Most Friends Journal issues offer feature articles on a variety of subjects, but periodically we publish thematic special issues. For 2009, we invite submissions for the following:

Marriage, Gender, and Relationships (June 2009)
Do Friends have a distinctive approach to gender, and to the formation and nurture of relationships of commitment between individuals? What is the meaning of marriage under the care of Friends? How are Friends meetings participating in new patterns of relationships, and how does (or how should) this participation extend over time, before and after the ceremony, and for the rest of people's lives?

We request completed submissions by February 1, 2009.

Friends Witness in Our Everyday Lives (October 2009)
Friends are continually involved with non-Friends and with lifestyles that are incongruent to varying degrees with Quaker testimony in our educational institutions, in the workplace, in recreation, in personal relationships, through organizations, and in the political arena. What particular challenges do we face, and how well do we meet them, as we strive to keep our outward lives in harmony with our faith? How are we learning and growing through these encounters?

We request completed submissions by May 15, 2009.

If you are interested in contributing material on these topics, please get in touch with us. We encourage advance inquiries and suggestions from prospective authors and artists. Contact Robert Dockhorn, senior editor, at senioreditor@friendsjournal.org.

Click here for the general Submission Guidelines for Friends Journal.