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How to Write for Us

If you’re interested in writing for CiRCE, this is the page for you. 

We’re always interested in publishing contemplative, well-written articles and features on Christian classical education. And we love discovering – and offering a platform to – new writers. But whether you’re a new writer or an experienced one, we welcome your submission. If you want to move to the front of the class, be sure to check out Katerina Hamilton’s 12 Rules for Writing: https://circeinstitute.org/blog/12-rules-writing/

Before you send your work, though, please note these requisite details and requirements: 

Submissions for the Website:

If you are interested in submitting an article to be featured on our website please email Karen Kern here. 

  • Please submit your article as a Word attachment or a Google doc. 
  • Please include your name, a photo, and one- to two-sentence bio with your submission. 
  • Submissions to the website are on a donation basis (byline and bio are compensation). If we’re especially fond of your article, however, and if we have roster space available we may ask you to become a regular contributor and then we’d consider paying you in actual dollars. :)
  • All articles are automatically archived. 
  • Please double-check for spelling and grammar errors before submitting. Your submission will be edited for length, content, style, and tone.
  • Submission for the website should be between 800 – 1200 words in length 

Submissions for the FORMA Journal:

If you are interested in submitting a feature for publication in our bi-annual print journal please send examples of your work to the FORMA Editorial Staff here along with a one-paragraph pitch.

  • Please submit your samples and pitch as separate Word attachments or a Google doc.
  • Please include your name, a photo, and a one to two-sentence bio with your pitch.
  • Please note that your submission will be edited for length, content, style, and tone.
  • Magazine articles should be 1200 – 2000 words.
We try to respond to all submissions but please note that sometimes this is impossible. If you haven’t heard back after four weeks, please assume we won’t be able to post your submission at that time.

FORMA contemplates ancient ideas for contemporary people. We are a community of classical educators and thinkers who seek to better understand the classical tradition and enact it in a contemporary context. 

We are now inviting submissions in the following areas: book reviews, papers, poetry, and opinion pieces.

Our upcoming winter edition will explore the topic of “What is History“. Submissions should relate, either directly or indirectly, to this theme; the author may determine his or her own interpretation and use of the theme.

Please submit your article and a short bio to formamag@circeinstitute.org. Please specify whether you are submitting to the FORMA Symposium (which automatically counts as submission to the Journal) or just the FORMA Journal. Submissions are due by October 31st. By submitting, you are agreeing to allow CiRCE exclusive publication rights to accepted works. Authors maintain the copyright to their own work.

Editor-in-Chief
Katerina Kern
katerina@circeinstitute.org

FORMA contemplates ancient ideas for contemporary people. We are a community of classical educators and thinkers who seek to better understand the Great Books and their influence on contemporary literature and the arts.

The FORMA Review, now open for submissions, seeks to shed light on classic texts. Unlike most journals, we review not only the newest books but the most influential books. Today, many of the Great Books have been sidelined, forgotten, or passed over for more “relevant” texts. We hope to return the classic works of the past to the forefront by sharing new reviews of old books.

We also believe excellence and beauty incite imitation, so we look for the influence of the Classics on modern texts and invite reviews of contemporary works that note this influence on both form and content.

While the content of these book reviews may seem unexpected, the form does not; submitted book reviews should follow the standard form of the book review: summarizing the existing conversation on the topic, noting how the book enters into that conversation, analyzing the content, and assessing the success of the author (summary should only be done to the extent that it enables these four). Submissions should be between 1,000-2,000 words.

Please submit your review and a short bio to formamag@circeinstitute.org. There is no deadline for submission. By submitting, you are agreeing to allow CiRCE exclusive publication rights to accepted works. Authors maintain the copyright to their own work.

Editor-in-Chief
Katerina Kern
katerina@circeinstitute.org