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writers' guidelines

GUIDELINES FOR BOOK REVIEW SUBMISSIONS

Would you like to submit a book review to crosshome? Then please follow these guidelines and perhaps we will use your writing. If you have any questions or would like to submit your writing after reading these guidelines, please e-mail us at: webmaster@crosshome.com

1. All writers must agree to crosshome's Statement of Faith found here:
http://www.crosshome.com/statement.shtml

2. crosshome cannot pay for the use of any writing used on crosshome. We wish it was otherwise, but our advertising does not pull in enough income to pay writers.

3. All writers will retain all rights to their writing. The copyright notice included with your writing will be in the form:
Copyright 2002, John Doe. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

4. crosshome does archive all writing for the benefit of our readers, but any submission can be deleted by request of the author by sending an e-mail to: webmaster@crosshome.com

5. Book reviews can be for Christian fiction or nonfiction.

6. Book reviews must be appropriate for a general Christian audience. Denomination-specific book reviews will not be accepted.

7. Book reviews should contain at least one quotation from the book, if possible. Quotations should be brief.

8. Book reviews should begin with an intriguing opening sentence so that the reader knows why he or she may be interested in reading the book.

9. With your book review submission, please e-mail us the following:
  • The book review which must follow all the guidelines on this page
  • The title of the the book
  • The author's name
  • The publishing company
  • Format of book (Hardcover? Paperback?)
  • How many pages?
  • The ISBN number, if available
  • A 30-60 word bio (yours, not the book author's) including church affiliation
  • Any e-mail address or web page address you would like to be included in your bio
  • Statement declaring that you own the rights to the book review and year of copyright

10. Book reviews should be between 300-800 words.

11. When sending book reviews, Word attachments are fine, either in .doc or .rtf format.

12. We will contact you within 1-3 weeks if your writing is accepted.

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