Submissions &
Editorial Guidelines for
Gifts for Mystics

Guidelines

Posts on the GFM website are helpful and interesting. No need to overly SEO everything. We want a natural voice. It helps if you are really interested in our topics.

Update: As GFM is a magazine, we are looking for editorial content. Though we love to support, please do not submit posts with the intent of generating sales or as a veiled advertisement for your products, with ad links to your site. If you would like to advertise with us, please get in touch for details. Or, if you would like us to feature your business in a blog post, you can also enquire. But just keep in mind though we love to feature, we only feature business that is related to our content specifically.

Topics can include all things magic, witchy, unique, occult, esoteric, mystical, bohemian rhapsody, creepy & curious, paranormal, supernatural, historical & folklorish - in the form of creative non-fiction, journalism & current events, recipes, reviews, rants & editorials. (No ads please).

The main categories of the site are: LIFESTYLE, BOOKSHELF, ORACLE, MAGIC, RECIPES, FASHION, FAMILY, PRAXIS, CULTURE

Please note that articles for these areas should be written through the lense of the topics mentioned above.

Our audience is intelligent, well-read and discerning. With a lot of woo-woo out there in the New Age genre, we strive to stand out by providing 100% fluff-free content.

Requirements

The following are required guidelines for the GFM blog.

Word count:

• 600 (min) – Please don’t limit your blog post based on this number however. Posts can range from 600 – 2000 words

Links:

• Link to other content whenever relevant. Every link included must add value for readers.

• Note: there is a charge for all paid 3rd party links - please enquire

Formatting, style and spacing:

• Please always - only one space after a period

• Please do not overly format your post. We will do this when publishing it

• No bold, italics etc (unless you are actually stressing a point)

• No numbered lists or dashes - use bullets

• No underlines for titles or otherwise

• Always begin with an introduction to your topic

• Use headers and sub-headers to break up your post

• Avoid big blocks of text

• When writing headlines be specific and indicate a benefit to the reader. Read How to Write a Headline if you need pointers

• Always end the post with a concluding sentence or paragraph

Submit an author bio:

• Author bio should be 50 words max

• Include your headshot (300×300). Please email to giftsformystics@gmail.com

• Link to your social media, company or project if you choose

Editing

We may copy-edit your post or bounce it back to you for up to 2 revisions. We may edit anchor text and links that are not relevant to your post.

Exclusivity

We ask that your article not be published elsewhere previously to publishing with us. You are free to publish elsewhere afterwards provided you state that the article was first published on GIFTS FOR MYSTICS and provide a link back to the original.

Promoting

We’d love it if you would  promote your post throughout your social networks. We ask that you share it more than once on multiple networks over multiple days. The time frame and scheduling is up to you.

How to Submit

• If you are a regular writer with GFM, you may be invited to our Slack and can submit there. We’ll send you more info in this case.

• Otherwise please submit via the form below ↓

• Don’t forget your Bio

• Note: as stated, submitting to GFM gives us exclusive “first rights” to your article

Payment

Writers are not paid at this time. We promote our site through social media - your articles will be promoted as they are published. You will be listed in our Contributors section if you wish, and we invite you to use our site as a platform to promote your own website, blog or project, provided they are related to our content and mission.