Starting with this issue Star*Line changed from monthly to bimonthly for the next 31 years, after which it became quarterly (with two related anthologies per year). It also changed from quarto to octavo, though this has been inconsistent.
From the Contento index
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essay | Non Fiction | First, Business (Star*Line, January-February 1980) | Suzette Haden Elgin |
| 2 | Poem | Fiction | In Case of Doubt, Ask | Steve Sneyd |
| 2 | Poem | Fiction | Starspider | Keith Allen Daniels |
| 4 | Poem | Fiction | A Job Worth Doing | Steve Sneyd |
| 5 | Poem | Fiction | Musing | Bruce Boston |
| 5 | Poem | Fiction | Puff, the Magic Doctor | Suzette Haden Elgin |
| 9 | Poem | Fiction | Happyvalentine | Suzette Haden Elgin |
| 10 | Essay | Non Fiction | Informal Intro to Doing SF Poetry Workshops | Suzette Haden Elgin |
| 15 | Poem | Fiction | The Golem and the New York Cabbie | Emil Kay |
| 22 | Poem | Fiction | Slug Poem | Keith Allen Daniels |
| 22 | Poem | Fiction | The Moon King | Steven E. McDonald |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Star*Line - 1980 | Suzette Haden Elgin | |
| 2 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Starspider | Karen G. Jollie |
| 4 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | A Job Worth Doing | Karen G. Jollie |
| 15 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | The Golem and the New York Cabbie | Karen G. Jollie |