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Note that the list below includes older issues which have gone to press—and therefore, are topics for which we aren’t actively seeking submissions. We’ve kept these published as archives for Friends and aspiring writers who want to understand our publishing philosophy.

Writing Opp: Quakers and Christianity (closed)

It’s a series of questions that has dogged Friends since we did away with clergy and started calling baptism a…
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Writing Opp: Books That Have Changed Us (due 8/6)

Thirty-five years ago this fall, Friends Journal began devoting a November issue to book reviews. As a print magazine it… Martin Kelley
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Writing Opp: Meetings and Money (closed)

How do we spend money on ourselves? What is the role of money in our meetings? How do we decide… Martin Kelley
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Writing Opp: Going Viral with Quakerism (due 5/14)

What’s the Quaker message for today? How do we communicate it and how do we share it? What are some… Martin Kelley
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Writing Opp: Creativity and the Arts (closed)

arly Friends were famously skeptical of art; modern Friends pretty much fully embrace it. Why the abrupt turnaround? What reasons… Martin Kelley
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Writing Opp: What Are Quaker Values Anyway? (closed)

If there’s a Quaker brand, then “Quaker values” is its most common pitch. What do we mean when we use… Martin Kelley
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Writing Opp: Quakers and Healing (closed)

Our April 2018 issue will look at Quakers healing. I’ve always been struck by the ambivalence of early Friends on… Martin Kelley
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Writing Opp: Quakers and the Holy Land (closed)

In March 2018 Friends Journal is publishing an issue on religion and politics in the Middle East. We could have… Martin Kelley