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Angels
On Earth Editorial Guidelines
Angels
on Earth®
publishes true stories about God's messengers at work in today's
world. We are interested in stories of heavenly angels and
stories involving humans who have played angelic roles in
daily life. The best stories are those where the narrator
has been positively affected in some distinct way. Look for
unusual situations; we have a surplus of stories about illness
and car accidents. We are also especially on the lookout for
recent stories.
A typical
Angels on Earth story is first-person narrative written
in dramatic style, with a spiritual point that the reader
can "take away" and apply to his or her own life. It may be
your own or someone else's story.
Please
observe the following in writing your Angels on Earth
story:
- The
emphasis should be on one person, and is usually told from
the vantage point of the individual most deeply affected
by the angelic experience. But don't try to tell an entire
life story; focus on one specific life event. Bring only
as many people as needed to tell the story so the reader's
interest stays with the dominant character.
- Decide
what your spiritual point will be. We like to see a positive
and specific change in the narrator as a result of the angelic
experience. Don't forget: We want our readers to take
away a message or insight they can use in their own lives.
Everything in the story should be tied in with this specific
and inspiring theme.
- Don't
leave unanswered questions. Give all the relevant facts
so the reader can clearly understand what took place. Let
the reader feel as if he were there, seeing the characters,
hearing them talk, feeling what they felt. Use dialogue,
set scenes, build tension—dramatize the story.
Show how the narrator becomes a new, or different person.
- The
best rule of all: STUDY THE MAGAZINE!
Payments:
- For
full-length manuscripts (1500 words): $100 - $400, and is
made when the story is approved and scheduled for publication.
- For
quotes, anecdotes to use as fillers, and material for our
short features (50 - 250 words):
- "Messages":
brief, mysterious happenings, or letters describing
how a specific Angels on Earth article helped you. Payment
is usually $25.
- "Earning
Their Wings": unusual stories of good deeds worth imitating.
Payment is usually $50.
- "Only
Human?": short narratives in which the angelic character
may or may not have been a human being. The narrator
is pleasantly unsure and so is the reader. Payment is
usually $100.
Submit
Your Story
Please review the Writers
Guidelines above prior to sending us your story. Please do not send essays,
sermons or fiction. We rarely use poetry and do not evaluate book-length material.
Mail Your Submission
to:
The Editor
Angels on Earth
16 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016.
Manuscripts must be
typed, double-spaced and accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Email Your Submission
- To email your story, click here. Please paste the story in the body
of the email or send as an attachment file - TEXT or MS Word for PC documents
only. Please virus-check your attachments before emailing them to us. Attachments
containing viruses will be automatically deleted.
We receive thousands of
unsolicited manuscripts each month, so allow three months for a reply.
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