CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

TORO! a Christian literary journal is calling for submissions in fiction/short stories (1,001 – 6, 000 words), flash fiction (1000 words or less), creative non-fiction, non-fiction/inspirational articles, book reviews, poetry, photography and arts.
Toro publishes three times a year (January, May and September) and accepts submissions all year round (January 1st – December 31st).

ELIGIBILITY | REQUIREMENTS:

Every person aged 6 +
We accept entries in the aforementioned genres
We do NOT charge you a fee to submit entries to us
You can send more than one entry, in any or all the genres
We also welcome requests for us to grant interviews and will usually respond by asking for your CV and some of your works.
Entries should be written in or translated into the English Language
We expect to read/see entries with a Christian worldview, but we are not necessarily looking for the sterilized, sanctified, sanctimonious stories to pass around. We are looking for works that are grainy, gutty and uninhibited, works that do not shy away from the stark realities of our walk of faith. We however will not publish anything that is blasphemous or stands against biblically sound doctrines or is gratuitous with either sex or violence, or contains profanities.
Maximum word count for all categories is 6, 000 words. There is no limit on the number of entries for photography and arts categories.

THEME:

Each issue of TORO! is a topical compendium of the different genres of creative writing and the arts. We would like to see a lot of entries reflecting the theme/topic selected for the quarter and we ask that your keep that in mind
However, don’t let the thematic focus discourage you from sending in your work. Your entry is NOT required to come under any theme to qualify and all entries will be given a fair chance based on quality
The theme for each quarter is announced in the Call for Submissions, and on the website
 The theme for our maiden edition (September – December, 2015) is PRAISE.

ATTACHMENTS:

All entries must be sent as attachments.
Written entries should be sent in MS-Word (2003 or 2007) document format as an attachment
Entries should include a brief bio of its author, which should be 50 words or less
Entries should also include a very brief covering letter.

THE FINE PRINT:

We prefer that the work you wish to enter for consideration should not have been previously published online, except on your personal blog or website. However, it may have been published in print either on its own or as part of an anthology
The copyright to your work remains with you at all times. However, as a courtesy, you will be expected not to publish the same work online elsewhere within a period of six months from the date it is accepted for publication in TORO!
We do not pay you for your submissions but you will get free basic editing done on your accepted work. Please note that entries which require heavy editing will likely not be accepted in the first place.

DEADLINES:

There are NO deadlines; we accept entries from January 1st to December 31st
However, to be considered for inclusion in any issue your entry should reach us at least 30 days before publication month (January, May and September).

RESPONSE:

Except for a Notice of Acceptance (NA) when your work is accepted for publication or a Notice to Review and Resubmit (RR), we make no promise to acknowledge each incident of submission individually
If your work made an impression on us but we could not accept it for some reason, we may provide you a line of review to help you work out how you can modify it in order to give it better chances if you decide to submit again. You are not obliged to carry out the suggested review or to resubmit after that, however.
Our response time is typically 15 days before publication.

SUBMIT TO:

Please send your entries to: editor@christianmonthlylibrary.org
For fuller details on how to submit, visit: Here
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