Submit A Ritual

NEXT DEADLINE: February 28, 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 

  1. Original creations – 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.
  2. Multiple submissions allowed – 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. 
  3. Publishing not guaranteed – We are thrilled to have many contributions to this series, however we cannot guarantee that all submissions will be published. 
  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. Editing for inclusivity – 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.) 
  6. 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 about submission, please feel free to reach out to Melody Stanford Martin, mmartin@wildhousepublishing.com.

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1) RITUAL TEXT

Enter the full text and/or description of your ritual here
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
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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).
Upload ritual materials or paste links (optional)
Is there any media (photos, videos, audio) that is used in the ritual or shows depictions of the ritual? Feel free to copy and paste links (e.g. YouTube) or use the photo/music note button to upload. These links 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.
Please provide any other additional information about the purpose or use of this ritual, such as specific situations when it would be helpful.