The Christian Science Monitor is an independent international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage. “We want to inspire people to think about what they’ve read long after they’ve left the page. To share what they’ve learned with others. And to do something that makes a difference.”
The Home Forum section of The Christian Science Monitor is looking for upbeat, personal essays from 400 to 800 words. “We also welcome short poems. All material must be original and previously unpublished. For seasonal material, be aware that if you submit something that is about a particular month, holiday, event (back to school, graduation), or season, we need to receive it a minimum of six weeks ahead.”
Essays:
These are first-person, nonfiction explorations of how you responded to a place, a person, a situation, an event, or happenings in everyday life. Tell a story; share a funny true tale. The humor should be gentle.
Essays are accepted on a wide variety of subjects.
CS is always looking for essays on travel, parenting (your experiences with children), home, family, gardening, neighborhood, and community.
Poetry:
Poetry that appears in The Home Forum explores and celebrates life. It provides a respite from the bleakness that appears in so much contemporary verse. Of particular interest: poetry that has an international flavor or that offers some global or cultural insights. Short poems are more likely to be accepted (because of space constraints) than poems that are more than 18 lines long.
Submissions are accepted only by e-mail, one poem per e-mail; no more than 5 poems submitted at one time. In order to preserve line breaks and indents, you may want to consider using a Microsoft Word attachment. (We are not able to open any other attachments. If you don’t use Word, please paste the text into the e-mail.)
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