Submissions will be accepted in accordance with the following requirements:

Manuscripts will be accepted in Microsoft Word files and must be double spaced. Writers should only use one space after periods and other forms of punctuation.

Persons interested in contributing to the magazine must submit their own original work.

Pieces that have been previously published in other periodicals will not be eligible for publication unless the writer has received permission from the editor.

All copyrights for submitted and published work will remain in the possession of the author. By submitting a piece, the author grants Dappled Things permission to publish the work. Unfortunately, at the present time we are unable to remunerate authors for their work; however, we do send a sample printed issue to published authors.

In general, pieces published in the magazine should be written by Catholic authors, although submissions from non-Catholics will also be considered so long as they are informed by a Catholic perspective and fit within the context of the magazine’s mission statement.

The subject matter of submitted pieces need not be overtly religious to be eligible for publication. However, eligible pieces must be written from a Catholic perspective. This means that they should exhibit a love and an understanding of the redemptive theme that transpires from the Nicene Creed, and be supportive of the cardinal virtues of wisdom, justice, temperance and fortitude in unison with the theological virtues of faith, hope and love.