Touchstone is a Christian journal that publishes articles with a professional, polished voice that speak to Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox readers. They accept freelance submissions for their features (3,000–5,000 words), views (800–2,000 words), communiqués departments (1,500–2,000 words), and book reviews (700–1,500 words). According to their pitch guide, they pay 20 cents per word for original features, views, communiqués, and review, plus two complimentary copies. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Quiet Hour publishes devotionals quarterly. Each devotional features an anecdote that leads into a Scripture-based insight and closes with a prayer or quotation. Writers are assigned contracts for seven devotionals each quarter, and according to their pitch guide, they pay $170 for each contract. For more information, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Christian Courier is a bi-weekly publication that speaks from a Reformed perspective (although writers do not need to be Reformed). They describe their content as “an eclectic boutique of styles, opinions and flavors,” and it falls under three categories: News, Features, Reviews and Art & Poetry. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 for editorials and columns, $30 for short reviews and $70 for long, $70 for features and news stories and $45 for original poetry. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Christian Standard is a general interest Christian magazine. They want stories ‘’that not only quote Scripture, but also biblical truth to saturate and be embedded into them, whether you quote directly from the Bible or not." Their articles are no longer than 1,800 words. Our previous research indicated they paid up to 11 cents per word, but current rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to this page.
Eureka Street is an online journal published by Australian Jesuits. They’re looking for articles that “provide humane, ethical analysis or commentary on politics, religion, popular culture or current events in Australia or the world.” They’re also open to short fiction and creative nonfiction up to 1200 words. They accept submissions up to 1000 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $200 per article for freelancers writing non-paywalled pieces, paid for exclusive first publication rights. Payment for freelancers writing paywalled pieces is $400 per article. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Power For Living is a weekly take-home publication for Christian adults. They accept feature article submissions on a variety of topics, but they must be stories that ‘’reflect a biblical perspective and worldview.” According to their pitch guide, they pay up to $375 for feature articles of 1200-1500 words, $50 for poems of 20 lines or less, $150 for columns of 750 words, and $100 for devotionals of 400 words. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The War Cry is a magazine published by the Salvation Army. They’ve been around for 135 years. They accept submissions from freelance writers and, according to their pitch guide, pay $0.35 per word for original articles, and $0.15 a word for reprints. Articles are 800 – 1250 words. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Guide Magazine is a Christian story magazine for young people ages 10-14. They publish true stories, not fictional ones. They publish adventure stories, biographies, Christian humor, nature stories, personal growth stories, and story series. Standard feature-length stories are 850 words, and they also accept shorter pieces of 450 words and up. According to their pitch guide, they pay 7-10 cents a word. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The EFCA blog offers “both proven practices and alternative perspectives for Christian faith and ministry from leaders in the Evangelical Free Church of America.” They accept articles (1,000 to 2,500 words) and book reviews. According to their pitch guide, their rates start at $100. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Focus on the Family Clubhouse Jr. is a Christian children's magazine that publishes short stories and nonfiction. In addition to stories, they are also looking for nonfiction stories and articles, especially stories about animals. According to their pitch guide, they pay between 15 and 25 cents per word, depending on the amount of editing required. Fiction stories should be 800-1,000 words, while articles and short stories should be between 250 and 400 words. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.