Submission Guidelines

News Article Submission Requirements

Want to write for ICR? Please submit your one-page query letter along with your 600-word (or less) news article on the creation science topic of your choice to submissions@ICR.org.

Please include the following in your one-page query letter:

• Topic of your article
• Why you are the person to write the article; include your credentials
• How you are acquainted with ICR
• Your best writing

News article requirements:

• Your article must be original, unpublished writing.
• The topic must be related to the creation-evolution debate. Select a topic from Phys.org or ScienceDaily.com
• Try to maintain a similar style to our other news articles.
• Send your article as a Microsoft Word document.
• Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
• Cite references in Chicago Style and limit to five or less.
• Remember to keep the article to no more than 600 words.

Book Submission Requirements

If you would like ICR to consider your manuscript for publication, please start by emailing a one-page query letter to submissions@ICR.org, and we will contact you if we’d like to see a full proposal. Response within three months.

Your query should include:

• Author name, phone number, and email address
• Very brief introduction of yourself, focusing on any relevant qualifications
• Existing author platforms and any associated statistics (followers, views, engagement, speaking events, etc.)
• Publishing history, if any
• Suggested title of book
• Short summary of your book
• Your intended audience and why they should read your book

If after viewing your query letter, we request a proposal, here’s what it should include:

• The topic of your book and what it contributes to its field
• The intended audience
• Estimated word count and timetable for completion
• Your CV or background, with complete contact information
• Why you are the person to write this book
• The first three chapters of your manuscript
• The table of contents with a one-paragraph summary or brief outline of each chapter
• Marketing plans for the proposed book
• Existing author platforms
• Your current speaking schedule, if any

If your proposal is accepted, we will request the full manuscript. The manuscript must:

• Be original, unpublished writing
• Cover topics related to the creation-evolution debate, the Bible, and/or Christian faith
• Be formatted in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double spaced in a Microsoft Word document
• Follow the guidelines in The Chicago Manual of Style for formatting, citations, etc.
• Be accompanied by all necessary permissions for use of outside material included in the manuscript