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Submissions

Writers from Australia and Australasia are welcome to submit both pitches and full articles to our editorial team at: submissions@thegospelcoalition​.org.au

We are a small team, and our response times might vary from a couple of days to a couple of months.

While we cannot guarantee acceptance, you may increase your chances by familiarising yourself with the kinds of articles we publish and reading our Contributor’s Guide and following the suggestions and style tips therein.

We currently are not in a position to pay contributors.

Basic Submission Requirements

  1. Residence: We primarily accept submissions from citizens and residents of Australia and New Zealand.
  2. Confessional agreement: We require our writers to agree with our Foundational Documents.
  3. Referees: We require contact details (email and phone) for two referees who can testify that you are a person of good character and sound doctrine.
    • An elder/minister of the church you currently attend.
    • A Christian outside of your current church.
    • If you have been at your current church for less than 12 months, you must provide an additional reference from an elder/minister from your previous church.
  4. Bio and photo: Please provide a short bio (under 150 words) in separate file and a good-quality headshot.
  5. Declaration of no disqualifying conduct: a declaration that
    • you are not aware of anything in life or doctrine that could potentially disqualify you from writing for TGCA; and
    • that you are of good repute with current and previous employers (whether secular or Christian), and churches.
  6. Declaration of conflicts of interest: Please notify us if you are reviewing a book or event, or writing about an organisation or circumstance with which you have some direct personal, organisational or professional connection.
  7. Declaration of use of generative artificial intelligence tools: if used in any aspect of the preparation of the contribution, we require a declaration that
    • substantial use for brainstorming or research is referenced in the article.
    • That no generative artificial intelligence tool was used for structuring, first draft composition or substantial style editing.
  8. (Optional): We welcome a suggested cover image and in-text images for your piece, provided you can give evidence of their copyright status. As with 7, above, please declare if generative ‘AI’ was used in its creation.
  9. Formatting:

a. Please include the title of the article in email subject line along with the word ‘submission’ or ‘pitch’.

b. Word .docx format.

c. 12 point, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing.

d. Document title: ‘<YYYYMMDD> <Author Surname> <Author First Name> <Article Title>.docx’ (for eg 20230719 Lynch Mikey Why Biblical Theology Matters.docx).

e. 1000 words maximum.

f. Break article up into sections of 300 words or less, with sub-headings.

g. Conform to the style rules in the Contributors Guide linked to above.