Sherri Langton, Bible Advocate and Now What? www.cog7.org/BA and http://nowwhat.cog7.org Church of God (Seventh-day). Adult readers; 50% not members of the denomination. Monthly (8X) mag.; 32 pgs.; circ. 13,500. Subscription free. 25–35% unsolicited freelance. Complete ms/cover letter; no phone/fax/e-query. Pays $25–55 on publication for first, one-time, reprint, electronic, simultaneous rts. Articles 1,000–1,500 wds. (10–20/yr.). Responds in 4–8 wks. Seasonal 9 mos. ahead (no Christmas or Easter pieces). Accepts simultaneous submissions & reprints (tell when/where appeared). Accepts requested ms by e-mail attachments. Regularly uses sidebars. Prefers NIV, NKJV. Guidelines/theme list (also on website); copy for 9x12 SAE/3 stamps. (No ads) Poetry: Buys 6–10/yr. Free verse, traditional; 5–20 lines; $20. Submit max. 5 poems. Fillers: Buys 5–10/yr. Facts, prose; 100–400 wds.; $20. Special Needs: Articles centering on upcoming themes (ask for theme list). Tips: “If you write well, all areas are open to freelance, especially personal experiences that tie in with the monthly themes. Articles that run 650–700 words are more likely to get in. Also, fresh writing with keen insight is most readily accepted. Writers may submit sidebars that fit our theme for each issue.”
**This periodical was #28 on the 2003 Top 50 Christian Publishers list.