Submission Guidelines
Practicing Presence Submission Guidelines
General Submission Guidelines:
At The Abbey Blog, we are looking for original writing (poetry or prose) that shares authentic spiritual experiences, questions, and insights from both ancient and modern sources with a focus on contemplative practices. General Submissions should be at least 800 but no more than 1400 words, submitted in Word format, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman or Arial/Helvetica font. Submissions must be the original creation of the author and not previously published. Send your submission and a cover letter/email to editor@theabbey.us. All unsolicited submissions are considered and you should receive a response within six weeks.
Call for Submissions: Winter Solstice Collage
The Abbey Blog welcomes submissions for a 2023 Winter Solstice Collage. We will publish a collage of words and images related to the Winter Solstice as the blog post for Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Submission guidelines are below. The editor will work collaboratively with contributors to create the final product.
Winter Solstice Collage Submissions may be:
- Prose pieces of 200-400 words, as a Word document, 12 point type, Arial or Times New Roman font
- Poems (up to 3 per submission), as a Word document, 12 point type, Arial or Times New Roman font
- Images, in JPEG format
- Graphic essays
All submissions must be the original creation of the author/artist and not previously published.
Send submissions via email to editor@theabbey.us.
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 1