Best Spiritual Literature Editorial Nominations Orison Books

Editors of literary periodicals (print or digital) may nominate work in a single genre or multiple genres to be considered for inclusion in our annual anthology Best Spiritual Literature, which reprints the finest spiritually engaged writing from a broad and inclusive range of perspectives. Work by authors of any and all religious or spiritual traditions, as well as those with no such affiliation, is welcome. Please note that we are interested in finely crafted literary work rather than sermonizing or "inspirational" material.

The author of any piece selected for inclusion will receive a complimentary copy of the anthology; the periodical where the piece originally appeared will also receive a complimentary copy.

This call is for work that has appeared or will appear in your publication during the 2026 calendar year.

The work may be by a single author or by multiple authors, as long as the total page count meets the requirements specified below.

By nominating work for inclusion in Best Spiritual Literature, you are indicating that you have acquired the permission of the author(s) to do so.

Editors may submit a scanned copy of print pages or a PDF file of the text.

Submission period: August 1 - November 1 each year

Single-genre submissions: Submit up to 6 poems (40 pp. max), or up to 2 works of prose (any genre; 60 pp. max). If the work is not easily classified, submit up to 60 pages of text. In the file, include the author’s name and biography, the name of your periodical, and the issue number(s) in which the work appeared.

Multiple-genre submissions: submit up to 3 poems (20 pp. max) and a work of prose (any genre; 25 pp. max). If the work is not easily classified, submit up to 60 pages of text. In the file, include the author’s name and biography, the name of your periodical, and the issue number(s) in which the work appeared. (Don't worry about which genre to select as the label for the submission; just choose one.)

There is no fee to nominate work for Best Spiritual Literature.

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