Teachers of Vision (TOV) Writer’s Guidelines
A Publication of Christian Educators
Editorial Director–Jere Vandewalle
Managing Editor–Dawn Molnar
Assistant Editorial Manager–Lara Busold
Our Publication
TOV is an award-winning magazine designed to encourage, equip, and empower Christian educators serving in public and private education.
Our Audience
Our audience is primarily K-12 public school educators looking for articles that inspire and provide practical ideas they can use in their profession. While the print version of TOV magazine is reserved for Christian Educators members, TOV’s digital version is a free resource available to the general public.
Our Writers
- Integrate spiritual insights into their articles
- Use premises faithful to the teachings of Scripture in their writing
- Remain up-to-date on trends in education
- Present original ideas
- Provide material for practical classroom application
- Submit clear, concise, and creative articles
Our Editorial Needs
- Theme-based features – 1000-1400 words
- Theme-based mini-features – 600-800 words
- Human Interest Stories (personal experience, educational success stories) – 600-1200 words
- Methodology (teaching techniques, educational philosophy, educational trends) – 600-800 words
- Inspirational – 600-1200 words
- Poetry (theme-based, student-focused, education-focused)
- Comics (education-focused)
Compensation
If your submitted work is chosen for publication, you will receive a pay range written in the contract before editing begins.
Copyright
We purchase first rights, which include digital copies and social network sharing. We maintain the right to reprint your article in any Christian Educators’ publications. Additionally, because we are an educational publication, we give members permission to copy for educational purposes. We respect copyright law and contact authors if someone outside the educational community wants to reprint an article. We only give permission if the author approves and the reprint includes when and where the article was published.
For example:
“This article first appeared in Teachers of Vision magazine in the Back to School/Winter/Spring 2023 issue. Teachers of Vision magazine is a publication of Christian Educators, Yorba Linda, CA. (christianeducators.org)”
Submission
- Email your Microsoft Word or Pages article submission as an attachment to tov@christianeducators.org. (Please do not submit a Google Doc.)
- Include your name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, 30 words or less bio, and word count at the top of your manuscript.
- We cannot guarantee your article will be chosen for publication.
- We reserve the right to edit material for length and content.
- We maintain the right to reprint your article in other Christian Educators publications including Christian Educators' website, social media, and emails.
- We accept previously published articles, provided you inform us of where the article appeared and verify ownership of reprint rights.
Publication Process
- Author receives assignment and/or submits article.
- Editors review and notify author if submission is selected for publication
- Editors edit article.
- Author reviews edits and approves them. (If we don’t hear back from the author in a timely manner, the editorial team assumes the author approves of proposed edits.)
- Compensation and print magazine copies are sent to author via mail by end of publication month.
Future Issues
Issue | Theme | Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|
Back to School 2024 | Perspective | February 26, 2024 |
Winter 2025 | Beauty | August 19, 2024 |
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