Submit to Telos

Issue Two

Our second issue is slated for spring 2027. The theme will be announced soon; in the meantime a strong piece on any subject in Latter-day Saint studies will be read.

Deadline

January 31, 2027

Publication

March 2027

Telos exists for young adults and emerging writers. You do not need to be enrolled, study religious history, hold an academic affiliation, or have published before. You need a serious idea and the willingness to revise it.

Students, recent graduates, and thoughtful writers working outside the academy are all welcome.

Work that takes the tradition seriously and treats the reader as intelligent. We publish across Latter-day Saint doctrine, history, philosophy, scripture, literature, and culture.

Essay

Argument-driven prose for a thoughtful general reader. 1,500 to 4,000 words.

Research Article

Original scholarship with full citations. 3,000 to 8,000 words.

Response

A focused reply to a published essay, book, or idea. 800 to 2,500 words.

Translation

A translation of a primary source, with a short introduction and notes.

Review

A critical review of a recent book, exhibit, or work in Latter-day Saint studies. 800 to 2,000 words.

Forum post

A shorter reflection, response, or question for the Forum, at any time of year.

• Send a .docx, a PDF, a Markdown file, or a Google Doc link, whichever best preserves your work. Put your name and category in the document.
• You do not need to reformat citations first. Keep your notes, links, and bibliography intact, with complete source details wherever you can. If your piece is accepted for the Journal, the editors will prepare it in Turabian notes-bibliography style with you.
• Include a 100 to 200 word abstract for research articles and longer essays.
• Original work only. Simultaneous submissions are fine if you tell us.

Email your piece with the subject line “Issue Two: [your title]”.

submissions@telos.restorationcommons.orgCopy address

In the body, include:

• Your name and, if relevant, your school, affiliation, or year. None is required.
• The category you’re submitting under.
• A sentence or two on what the piece argues.

We read everything and reply to every submission. Accepted pieces go through a round or two of editing with one of our editors before publication.

Authors keep copyright in their work. Published pieces are released under a Creative Commons BY 4.0 license, so anyone can share them with attribution.