Guideposts nonfiction books are created to uplift, inspire, and empower readers by sharing real-life experiences from authors writing about their own faith walk. Our most frequent needs are for submissions to multiauthor devotionals and true short story collections, but please see below for a list of current projects.
Current status: At the moment we are not seeking stories for any new nonfiction books or series, but please keep checking back for updates!
Writing for Our Annual Devotionals
Guideposts publishes three annual devotionals: Walking in Grace (formerly Daily Guideposts), Mornings with Jesus, and All God’s Creatures. Note that Mornings with Jesus and All God’s Creatures magazines use the same text as the annual devotional books, so if you write for the devotional book, your writing will automatically be in the magazine.
In order to maintain a consistent voice from year to year, each devotional has a roster of writers who are invited to contribute each year. If you are interested in becoming part of this roster, you can apply through an audition process, which involves submitting information about yourself and some sample devotions to the editor. Each devotional has its own requirements, so please see below under each title for audition guidelines.
Please note that because of the volume of emails we receive, it is not possible for editors to acknowledge every email, and depending on when messages are received, it may take some time for the editor to reply.
The tone of each devotional is very specific, and for that reason we strongly recommend downloading samples and reading them carefully before submitting auditions. The most common reason for authors to be rejected is that their writing style or approach to crafting devotions isn’t a good match for a particular title.
If you have questions that aren’t addressed below, you can email devotions@guideposts.org for more information.
Walking in Grace
Formerly published as Daily Guideposts, this annual devotional is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2027. Writers for this devotional come from many Judeo-Christian traditions and represent a wide variety of voices and experiences. This devotional is closest in tone to Guideposts magazine and includes both deeply religious and more general perspectives on spiritual living. We are most actively seeking new authors between May and July each year.
Download Walking in Grace audition guidelines
Download sample pages from a recent volume
Mornings with Jesus
Mornings with Jesus is written by women, for women. First published in 2012, this devotional emphasizes a personal relationship with Jesus through daily living and facing life’s challenges. We are most actively seeking new authors between October and December each year.
Download Mornings with Jesus audition guidelines
Download sample pages from a recent volume
All God’s Creatures
All God’s Creatures features animals of all types (including birds, fish, reptiles, and insects) and all the ways we can learn spiritual lessons from the creatures around us. We ask all authors to write about different animals each year (going beyond their own pets, for example), and we give preference to writers whose jobs, volunteer work, or hobbies bring them into contact with a wide variety of different creatures. We are most actively seeking new authors between September and November each year.
Download All God’s Creatures audition guidelines
Download sample pages from a recent volume
Submitting Book Manuscripts
Although most of our nonfiction books are either devotionals or true story collections, we do also publish single-author books. At this time we’re only accepting agented proposals; for more information, please see our Nonfiction Book Submission Guidelines.
