General Submission Guidelines
At Fidelia’s Sisters, we look for work that is fresh, insightful, and thought-provoking. Successful submissions will be those that make us think, whether or not we agree with the author or artist. Prophetic pieces that speak to the trials and tribulations of ministry are welcome and appreciated, so long as they do not devolve into whining. We love the church, even as we know that ministry presents its challenges regardless of one’s age, denomination or ministry context.
While we recognize that many issues cross these demographic lines, our primary focus is to provide a place for the younger generation of clergy women to speak and be heard. Writers and artists who fall outside the young clergy women category whose work fits the above description are also welcome to submit articles for consideration.
All submissions must include your name, age, seminary, current ministry setting (if applicable), and a short bio in order to be considered. We prefer that writers utilize their own names, but recognize that there are circumstances when to do so would jeopardize aspects of an individual’s professional or personal life. We therefore will publish pseudonymous submissions under the following conditions:
* We have and are able to verify your real name and institution’s name.
* The article does not in any way libel an individual or institution.
* If you are writing pseudonymously, any other institutions or people you describe must also be pseudonymous.
* If you submit multiple articles, you must use the same pseudonym for all articles.
Submit your written work in Microsoft Word, Text, or RTF file. Prose submissions should be at least 500 words, but no more than 1250 words, unless section guidelines suggest otherwise. Simultaneous submissions are fine; let us know if an article has been published before or if one published at Fidelia’s Sisters is printed elsewhere. Allow up to two months for a response to your submission. All submissions remain property of the authors/artists. At this time there is no monetary compensation for publication.
Submit your work and the above demographic information to the appropriate email listed below. To cut down on spam, we have spelled out the symbols in our email addresses. Just copy the text email address into your email program, and replace (at) and (dot) with @ and . respectively.
