Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedImage Journal is a literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that engages with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, with a focus on spiritual themes.
Response time info: up to six months
Read the full guidelines at imagejournal.submittable.com↗Submission calls
Fiction submissions up to 6,000 words; all work must reflect a sustained engagement with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam; simultaneous submissions allowed; no previously published work; no AI-generated writing.
Most essays are between 2,000 and 5,000 words (6,000-word max); essays should engage with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam; classic memoir and personal essay accepted, but essays with a point of view on external topics are especially welcome; no scholarly or academic essays; simultaneous submissions…
Call: God In All Things — Literary essays about sports, science and nature, food, travel, and the outdoors from a spiritual or theological angle; most essays 3,000–5,000 words; $25/page plus four copies; all work must engage with religious faith.
Call: Spiritually Attuned Criticism — Essays about contemporary music, film, theater, and dance from a spiritual or theological angle; most essays 3,000–5,000 words; $25/page plus four copies; all work must engage with religion and spirituality.
Submit up to five poems; all work must reflect a sustained engagement with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam (including indirect or ambivalent approaches); simultaneous submissions allowed; no previously published work; no AI-generated writing.
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