Friends Journal

About

Friends Journal is published by Friends Publishing Corporation. Our mission is to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1955

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 11 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 11 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Followers of a specific religion.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Themes:

Nontheist Friends (21 Sep 2026*)

Quakers and Social Class (19 Oct 2026*)

Ecology and Eco-Spirituality (21 Dec 2026*)

Friends in Africa (22 Feb 2027*)

Friends and Communication and Tech (22 Mar 2027*)

Learning to Be Quaker (21 Jun 2027*)

Quaker Fiction (23 Aug 2027*)

Quakers in Pop Culture (20 Sep 2027*)

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Pays occasionally, unknown rates. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $0.12/word.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Followers of a specific religion.

Lengths:

Article: Up to 2,500 words.
Essay: Up to 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Themes:

Nontheist Friends (21 Sep 2026*)

Quakers and Social Class (19 Oct 2026*)

Ecology and Eco-Spirituality (21 Dec 2026*)

Friends in Africa (22 Feb 2027*)

Friends and Communication and Tech (22 Mar 2027*)

Learning to Be Quaker (21 Jun 2027*)

Quaker Fiction (23 Aug 2027*)

Quakers in Pop Culture (20 Sep 2027*)

Payment:

No monetary payment to Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Pays occasionally, unknown rates. Provides free copy/copies. Details: They have "some funds available to pay contributors for accepted work, upon request."

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Followers of a specific religion.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Themes:

Nontheist Friends (21 Sep 2026*)

Quakers and Social Class (19 Oct 2026*)

Ecology and Eco-Spirituality (21 Dec 2026*)

Friends in Africa (22 Feb 2027*)

Friends and Communication and Tech (22 Mar 2027*)

Learning to Be Quaker (21 Jun 2027*)

Quaker Fiction (23 Aug 2027*)

Quakers in Pop Culture (20 Sep 2027*)

Payment:

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Friends Journal Submission Statistics

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We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Pending

1 response is pending (102 days waiting).

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 05 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 08:50 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Aug 2026

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