Bards and Sages Quarterly

{{short description|Speculative fiction magazine}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Bards and Sages Quarterly

| image_file = File:Bards_and_Sages_Quarterly_Volume_1,_Issue_1_January_2009_Cover.jpg

| image_caption = Issue 1, volume 1 cover

| issn = 1944-4699

| oclc = 275303490

| editor = Julie Ann Dawson

| editor_title = Editor-in-chief

| company = Bards and Sages

| frequency = Quarterly

| category = Speculative fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction, short fiction, flash fiction

| firstdate = {{start date and age|2009|1|1}}

| country = United States

| based = New Jersey

| language = American English

| website = {{URL|https://www.bardsandsages.com/literary_offerings/bards_and_sages_quarterly}}

}}

Bards and Sages Quarterly was a quarterly fantasy, horror, and science fiction literary magazine published by Bards and Sages, and edited by Julie Ann Dawson.{{cite web|url=http://www.duotrope.com/Interview.aspx?id=3217 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419192448/https://duotrope.com/interview.aspx?id=3217 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-19 |title=Editor Interview for Bards and Sages Quarterly |publisher=Duotrope.com |date=2010-05-20 |accessdate=2011-02-20 }}{{cite web |last=Toi |first=Cassey |url=http://nevermetpress.com/interview-with-julie-ann-dawson |title=Interview with Julie Ann Dawson |publisher=Nevermet Press |accessdate=2011-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714170200/http://nevermetpress.com/interview-with-julie-ann-dawson |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }} Its first issue was released in January 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6153535-bards-and-sages-quarterly |title=Bards and Sages Quarterly: January 2009 by Julie Ann Dawson - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists |publisher=Goodreads|accessdate=2011-02-20}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hellhorror.com/books/review/36478/Bards-And-Sages-Quarterly-.html |title=Bards And Sages Quarterly | Julie Ann Dawson | Horror Books |publisher=Hellhorror |accessdate=2011-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711161800/http://www.hellhorror.com/books/review/36478/Bards-And-Sages-Quarterly-.html |archive-date=2011-07-11 |url-status=dead }} It was a semi-professional paying market and publishes short and flash fiction.{{cite web|url=http://www.duotrope.com/market_3217.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729204913/http://www.duotrope.com/market_3217.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-29 |title=Duotrope Digest - Publication Details: Bards and Sages Quarterly |publisher=Duotrope.com |accessdate=2011-02-20 }}

Dawson ceased publication of the magazine in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bardsandsages.com/closure-announcement.html |title=Closure Announcement - Bards and Sages Publishing }}

The Magazine held an annual Readers Choice Author or the Year contest. Past winners included Eugie Foster (2009), Kurt Bachard (2010), Julia Martins (2015) and Deborah Cher (2016).