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Submit A Ritual

NEXT DEADLINE: May 31, 2025

Thank you for your interest in submitting to The Book of Uncommon Rituals!  Please read the 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, & Dave Rohr, on behalf of the Wildhouse Publications team 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All ritual submissions must be original and must not be plagiarized or be replications of another author’s work. Rituals can be adapted from material in the public domain. 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.

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. 

We are thrilled to have many contributions to this series, however we cannot guarantee that all submissions will be published. 

Please consider including descriptions of physical materials, body movements, and sensory textures to help participants ground their experience.

The editorial team may choose to make alterations to submissions make them more accessible to people from many paths of life (e.g. substituting a symbol for divine references, changing divine pronouns, changing references to tradition-specific clergy.) 

Perks for contributors – 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, please feel free to reach out to Melody Stanford Martin, mmartin@wildhousepublishing.com.

Submission Form

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Name
Email
Not listed publicly, for communication purposes only.

1) RITUAL TEXT

Or leave blank if you wish the editors to create a title for you
Full text and/or description of your ritual
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.

2) 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.
Purpose of ritual
Select all that apply
(optional) Materials or links
Are there any materials, readings, or media (photos, videos, audio) that should be used in the ritual? Feel free to copy and paste links (e.g. YouTube) or use the photo/music note button to upload.
Please provide any other additional information about the purpose or use of this ritual, such as specific situations when it would be helpful.

2) 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.
Lead Contributor
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
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.
(optional) Make Anonymous
Checking this box will mean we omit your identifying information in print publications, website, and marketing materials.

4) FINAL REVIEW & SUBMISSION

Mailing address (for free copy of the book if you are selected for publication)
One book per lead contributor when selected. This information will NOT be made public.
Contributor Agreements
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.
Assignment of Rights
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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