How to Support and Submit to Interfaith Now
Guidelines to Become a Writer
Interfaith Now is a curation of stories about faith, spirituality, and religion to bridge gaps, expand perspectives, and unify humanity.
The publication is 100% volunteer lead and substantiated.
You can help support Interfaith Now by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/interfaithnow .
You can help support our editor and the expansion of Interfaith Now also on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/interfaithnow
We’re interested in any pieces that contribute to the conversation surrounding any of these areas and are not concerned with frequency of submissions, profanity, or sexual content. The only pieces we will absolutely turn away are ones which spread hate speech or fiercely subjugate other faith traditions. That said, we definitely open our arms to a critical lens of faith and the critique of hypocrisy.
Pieces do not need to belong to a single religion. The purpose of Interfaith Now is, yes, to spur dialogue about particular faith traditions but also to spur dialogue between faiths themselves. This includes nontraditional systems of belief not yet listed on the publication and stories on atheism, agnosticism, etc. We will create new navigation items for additional categories as they are submitted and are always looking to expand.
If you would like to write about one religion, in particular, you are also able to do so. Not every piece published in Interfaith Now needs to have ties to other belief systems. Simply having multiple pieces focused on different faiths opens room for dialogue.
Stories do not need to be republished or sent exclusively as drafts to be part of the publication, though we strongly recommend it for an initial boost in views. These will get preference over published works.
We prefer pieces to include the tags ‘Religion,’ ‘Spirituality,’ and a page tag based on your topic (Christianity, Buddhism, etc). All pieces should have all five tags used, otherwise, we will select additional tags to be added.
There are two ways to request to be a writer.
- Submit through our Smedian link: https://www.smedian.com/p/5cb29b1f4efd5f2a005cc04a/dashboard.
- Email the Editor of Interfaith Now (me) at [email protected] and tell me a little about yourself and what you’d like to submit on.
Make sure you clap for this story and follow the publication so I can verify your Medium profile.
Once you’ve been approved as a writer, the way to submit a given piece is to go to the top right corner of your article, press the three dots, select ‘Add to Publication’ and then choose Interfaith Now.
The goal is to have as little editing done on our end as possible. If we do end up editing anything it will only be one of a few things: the cover image (plus accreditation), the title or subtitle (usually just when a writer forgets something), the tags, minor formatting, minor grammar, or SEO settings. This is pretty much to ensure you get the best possible traction within the Medium platform.
NOTE: Posts are typically reviewed on the weekends, Friday through Sunday. If you do not submit your post as a draft, it will likely get published during this time frame with social posts occurring later throughout the week. If you submit as a draft, your post will likely be timed more closely with your social media distribution.
Email me or comment below with any questions you may have!
P.S. Don’t forget to follow our page on Facebook and Twitter. We publish every piece to Facebook and Twitter in the week following publishing a piece on Medium.