Next-Wave Ezine > church & culture

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Next-Wave is a part of an ongoing discussion concerning the Church's role in society. We invite you to participate in this discussion.

Submissions to the magazine are not paid. All the same, our magazine is read by and has a voice within a vast community of readers who care deeply for the Gospel message and our Church. Through Next-Wave, writers have an opportunity to reach thousands of people.

Our magazine focuses its content on exploring the cross section between postmodern culture and the living Church. How does the church respond to the various complex cultural and societal trends that exist? We prefer writers who are engaging the culture around them, not merely complaining from the sidelines.

Submissions to the magazine should be between 400 and 1000 words. Include a short biography of yourself. Given the constraints of the medium, an editorial style article lends itself better to an on-line publication. All material should be received at least two weeks before publication. Publication is the first Saturday of every month.

Our Rights to Submissions and Copyright Information

The author maintains all rights to their work.

Next-Wave will not sell your work to other parties. Possible parties interested in publishing your material will be provided with your name and address.

By submitting material to Next-Wave, the author releases Next-Wave to publish his or her material on the Next-Wave website and gives permission for Next-Wave to authorize republication with credit on other web sites and to include the material in the archives.

Next-Wave is a volunteer publication, without funds to pay you for your work.

Next-Wave maintains the right to edit any submission for publication purposes. As much as possible we will leave your article in its original condition. But we maintain the right to edit for purposes of flow, spelling and lay-out.

Next-Wave maintains the right to refuse any article for publication without providing a reason. Possible reasons for refusal might be:

* Offensive material
* Un-moderated statements
* No real contribution to the discussion
* Subject outside the focus of interest of Next-Wave
* Political agenda
* Other

Submission Information

We only accept manuscripts via email. Please abide by the following guidelines:

Poems: no query; send complete manuscript.
Articles: no query; send complete manuscript.
Reviews: no query; send complete manuscript.

We respond to manuscripts in 4-6 weeks, depending on submission volume.

Please include the following in the subject line of your email:

The Next-Wave Ezine - Submission Type - Title
i.e., SUBJECT: The Next-Wave Ezine - Article - The Church That Was
i.e., SUBJECT: The Next-Wave Ezine - Poem - One Sunny Day

Manuscripts should be saved in one of the following formats:

Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Microsoft Word Format (.doc)

Include the following in the body of your email:

Title
Name (real name, not pseudonym)
Email address
Submission Type, (article, poem etc.)
Blurb - three line teaser about the article or story.
Submissions will be replied to via email.

Contact Information

Send queries and manuscripts to: charleswear@yahoo.com