Christian Herald is a monthly Canadian Christian newspaper which is read primarily by Evangelical Christian families living in the Greater Toronto/Southern Ontario. This region, the most populated in Canada, comprises the city of Toronto and the surrounding ring of more than fourteen suburban cities.
Each issue of Christian Herald is distributed free of charge into over 500 Christian churches, bookstores, colleges and businesses.
At this writing (April 2024), our circulation is a minimum of 24,000 copies per issue, making the publication one of the largest-circulation independent Christian newspapers in the entire country.
We are always looking for interesting and timely features and news stories, focusing on:
• local, regional and international news developments of interest to the Christian community.
• profiles of Christian ministries and personalities at work in Christendom today.
• profiles/interviews of Christians in prominent positions in society (e.g Sports, Politics, Arts, Business etc.)
• articles on upcoming Christian events or reviews of just-held events,
including Christian conferences, concerts, drama productions, and more.
• Christian Resource reviews (Books, Music, TV/Movies/DVD/On Demand
• reviews of Christian Travel destinations.
Specifications
Target market: Christians, primarily between the ages of 18-59.
Circulation: 24,000 copies per issue (as at April 2024)
Length: News, features and profiles from 300-1500 words
Book/CD/DVD reviews from 150-300 words
Payment: Usually 10-12 cents a word, for first rights, payable 30 days after publication.
Book/CD/DVD reviews: $10-$20 per product
Be sure to include your fee expectations in your query.
Procedures
You can send finished articles for consideration, but ideally writers should send a query to us at info@christianherald.ca to see if your idea fits our format or our editorial schedule. Remember to give a detailed explanation of the proposed article, along with word-count, fee expectations, proposed deadlines and always declare any personal interest in the subject matter. Also, include information on yourself, your church and ministry background and previous samples of your work.
For more information contact:
Fazal Karim, Jr. - Editor-in-Chief
(email queries and submissions are preferred.)