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"The Humanist is a quarterly publication of ideas and action focusing on the philosophy of humanism—a naturalistic and progressive outlook informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion."

"The Humanist is a quarterly publication of ideas and action focusing on the philosophy of humanism—a naturalistic and progressive outlook informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion."

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  • Fee

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  • Simultaneous submissions

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  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

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  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

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Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Feature articles. Appearing in the back of the magazine, a number of our regular columns on specialized topics (for example, popular culture...

Poetry

No specific limitations

Review

Max words: 1200

Book and film reviews.

Art

cartoons

Photography

No specific limitations

Humor

Max words: 1500

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Feature articles. Appearing in the back of the magazine, a number of our regular columns on specialized topics (for example, popular culture...

Poetry

No specific limitations

Review

Max words: 1200

Book and film reviews.

Art

cartoons

Photography

No specific limitations

Humor

Max words: 1500

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How to submit

Process

All submissions should include full contact information (address, phone, e-mail) as well as a brief two- or three-sentence biographical statement about the author. Illustrators and photographers should submit samples of their work. Photos and artwork intended to accompany a manuscript may be submitted in high-resolution electronic form with photo permission information.

Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Photos and artwork intended to accompany a manuscript may be submitted in high-resolution electronic form with photo permission information.

Rights for published work

The Humanist is indexed in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature and other leading indexing and abstracting resources. Authors and other contributors give implicit permission for such publication when they submit materials. Because of this wider publication, our articles are frequently discovered by book and magazine editors who contact us for author and reprint information. This provides a good reason for authors, artists, and photographers to consider publishing in the Humanist and to keep us up-to-date with your contact information.

Additional info

Recent, previously published material will be considered if it appeared in a non-competing, low-circulation periodical or a purely local publication. To learn more about what we’re looking for, visit the Key Issues page of the American Humanist Association.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1927 | United States

TheHumanist.com and The Humanist Magazine, the publications of the American Humanist Association, provide news, opinion, and information. They apply humanism—a rational philosophy without theism or other supernatural beliefs that is informed by science, guided by reason, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion—to commentary on politics, science, technology, art, and culture. They also highlight the activities of humanists, including the programs and achievements of the AHA. They seek to provide a wide range of material that strives for ethical cohesion while also exploring where humanists diverge—not to further divide but to air, discuss, elucidate, and continually refine humanism.

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 :)

Nicole Carr

Editor-in-Chief

Peter Bjork

Managing Editor

Emily Newman

Contributing Editors

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