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Send in your stories, articles, reviews, prayers, poems, recipes, crafts, activities, jokes, puzzles, and so on! They just might be featured in our Webzine or on our website. 
Writers Guidelines
All submissions donated to us will be considered for publication in SMM Webzine, a free online magazine. Please look at back issues of SMM Webzine and past issues of Saint Maria's Messenger to get a good idea of the content we are looking for.
The age range is for Catholic girls ages ten-teen. We have a large age range, so please keep this in mind. We are looking for contect for both younger and older readers.
Stories: Our story department is usually in the most need to be filled. We are looking for stories about girls in real-to-life circumstances, historical fiction, stories based on true happenings, mysteries/problem-solving, Christian romance for our older readers, adventure, etc. Length should be 1500 to 3000 words.
Articles: They can deal with all aspects of the Catholic Faith, but they all need to be well researched, clear and captivating. We are looking for interviews with interesting and devoted Catholic people of all ages and places. Reports and commentaries about people and girls making a difference -- ordinary girls like you doing extraordinary things. Articles about historical religious events, devotions, issues of our time, apologetics, etc. Poems, drawings, crafts, book/internet reviews, jokes/riddles, Catholic activities, etc. are always open, too.
Submitting. We accept submissions either via email or through postal mail. Please visit our Contact Us page for our addresses.
Some of the regular features found in Saint Maria's Messenger will be carried on to SMM Webzine, although they will not occur regularly. Please see the list below for ideas.
- 1. Do you love reading books?
- Might want to try writing up some book reviews for our Bookworm Food feature. Please try to choose books that are clean and safe for our readers and make sure to mention the good and bad points of each book.
- 2. Know a lot about the holy lives of the saints?
- Give our Who's that Saint? feature a try!
- 3. Like cooking and/or baking?
- Share one of your family recipes with us!
- 4. Are you the poetic type?
- We would love to include some of your poetry!
- 5. Do you love to sew or do other crafts?
- Share with us one of your original craft projects or techniques and we might use it in our Craft Shop feature.
- 6. Great devotion to Mary?
- Give us your thoughts about the Blessed Virgin and we might use it for a future Mother Mary's Corner.
- 7. A true writer at heart?
- Then your imagination is your limit! You can write an article about anything you want, you only have to keep within a Catholic basis and with a Catholic perspective.
- 8. Storyteller?
- We always include a short story in every issue, maybe you can be the author for our next installment!
- 9. Good at explaining or defending your Faith or what you believe in?
- Our Catholic Faith (a feature where two girls discuss different aspects of our Faith) may be the perfect choice for you.
- 10. Do you like solving puzzles, quizzes, or the like?
- School Work Fun is our magazine's activity page which usually features a puzzle or quiz. You only need to stay within three requirements: Any activity has to be religious, educational, and of course FUN!
- 11. Artist at heart?
- We're always looking for religious art to spruce up our magazine's layout. We would love to include your original art! Some subject ideas: Angels, Mary, Crucifixion, Holy Spirit, St. Maria Goretti, the Eucharist, saints, etc.
- 12. Are you a Lily of Purity?
- Give your thoughts about our magazine's patroness: Saint Maria Goretti. There is so much to say about her holy and heroic life and we try to do this in our In the Footsteps of Saint Maria Goretti feature.
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