Sword of the Lord Writers Guidelines

Who We Are
The Sword of the Lord produces the finest of fundamental Christian materials, including books,
pamphlets, CDs and, of course, the Sword of the Lord biweekly newspaper which goes into 150
countries.
WeareanIndependentChristianPublication,standingfortheverbalinspirationoftheBible,theDeityof
Christ,Hisbloodatonement, salvationbyfaith, NewTestament soulwinningandthe premillennial
returnofChrist.Weopposemodernism,liberalism,worldliness,andformalism.

The emphasis of the Swords products is on revival and soul winning, as pastors, evangelists,
missionaries and lay workers are given tools to increase their effectiveness.Over the years, tens of
thousands have written testimonies of having received Christ through reading Sword literature.Only
eternitywilltellhowmanyothersweresavedbutdidnotwritein,andhowmanyweresavedthroughthe
ChristianworkerswhohadbeenhelpedandencouragedbytheSwordtowinsoulsfortheSaviour.

Our Readers
SwordoftheLordreaders areserious abouttheir faith,areknowledgeable abouttheBible, andare
motivatedto makea difference inthe body of Christ as well as the world. Our readership includes
pastors,evangelists,ministryworkers,andlaypeople.

Our Tone
Our articles need to offer firsthand, honest, biblical perspectives on life, relationships, faith, and
ministry.Anyanecdotesshouldbereallifeonly.Articlesneedtocontainadistinct,fundamental,Bible
believingBaptistperspective.PleaseusetheKingJamesBiblewhenquotingScripture.Ourarticlesdon't
shyfromcoveringtoughissues.Welookforauthorswhodothesame.

Our Writers

SwordoftheLordstrivestorespondtoallquerieswithin810weeksofsubmission.However,if
youdonothearfromusbythen,pleasefeelfreetopursueotherpublications.
Allsubmissionsarereceivedonspeculation.Editorsreservetherighttorejectanymanuscriptat
anystage.Nomanuscriptswillbereturnedunlesssufficientpostageisincludedinpacket.
Paymentiswithin45daysofpublicationofacceptedarticle.Pricespaidvaryperassignment.We
purchaseexclusiveonlinerights,andnonexclusiverightsasdictatedbytheSwordoftheLord
policystatement.Forarticlesthatappearinprint,wepurchaseexclusiverights.
SwordoftheLorddoesnotacceptsimultaneoussubmissions.

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PreviousWritersInclude:
JohnR.Rice
A.W.Tozer
R.A.Torrey
Dr.CurtisHutson
Dr.SheltonSmith
*Wefeelitwouldbebestifyouwouldfamiliarizeyourselfwiththesewritersbytheirpublishedworksto
firstseeifyouthinkyouwouldbeagoodfitforourpublishinghouse.Youmaypurchaseanyof
thesewritersbooksorpamphletsatSwordBooks.comoryoumayreadthecurrentissueof
SwordoftheLordbiweeklynewspaper.

Our Editorial Needs

SwordoftheLordpublishesbiweeklyissuesonvariousthemes.Wepublisharticlesinthesecategories:
Faith&Prayer
BibleStudy
Parenting&Discipleship
Church&Ministry
HardhittingIssuesrelevanttotodaysculture
Wedonotacceptproductreviews,orpoetry.
Allarticlesshouldbebetween800and1,500words.Manuscriptsupto100,000words.
Wepreferemailqueriesonly.Weknowyourtimeisvaluableandwefeelthiswillallowustoexpedite
ananswerinamorereasonabletimeframe.Wewillconfirmreceiptofyoursubmissionviaemail.Please
allow72hoursbeforecontactingusifyoufailtoreceiveaverificationemail.
Wheretomailpaperquerypackets
SwordoftheLordFoundation
224BridgeAve.
POBox1099
Murfreesboro,TN37133
Attn:ManuscriptReviewTeam

Where to submit
Pleasesendquerypackettomanuscripts@swordofthelord.com
Pleasecopyandpastethefollowingintoanemailwhensubmitting:(wewillprintitout)

Authorbio:includepersonaltestimonyandchurchcurrentlyattending
Writingresume:allpublicationsyouhavewrittenfor:blogs,magazines,compilations,etc.
Websiteandsocialmedialinks

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2articles,proofread;or,ifsubmittingmanuscript,thefirstfourchapterswithabriefoutlineof
whatyourbookisabout.Ifwelikeit,wewillrequesttherest.
PleasenoteSwordoftheLorddoesnotreturnpapersubmissionsunlesssufficientpostageis
includedwithquerypacket.

Thankyouforyourinterestinwritingforus!Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.