First-person essays wanted (field) | $100 per piece

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY

Deadline: 1 April 2022

Call for submissions: We want to read your short, first-person essays inspired by the word FIELD (due April 1, 2022) for our Readers Write series. See below for more information and for submission guidelines:

The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives (under 1,000 words) on this topic: FIELD.

A selection of submissions will be published in the print or web magazine. Authors of the selected essays will receive $100 and a free one-year subscription to the magazine.

Send essays to contest@christiancentury.org.

This series is supported by a grant from the Frederick Buechner Center, which celebrates the work of the essayist, novelist, and pastor.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Questions / submissions: contest@christiancentury.org
• Website: https://www.christiancentury.org

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR SUBMISSION:

• Learn more about the publication: The Christian Century is a progressive, ecumenical magazine based in Chicago. Committed to thinking critically and living faithfully, the Century explores what it means to believe and live out the Christian faith in our time. The Century seeks to articulate the public meaning of faith, bringing the resources of religious tradition to bear on such topics as poverty, human rights, economic justice, international relations, national priorities, and popular culture.  More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent Readers Write essays on its website.
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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