Sojourners Magazine

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Sojourners is an independent, award-winning print and online magazine of faith, culture, and politics. Our mission is to inspire hope and action by articulating the biblical call to racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship.
Our call to prophetic interrogation means we seek the truth as informed by our biblical roots, uncover and explore injustices, and offer solutions consistent with our Christian values. We draw on a long and diverse tradition of Christians following Jesus and seeking justice, across different traditions, cultures and times in history.
Our journalistic mission includes “comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.” In our print and online news, analysis, and spiritual reflection, as well as our multimedia stories, we seek to be fair in our coverage, while not advancing false equivalencies. Our writers have a point of view, and we insist that they be accurate in their reporting and analysis; rigorous, comprehensive, and ethical in their methods; and transparent with readers about how they have arrived at their conclusions.

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 56 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1971

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 11 x per year

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Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Christians.

Lengths:

Review: 500 - 1,000 words.
Article: 1,800 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Music: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Politics/Political Science: See guidelines.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

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Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: They "pay for reported pieces, based on depth of reporting, and for strongly researched analysis pieces."

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Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Christians.

Genres:

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Poem: Up to 25 lines; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Politics/Political Science.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity.
Society/Culture.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $50 per poem.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

4 min | 94.3 mean avg | 99.5 median | 174 max days (74.5 std dev)

Pending

1 response is pending (246 days waiting).

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (75.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 04:36 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 01 Jul 2026

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