Manuscript submissions

The following information is provided for those who would like to submit a manuscript for possible publication, whether as a book, a Bible study, some other resource, or as an article in The Briefing.

Book or other resource manuscript submission

Our general policy at Matthias Media is not to accept unsolicited manuscripts. If you send us the completed manuscript of a book or other resource, there is every chance it will be returned to you unread.

We are, however, happy to receive and consider proposals and ideas for new books and resources. If you have an idea or some raw material that you think may develop into a useful resource for evangelism, Christian growth or gospel ministry, please send us a few pages outlining the following:

• the purpose or aim of the resource;
• its intended audience or market;
• a general description of the resource and how it would achieve its aims;
• an outline or summary of the proposed contents;
• a sample chapter or unit.

If we think the idea has merit, and may fit into our publishing schedule, we will encourage you to develop the idea to the next stage, at which time a decision will be made about publication.

Articles for The Briefing

The Briefing welcomes contributions from its readers. We encourage responses to our articles, some of which we publish as ‘Interchange’. However, we cannot promise to publish every (or even most) of the letters we are sent. We endeavour to reply to all correspondents.

We also encourage submissions of book reviews, short columns, and reports and observations written from an evangelical perspective. In order to increase the likelihood of publication, it is recommended that writers contact the Briefing editors before submission (email Karen Beilharz).

Submissions are preferred in electronic format, in a file format compatible with Microsoft Word (preferably set to A4 with at least 2 cm margins on all sides). Book reviews should be under 900 words; Couldn't Help Noticing pieces 600-800 words; and articles 1,500 words (two pages), 2,350 words (three pages) or 3,200 words (four pages). We use the Documentary-note system of referencing.

Submissions are usually edited for style and content in consultation with the author.