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"Arts non-profit & literary journal serving the intersection of art + religion."

"Arts non-profit & literary journal serving the intersection of art + religion."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

5 months / 748 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: $3-$25 per page

  • Fee

    Yes: $3.5

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Most essays we publish are between 2,000 and 5,000 words. In general, we have a 6,000-word maximum.  Though we do publish classic memoir an...

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Review

Max words: 5000

Smart, surprising, crafted essays about music, film, theater, and dance that approach a subject from a spiritual or theological angle. We’re...

Interview

Max words: 6000

Profiles of or interviews with contemporary visual artists: Visual Arts Editor Aaron Rosen, arosen@imagejournal.org  We welcome queries a...

Translation

We do accept translations, including translations of work previously published in the original language. Upon acceptance, we ask that transl...

Art

If you wish to nominate yourself or another visual artist for consideration of coverage in Image, you can do so here. You can also nominate ...

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Most essays we publish are between 2,000 and 5,000 words. In general, we have a 6,000-word maximum.  Though we do publish classic memoir an...

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Review

Max words: 5000

Smart, surprising, crafted essays about music, film, theater, and dance that approach a subject from a spiritual or theological angle. We’re...

Interview

Max words: 6000

Profiles of or interviews with contemporary visual artists: Visual Arts Editor Aaron Rosen, arosen@imagejournal.org  We welcome queries a...

Translation

We do accept translations, including translations of work previously published in the original language. Upon acceptance, we ask that transl...

Art

If you wish to nominate yourself or another visual artist for consideration of coverage in Image, you can do so here. You can also nominate ...

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Track submission

43

Total submissions tracked

748 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

6 days

Fastest response time

2413 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

A Word document is preferable, but a pdf is also acceptable if you have special formatting that requires it.

Rights for published work

Upon acceptance, we offer a contract for first serial rights.

Additional info

All the work we publish reflects what we see as a sustained engagement with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. That engagement can include unease, grappling, or ambivalence as well as orthodoxy; the approach can be indirect or allusive, but for a piece to be a fit for Image, some connection to faith must be there. Please browse the journal before submitting to get an idea of what we publish. 

About the Magazine

Founded in 1989 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

James K.A. Smith

Editor-in-Chief