The ACWW has been in existence for over twenty years supplying workshops and events. The idea for Rice Paper began as a newsletter and kept expanding. It is journalistic driven with some fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you have visuals for the work it can help but don't send the originals. A cover letter is extremely important.
All editors appreciate a short bio with each submission.
They do not seem to be too worried about simultaneous submissions as long as you let them know who else you sent the piece to. All seem to be okay with e-mail submissions and queries. All four were asking for submissions. Do not email images right off the bat, query first. Some images are huge.