Author Content Guidelines
Building a faith-centered community through thoughtful storytelling
🌟 Welcome to Flicker Press
Flicker Press exists to amplify voices that kindle hope, strengthen faith, and build community. We believe that stories have the power to transform hearts and illuminate truth. Our platform is dedicated to fostering content that uplifts, inspires, and reflects the beauty of faith-centered living.
Flicker Press is a faith-centered publishing platform where Christian authors can share their stories, connect with readers, and build their writing ministry. We believe every story has the power to inspire, encourage, and strengthen faith.
At Flicker Press, we celebrate fiction that inspires, uplifts, and honors truth. Whether you write fantasy, sci-fi, poetry, or allegorical tales, you’ll find a home here among readers who value meaningful, high-quality storytelling. While we deeply respect devotional and educational works, our platform is dedicated exclusively to fiction.
📋 Content Guidelines
✅ What We Welcome
- Great clean fiction – Our primary focus and passion
- Fantasy and sci-fi with redemptive or faith-infused themes
- Contemporary and literary stories that explore grace, purpose, and hope
- Historical and biblical fiction rooted in truth and imagination
- Family-friendly content appropriate for teens and adults
- Stories in verse and poetry with strong narrative elements
- Romance, mystery, and adventure shaped by a moral or spiritual worldview
- Allegory and parable-style fiction that reveals deeper meaning
❌ Content We Don't Accept
- Non-fiction works (devotionals, studies, self-help, etc.)
- Fiction that conflicts with or undermines core Christian beliefs
- Explicit sexual content or gratuitous violence
- Profanity and crude language that detracts from the message
- Content that mocks or attacks religious beliefs or communities
- Hateful or discriminatory content based on race, gender, or identity
- Promotion of illegal activities or harmful behaviors
- Stories that promote or center on spiritual practices outside a Christian worldview
- Divisive or agenda-driven political content
- Poorly written or unedited manuscripts
- Plagiarized or copyrighted material
📝 Fiction Quality Standards
- Well-crafted storytelling with engaging characters and a clear, purposeful plot
- Writing that’s polished and readable — works in progress are welcome, but must be coherent and thoughtfully developed
- Professional editing or careful self-editing with proper grammar and structure
- Original fiction that hasn’t been previously published elsewhere
- Stories that reflect truth, grace, and meaningful purpose
- A Christian worldview woven naturally into the narrative
- Respectful exploration of faith, doubt, and difficult themes
- Content appropriate for the intended audience
🚀 Application Process
Submit Application
Complete your author profile with bio, writing experience, and sample work
Review Process
Our team reviews your application within 5-7 business days
Start Publishing
Once approved, you can start publishing and building your audience
Quality Expectations
Writing Excellence
Stories should demonstrate strong character development, engaging plot structure, and polished prose. Works in progress are welcome, but must be coherent and thoughtfully developed.
Authentic Voice
We value genuine, authentic storytelling that reflects truth, grace, and meaningful purpose.
Constructive Themes
While stories may address difficult topics, they should ultimately point toward hope, healing, or spiritual growth.
Respectful Dialogue
Characters should speak in ways that reflect their backgrounds authentically while maintaining respect for all readers.
Community Interaction
As a Flicker Press author, you become part of our community. We expect:
- Respectful engagement with readers and fellow authors
- Professional communication in all platform interactions
- Constructive feedback when reviewing or commenting on other works
- Gracious response to criticism and suggestions
- Support for fellow authors and community growth
Content Ownership & Rights
Your Rights
You retain full ownership of your content. Flicker Press hosts and distributes your work, but you maintain all copyrights and intellectual property rights.
Platform Rights
Publishing on Flicker Press grants us the right to display, format, and distribute your content through our platform. You may remove your content at any time with a 90 day notice.
Revenue Sharing
Authors receive royalties when a reader unlocks their book.
Review Process
All author applications and content submissions go through our review process:
- Application Review — We review your application and writing samples within 5-7 business days.
- Content Approval — New content is reviewed before publication to ensure guideline compliance.
- Community Feedback — We monitor reader feedback and may reach out for clarification or improvement suggestions.
- Ongoing Partnership — We work with authors to maintain quality and community standards.
Agreement to Guidelines
When applying to become a Flicker Press author, you will acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to abide by these content guidelines. Violation of these guidelines may result in content removal or account suspension.
These guidelines may be updated periodically. Authors will be notified of significant changes.
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