Editor Interview: Valiant Scribe Literary Journal

Perspectives and voices

Harvard Review, Sojourners, Relevant, Reclaim Today, YMI Blogging, Frontier Poetry, and more.

Robert Frost, C.S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, D. H. Lawrence, Dylan Thomas, Toni Morrison, Francine Rivers, Kathleen Partridge, Trevor Noah, Bruce Wilkinson, Max Lucado, Christina Rossetti and more

We focus on material that evokes emotion and spurs to action. We seek to bridge divides: social issues and Christianity; & international voices and western perspectives.

Good questions to ask before submitting are:
Is this a social issue?
Is it an underrepresented perspective?
Is it true?
Does it advocate for the oppressed or unheard?
Does it come from love or is it well-intentioned?
Does it offer hope?
Does it advocate for the voiceless?

An ideal submission follows the submission guidelines. We also appreciate literature that's sublimely moving, it doesn't need to be shocking or combative. We want writing that encourages thought, discussion, and critical thinking.

We do not send rejection letters.
We contact submitters within 3 months - if we choose to publish their work. Furthermore, we sometimes reach out several months after receiving a submission, if a piece fits a more appropriate campaign later down the road.

We'd like a 100-200 word bio of the person submitting to us. We appreciate learning a little bit about the person's background and their previous publication credits.

We read every piece to the end. We believe it's a sign of respect to each author who submits to us.

In general, we like to evaluate if a submission is noble, right, pure, lovely, challenging, inspiring, brave, admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—.

Reading, reading, and reading again.

We try to retain the submission exactly as submitted. We do not provide substantive editing.
However, if we do edit or provide suggestions on a piece, we request the author reflects the changes or approves the final copy before it's published on the website.

Not at this moment, but we hope to do so in the future.

It's self-funded

Through social media, newsletters, interviews, and through advocacy in general, for instance, we nominated some of our writers for Best of the Web and other prizes.