Woman Alive is a UK monthly women’s magazine focused on Christian women. Its content includes material on faith, women’s ministry, relationships, and lifestyle. Editors seek practical articles written from a Christian perspective but without Christian or church-related terminology. Their pieces are 500-600 words long. Pay rates are not clear. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Primary Treasure and Our Little Friend are children Christian publications focused on Seventh-day Adventist kids. Editors like stories that “explain being a Seventh-day Adventist” and emphasize “developing a child’s relationship with Jesus through the Bible.” Editors prefer complete manuscripts. They buy one-time magazine rights and electronic rights. They accept reprints. According to their pitch guide, payment is $25-$50 per story. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
Nature Friend Magazine is a children’s Christian magazine focusing on wild nature world-wide. This conservative Christian publication wants to “partner with like-minded writers who help us fulfill our goal of educating and entertaining children in the realm of nature, for the glory of God.” A sample issue is available online. Editors prefer complete manuscripts (500-1000 words); they buy original articles and reprints. According to their pitch guide, payment is $0.10 per edited word for full rights, $0.08 for first rights and $0.05 per edited word for second rights (plus a complimentary copy). To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
Cadet Quest is a magazine for boys ages 9-14 who are members of the Calvinist Cadet Corps (a Christian youth organization). It is published 7 times per year. The magazine assists the Cadet Corps in “helping boys to grow more Christlike in all areas of life.” Submissions should adhere to the editorial theme list. Editors buy all rights, first rights, and second rights. According to their pitch guide, payment is $0.05 per word and up (first rights with no major editing). To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
This online publication presents articles that help and equip youth ministries’ workers. Editors are interested in short pieces on “successful youth ministry strategies” and other relevant topics (e.g., leadership skills, time management, and problem solving). Our previous research indicated they paid $80 per article, but current pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Messenger is a publication of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. They want articles of up to 2000 words and prefer queries. According to their pitch guide (from 2022), they pay $0.15 per word for articles and $85 for columns of 500 words. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.
Lutheran Science Institute (LSI) provides “resources to churches, pastors, teachers, and individual Christians in areas of science, especially in matters relating to creation and evolution.” They previously stated to pay $0.04 a word for the first 1,000 words, and $0.02 a word thereafter, up to a maximum of $120 for an article. Current pay rates are not clear. To contact the editors, refer to this page.
Connect Journal is a print and online publication by ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Youth Ministry Network. They “support adults working with children, youth and families in ELCA congregations by provoking thought, reflection and by providing resources.” According to their pitch guide, they pay $100 for columns of 500 words, $150 for medium length articles of 800-1000 words, $200 for longer articles of 1000+ words, and $200 for journalistic articles written by professional journalists. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
VISION Vocation Guide is a print and online resource for people who are interested in entering religious life. They publish articles that “provide insight into what it means to be a contemporary Catholic sister, priest, brother, missionary, or monk.” They previously indicated payment of $450 for articles of 1,000 to 1,500 words and $100 for reprints, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact them, refer to this page.
St. Mary's Messenger is a quarterly Catholic magazine for kids aged 7 to 12. The magazine features stories, poems, crafts, games, puzzles, feast day celebration ideas, and more. Though they are a Catholic magazine, they don’t want every piece to be explicitly religious. According to their pitch guide, they pay $25 to $100 for articles or stories that appear in their print magazine. They don’t pay for work that appears online. For details, refer to their submission guidelines.