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Submit A Ritual

  1. All ritual submissions must be completely original and must not be replications of another author’s work. Any quoted material must be properly attributed. The editors reserve the right to omit attributed material if contributors cannot secure the proper permissions to print.
  2. We are thrilled to have many contributions to this series, however we cannot guarantee that all submissions will be published. 
  3. Contributors may submit multiple entries, but each entry must have its own form submission. Please do not use the form to submit multiple entries at once.
  4. Interactive components are highly encouraged! 🙂 Please consider including descriptions of physical materials, body movements, and sensory textures to help participants ground their experience.
  5. Feel free to use any specific terms for the divine, Source, spirits, or specific religious figures (e.g. Goddess, Buddha, Jesus, etc.) that resonate with your tradition. With that said, the goal of this project is to create rituals that will be accessible to both religious and non-religious people. For this reason, before publication, the editorial team may choose to substitute a symbol for divine references. The editorial team may also add preliminary marks to help readers interpret your use of such words or names, and may, in some cases, gently edit the ritual for inclusivity (e.g. using nonbinary pronouns for the divine, etc).
  6. Some rituals might refer to a particular type of clergy member (priest, rabbi, pastor, etc.). In such cases, before publication the editorial team may substitute inclusive words like “facilitator” or “leader”. Our goal is to make these rituals accessible to a wide audience from many different backgrounds. 
  7. Please consider writing rituals in such a way that they can be adapted to be used either in a group or solo.
  8. While we are not able to offer monetary compensation or royalties for submissions, each contributor will receive a free copy of the volume in which their contribution is printed and a great big shoutout on our website, social media, and promotional campaigns.

If you have any questions about submission, please feel free to reach out to Melody Stanford Martin, mmartin@wildhousepublishing.com.

Thank you for your interest in submitting to The Book of Uncommon Rituals!  Please read all instructions before submitting. Each submission will be considered for one of our forthcoming volumes. Thank you in advance for your contribution — we look forward to reviewing it!

— Editors Wesley Wildman, Melody Stanford Martin, and Dave Rohr, on behalf of the entire Wildhouse Publications team 

1) LEAD CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION

The lead contributor is the point of contact for the submitted ritual. The lead contributor may make the submission on behalf of a group of co-contributors, with their consent.
Not listed publicly, for communication purposes only.
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Please provide 2-3 sentences telling us who you are. While this is optional, we strongly encourage submitting a bio. Bios may appear in the books and on our website if selected.
Please link a personal or professional website you would like us to include in our online contributors list
Checking this box will mean we omit your identifying information in print publications, website, and marketing materials.
Is there anyone else who should be given credit for this ritual? If so, please use this box to provide the information above for each additional person.

2) RITUAL TEXT

Some rituals may have a script of some kind, others will be more narrative in nature. Please give us all the details that someone would need to enact this ritual. This is the main body of your submission.

3) RITUAL INFORMATION

We may choose to publish select stories to accompany some of the rituals in the book. Note: because this may become public information, please do NOT use any personal or identifying information for anyone but yourself and use pseudonyms where appropriate. If you are in doubt about whether to share a story, please obtain written permission from any individuals involved, even if you are changing their names.
Should any materials or objects should be gathered beforehand? Should participants be in a certain location or be wearing certain things? Please provide all preparation instructions here. Instructions may be included in publication and may be edited in some cases.
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Please provide any other additional information about the purpose or use of this ritual, such as specific situations when it would be helpful.
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Please list 3-10 terms describing your ritual, separated by commas. Try to be as detailed and descriptive as possible.
Are there any readings or texts that pair well with this ritual? Please include title and author only (do not copy and paste the text itself as that may run into copyright issues).
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.
Accepted file types: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .mp3, .mp4, .heic, .aiff. Max file size: 100 MB. You must have obtained the necessary rights to publish these files and written permission from any people depicted.
Feel free to copy and paste links to audio or video media that show depictions of the ritual. These may be published on our social media accounts and/or website. You must have obtained the necessary rights to publish these files and written permission from any people depicted.

4) OPTIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFO

The follow information helps us in our research and aids us in our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Note: This section will have no bearing on which rituals are selected for publication. We may report on cumulative information shared here but no personal information will be disclosed.

5) FINAL REVIEW & SUBMISSION

One book per lead contributor. This information will NOT be made public.
By checking this box, I (on behalf of all co-contributors) hereby verify that the material I am submitting is original to myself, not previously copyrighted, and not previously subject to assignment of any rights, and that I have permission to share all information and stories included. I (on behalf of all co-contributors) understand there is no guarantee that this contribution will be published by Wildhouse Publishing and that it may be published in an edited or significantly edited manner. I (on behalf of all co-contributors) further understand that I retain copyright over any edited version that may be published and therefore I am responsible for giving permission to other people to re-use the contribution in other contexts, subject to any limitations due to assigning rights to publish and distribute to Wildhouse Publishing.
By checking this box, I (on behalf of all co-contributors) hereby authorize Wildhouse Publishing and its partners, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, and editors to adapt and publish this contribution, should it be selected, and to use this contribution in any forthcoming works or publicity campaigns with attribution. I understand that I am not entitled to monetary compensation or royalties and that any revenue from these books will support the mission of the nonprofit parent organization, Just Horizons Alliance.

Contact

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The Book of Uncommon Rituals is a project of the nonprofit Just Horizons Alliance and its publishing arm, Wildhouse Publishing, both based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 

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