Meeting @ Writers Room @Drexel, MacAlister Hall, 33rd and Chestnut Painted Bride Quarterly “lifts the veil” to reveal the editorial process of the literary magazines! When: November 14, 2019 at 5:30–7:30 PM Where: Drexel Writers Room Let us know you’ll be there: In order to illustrate (and celebrate) our democratic editorial […]
Readings by Dora Malech, Cameron MacKenzie, Thomas Devaney, Leah Falk
PBQ PRESENTS: Dora Malech, Cameron MacKenzie, Thomas Devaney, Leah Falk When: Monday, November 11, 2019 at 7:30–9:30 PM Where: Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant 247 S 17th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Let us know you’ll be there: On Facebook
PBQ Poetry Slam at the P&P!
Come to the Pen and Pencil Club on 10/24 at 7:30 PM for an improv writing game! We throw the party, and the audience does all of the work! Prompts, writing, and judgement are all provided by the audience; we provide the venue and the swag (prizes). NO COVER!!! Great drinks. Let us know you’ll […]
Nicole Steinberg, Boston Gordon, Megan Gillespie, James M Wilson Read at The Black Sheep Pub
Who: Nicole Steinberg, Boston Gordon, Megan Gillespie, James M Wilson When: Monday, October 14, 2019 at 7:30–9:30 PM Where: Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant 247 S 17th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Let us know you’ll be there: On Facebook