Foreshadow is a digital journal at the intersection of faith and literature.

New work is posted every week.

​See submission guidelines and contact details below.

The Team

Josh Seligman is the founding editor of Foreshadow.

Alina Sayre is an editor of Foreshadow.
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Jarel Paguio is a co-host of Forecast.

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From the Editor (14/06/25): Thank you for your patience during our hiatus due to family health issues. We are back to regularly posting new work and are preparing for our next theme. If we have previously accepted your work but have not published it, please re-submit; we will need to decide again based on our upcoming theme.
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Submission Guidelines​

Foreshadow's theme for 2024 and 2025 is 'In the Image, in the Flesh: Creation and Incarnation'.

We are expressing our experience as humans made in God's image and the mystery of God becoming a man in Jesus Christ to save us.

Two key texts come from Genesis and the Gospel of John:

• 'So God created man in His own image...male and female he created them' (Gen. 1:27)
• 'The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory' (John 1:14)

We welcome submissions in dialogue with our theme(s) and in the following genres:

• ​Non-fiction: Narrative-driven reflections and explorations, including personal essays, think-pieces, cultural commentaries and reviews. We also accept reflections on the intersection between teaching/education, literature and faith.
• Fiction: Flash fiction, short stories and excerpts of longer works.
• Poetry: Please send up to three poems at a time.
• Music: Send a recording with lyrics.

Familiarising yourself with Foreshadow will give you a good idea of the kind of work we publish.

Word count is flexible and considered on a case-by-case basis, but generally, we aim for 500–3,000 words for prose.

We publish content that contributes to our theme and aligns with our vision, even if we do not fully agree with every detail of the work's message or implications. That said, Foreshadow avoids publishing content that contradicts the teaching of the three main Christian groups of Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant (e.g., the Nicene Creed).

We are now able to respond only to those whose works we are interested in publishing.

If you're unsure if your writing is suitable or have any other questions, do get in touch -- we'd love to hear from anyone interested in collaborating on this project.

Please say if your submission has been previously published elsewhere, along with appropriate details.

Send submissions or queries, along with a short biography of yourself, to [email protected].

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