Click on this link to a formatted devotional for a visual guide. Devotional Formatting Sample
QUICK FORMATTING GUIDELINES
- word limit 375-400 (not including title and scripture verse)
- page size, US letter, 8.5 x 11 inches (not A4)
- font New Times Roman, regular font, 12 point
- flush left alignment, line numbering
- one-inch margins, all around
- paragraph indention, one-half inch
- line spacing, exactly 20 points (or 1.5 lines)
- first line blank above title
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Include a devotional title and a selected Bible verse with its text reference.
- Do not use italics, underline, bold, ALL CAPS, numbered lists, or bullet points.
- Do not allow your name—as you wish it to be published—to go beyond line 31.
- If you quote from other sources, please include written permission to use the quoted reference, including song lyrics, unless the source is in the public domain.
- Permission is NOT necessary for Bible verses, quoting Ellen G. White's writings, or two lines of lyrics that are published in the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal.
- Quotations will be footnoted, so please include all the necessary information.
- All song lyrics (only two lines allowed) and poetic passages of the Bible are typeset as poetry, taking more space than you may expect.
- Pseudonyms are NOT permitted; and NO poems will be accepted.
