Write for Faithfully Magazine

Faithfully Magazine covers news, culture, and Christianity, with particular attention to the questions and experiences of Christian communities of color. Our readers represent diverse theological traditions, backgrounds, and perspectives.

We welcome original reporting, thoughtful analysis, distinctive personal essays, and substantive interviews that help readers understand faith and its place in everyday life and public life. Read our recent coverage before pitching and explain what your proposed piece would add.

What makes a strong pitch?

A subject is a starting point. A strong pitch identifies a specific story, question, or argument; explains why it matters to our readers; and shows what the writer can contribute through reporting, access, expertise, or experience.

For personal essays, tell us what happens and what the experience reveals. A general account of overcoming difficulty or finding encouragement needs a distinctive insight and compelling storytelling to work for FM. Cultural context should illuminate the story rather than serve as a credential on its own.

We consider contributors on the strength of their ideas and work. Audience size and social-media reach do not substitute for editorial merit. We do not require every writer or subject to be a person of color.

How to pitch

Send a pitch before writing or submitting a completed draft. Use a clear subject line, such as Pitch: [proposed headline or angle].

Include:

  • The angle: What you want to explore and the central question, argument, or story.
  • Reader value: Why the piece matters to FM readers and why now, or what makes it useful beyond the news cycle.
  • Format and proposed length.
  • Your approach: Planned sources, interviews, access, or principal experiences, as appropriate.
  • A brief biography: Relevant experience and qualifications.
  • Two or three direct links to published samples: Choose work relevant to the proposed format. Identify sponsored or commercially commissioned samples. Link to individual pieces rather than a homepage or large archive.
  • Relevant public social profiles, if available.
  • Timing: Any deadline, embargo, or time-sensitive opportunity.
  • Publication status: Whether the proposed work has appeared elsewhere or is being considered by another outlet. Disclose related pieces with substantial overlap in argument, scenes, reporting, or language.
  • Relevant interests: Financial, organizational, professional, or personal relationships that could affect the piece.

Formats we consider

  • Reported features: Stories with fresh reporting, a clear Christian connection, and meaningful context. Propose a length suited to the story.
  • Opinion and analysis: Accessible, well-supported arguments drawing on credible expertise and evidence. Usually 1,000–1,200 words.
  • Commentaries and personal essays: Specific experiences and insights that illuminate faith, culture, or community. Propose a length; an editor will confirm the scope.
  • News and trends: Concise, sourced accounts of developments relevant to our audience. Usually 400–500 words.
  • Q&As: Substantive conversations with people offering meaningful expertise or access. Explain the subject, questions, and interview arrangements.
  • Profiles: Stories about a person’s work and significance, supported by reporting. Usually 500–800 words.
  • Historical biographies: Sourced accounts of figures whose contributions matter to our readers. Usually 500–800 words.

Editorial standards and independence

Submissions must be original, accurate, carefully sourced, and polished. Provide links or source notes for factual claims. Personal essays must distinguish firsthand experience from assumptions and broader claims. Do not invent quotations, scenes, or sources.

Respect privacy and obtain permissions required by our Content Submission Agreement. Anonymizing someone does not automatically replace those requirements. Flag sensitive material for the editor before drafting.

We do not accept publicity or advertising presented as independent editorial work. Naming a product, ministry, book, or organization is not automatically promotional; its inclusion must serve the story. Send advertising inquiries through our advertising page. Advertising does not purchase favorable editorial coverage.

Review and publication

We cannot respond to every pitch. If you have not heard from us within three days, you may pursue another outlet; silence is not an assignment or a promise of publication. If an editor has already contacted you, follow the timing agreed in that correspondence.

A request for information or a revised pitch does not constitute acceptance. Assignments, deadlines, and publication terms must be confirmed by an editor. Drafts remain subject to review and editing for accuracy, clarity, style, and presentation.

Before submitting, read our Content Submission Agreement, which addresses permissions, contributor responsibilities, and publication rights. Raise any questions about those terms before accepting an assignment.