Submission Guidelines

SUFI is a biannual app and online journal devoted to the study of mysticism through literature, history, poetry and art. The editors of SUFI invite submissions on all topics relating to mystical philosophy and practice, irrespective of cultural and/or religious denomination.

Academic Articles

  1. Material should be submitted in English, and should not exceed 3,000 words. The manuscript should be double-spaced with 25 lines per page.
  2. Any notes should be numbered and grouped together at the end of the text. All references should be parenthesized in the text in accordance with the author-date system of The Chicago Manual of Style. The bibliography should conform to specifications as set forth in The Chicago Manual of Style.
  3. Submissions should be accompanied by a short biography of no more than 50 words.
  4. Please send academic articles submissions to senioreditor@sufijournal.org

Essays & Creative Writing

  1. Material should be submitted in English, and should not exceed 2,500 words. The manuscript should be double-spaced with 25 lines per page.
  2. Submissions should be accompanied by a short biography of no more than 50 words.
  3. Please send essays submissions to senioreditor@sufijournal.org

CultureWatch

CultureWatch is a special section in SUFI that features articles, short interviews and reviews about artists and/or contemporary artwork that relate to spiritual and mystical themes. The focus is on contemporary visual art, performing arts, literature and film, though other art forms will be considered where relevant.

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  1. Material should be submitted in English, and should not exceed 1,000 words. There is no minimum word count. The manuscript should be double-spaced with 25 lines per page.
  2. Submissions should be accompanied by a short biography of no more than 50 words.
  3. Please send CultureWatch submissions to senioreditor@sufijournal.org

Poetry

  1. Poems should be submitted in English and should not exceed 50 lines.
  2. Poets are invited to send a maximum of 5 poems at one time.
  3. First submissions should be accompanied by a short biography of no more than 50 words.
  4. Please send poetry submissions to rsternau@aol.com

Visual Art & Photography

  1. Artists may submit up to six images at a time.
  2. Images should be submitted in either JPEG or TIFF format at a minimum of 300 dpi.
  3. First submissions should be accompanied by a short biography of no more than 50 words.
  4. Please send visual art and photography submissions to artdirector@sufijournal.org

Book Reviews

SUFI reviews possible books for the Book Review section. To submit your books or manuscripts for review, please send a hard copy to:

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Managing Editor

SUFI Journal
4931 MacArthur Blvd. NW
Washington, D.C. 20007