Advertising in the ACFW Journal
The full-color ACFW Journal offers great exposure for your advertising dollar. The magazine is being distributed quarterly to more than 3000 Christian fiction authors, aspiring writers, editors, agents, publicists and readers, with the first issue going out April 1, 2012.
Display-ad rates start for as little as $125, but offer attractive options up to a full page - with all ads, regardless of location, printing in full color. Do you have something to communicate to the Christian fiction publishing community? You won’t find better value for your advertising dollar than with the ACFW Journal.
What Are the Ad Prices?
Prices on display ads are for camera-ready, four-color ads (no design required - ready to print) only. ACFW Journal does not provide advertising design services, but we can make recommendations to reputable firms if you need design assistance.
DISPLAY ADS
Sixth-page ad $125 Fourth-page ad $200 Third-page ad $250 Half-page ad $400 Full-page ad $700 Inside front/inside back cover (full color) (SOLD OUT) $800 Back cover (full color) (SOLD OUT for 2012 - Next availability April 2013) $900
CLASSIFIED ADS
30 words or less $25 Each additional word over 30 words $0.50/a word Add a box around your ad $10
How Do I Reserve and Place an Ad?
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Reserve ads well in advance of the reservation deadlines to ensure you get the placement you desire. Reservation and payment deadlines are as follows:
To advertise in the: Reserve Ad Space by: Have materials in the ACFW Office by: April Journal February 6 February 13 July Journal April 25 May 1 October Journal August 6 August 13 January 2013 Journal November 5 November 12 - Contact Cheryl Wyatt to reserve your ad by the deadline(s) above at: advertise@acfw.com. Ads submitted without a prior reservation will not be accepted unless there is space in the magazine and the ad is submitted by the deadline (see above).
- Send payments by clicking here.
- Submit the ad by e-mail to Cheryl Wyatt at advertise@acfw.com.
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How do I prepare my ad to get the best results?
- We prefer that ads be submitted as high resolution PDFs with all color converted to CMYK, all photos at the resolution of 300 DPI at the size they are used and all fonts embedded in the PDF. For information on high resolution and low resolution photos, please click here.
- We use Adobe InDesign for page production. Any files submitted from this program should be accompanied by all support graphics and all fonts used in the document.
- We accept graphics created in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. For vector graphics, we request that fonts be turned to outlines and graphics embedded. Raster images, such as photos, should be saved with the resolution of 300 DPI at the size they will be used. Spot colors will be converted to CMYK in the printing process; exact PMS colors are not available and color matching cannot be guaranteed.
Ads should be created to the following specs (all dimensions are in width x height):
1/12 Page 2.25” x 2.25” 1/6 Page (vertical) 2.25” x 4.875” 1/6 Page (horizontal) 4.625” x 2.375” 1/3 Page (vertical) 2.25” x 10” 1/3 Page (block) 4.625” x 4.875” 1/2 Page (horizontal) 7.875” x 4.875” 2/3 Page 4.625” x 10” 1/4 Page 3.75” x 4.875” Full Page 7.875” x 10.25” Full Page (trim size) 8.375” x 10.75” Full Page (full bleed) 8.625” x 11” Back Cover 7.875” x 8.5” Back Cover (with bleed) 8.625” x 8.5” 2 Page Ad 16.75” x 10” 2 Page Ad (with bleed) 17” x 11”
The Fine Print
Make all checks payable to ACFW. Individuals and firms may purchase advertising in the ACFW Journal; however, all advertising is accepted at the discretion of ACFW. We reserve the right to determine if any ad is unsuitable to our audience.
Publication of advertising does not constitute an endorsement or the product, author, or publisher. Neither ACFW nor the ACFW Journal are liable for any advertised products or services. Any ads published in the ACFW Journal must reflect a Christian worldview with appropriate content that honors our Lord. ACFW’s liability to advertisers is limited to refunds of the advertising fees collected.