Wayfare Advent Submissions


WAYFARE ADVENT

Wayfare seeks personal essays; art; poetry; reflections on film, scripture, art, music; prayers; practices; short fiction; profiles and more for our 2025 Advent series.

For this series, we are looking for work exploring your experiences with the Advent themes of hope, peace, joy, and love. 

Work themed around Advent and Christmas might explore one or more of the three “comings” of Christ—in the past to Bethlehem, in the present to our hearts and lives, and/or in the future in glory. Submissions might directly explore the stories of Elisabeth, Zacharias, John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph, Bethlehem, Angels, Shepherds, The Magi, etc, but do not have to. We are particularly interested in work utilizing the uniquely feminine themes of the Biblical Advent and Christmas stories—infertility, pregnancy, expectation, midwifery, labor, birthing, and more.You can find our previously published Advent work here: https://www.wayfaremagazine.org/t/advent

Wayfare writing is characterized by curiosity, expansiveness, thoughtfulness, playfulness, humility, and a commitment to faith, hope, and charity through beautiful language. For essays and fiction, the ideal word count is 500-2000. 

DEADLINE

First drafts: February 28, 2025. 


WORD COUNT

For essays and fiction, 500-2000 is ideal.

SUBMISSION
If you have an essay draft or a pitch you'd like us to consider, fill out the form below. 

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
If you have several pitches and want our opinion about which one you should start with, or if you have other questions, you can email WayfareEditor@gmail.com, putting "advent submission" in the subject line. 
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1. Name *
2. Email *
3. Brief author bio (limit to 40 words; please include instagram handle if applicable):
4. Working title of the essay:
5. Word count:
6. What kind of essay is this?
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7. If your essay fits in another category, please describe.
8. Brief summary of the essay (limit 40 words):
9. If you are submitting in response to a specific invitation or if this is a requested revision, please note the name of the project or Wayfare staff member who extended the invitation.
10. Wayfare publishes both in print and online. Please indicate which formats you would like your submission to be considered for:  *
11. Please provide a link to your essay or pitch as an editable Google doc (set permissions to "anyone with the link can edit"). *
12. If you are sending a pitch, and this is your first time writing something for Wayfare, you may provide a link to a writing sample if you would like.
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